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16th: Brigadier General, Brigade Major & representation of 138th Bde came over to HUMBERCAMPS to go round with corresponding Units of this Brigade to see what work they had to take on.
Brigadier General Commanding 139th Bde went round trenches occupied by 137th Bde.
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Same work as 14th. Conference of Brigade Commanders CR.AT C R.E. at Divisional HQrs.
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14.5.1916 HUMBERCAMPS: 2/Lt H Simpson joined from Reserve Battn.
Herbert Simpson
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May 14: Had comfortable night in a hammock in hut shared with Quartermaster. Am Signalling Officer again & am glad to see signallers once more.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
Same working parties requires from Battalions with exception that a party of 160 other ranks of 6th Battn S.F. were taken off work in Communication Trench and put on to burying cable by the C.R.A.
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941 Segreant William Kirkam, a quarryman from Chinley and a Pre-War Territorial in “B” Company returned to England and was discharged in Ma7 1917 as being no longer physically fit.
13.5.1916 HUMBERCAMPS: Capt R Saxby took over Command and payment of Lr “C” Company.
Captain Reginald Saxby
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May 13th: 8am arrived railhead. Found limber & mens cart & proceeded 14 miles to Battn. Country much better than previously. Battn resting in a village HUMBERCAMPS. Comfortable billets – very pleasant to be back. War seems very quite here – there is no firing have heard a gun yet & have seen only 1 aeroplane. There are no shelled buildings, shell holes or dead & our chief work seems to be digging fatigues at nigh
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
Same working parties required from Battn and in addition a party of 90 other ranks (25 from 7th Battn S.F. & 65 from Bde M.G. Coy) to bury cable for 137 Inf. Bde.
9 Officers arrived:-
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May 12: 3.45 pm proceeded down the line – 4 of us. Left Glossop and Simpson behind.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
Brig General C. T. Shipley returned from leave and assumed Command of the Brigade vice Lt Col. Goodman who proceeded on leave the same afternoon.
Each Battn had practically all available men engaged in digging at night, on clearing out Communication Trenches – 900 other ranks, on burying cable 800 other ranks.
8th Battn transport moved from GUADIEMPRE to HUMBERCAMP.
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608 Pte Henry Greaves, a coal miner from Eckington and an original Volunteer and Pre-War Territorial with “F” Company returned to England pending discharge on Termination of Engagement.
10th to 18th HUMBERCAMPS: During this period the Battn dug communication trenches West of FONQUEVILLERS.
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May 11: 7 am arrived ROUEN. Stopped at REST CAMP. Dinner at Hotel de la Porte.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
11th: The 5th S.F. rejoined Brigade today from 3rd Armcy School and went into Billets in SOUSTRE.
The 6th Battn S.F. founded 250 men to work on clearing out trenches in rear of FONQUEVILLERS working by night.
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May 10: 5pm left BOULOGNE.
[Lieutenant Joshua Taylor]
The 8th Battn Sherwood Foresters moved into billets in BIENVILLERS-AU-BOIS. Their transport remained at GAUDIEMPRE.
The 7th Battn S.F. worked all night on the VIENNA TRENCH and cleared it all considerably.
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Vienna Trench was a communication trench leading from BIENVILLERS-AU-BOIS to the front line just in front of Foncquevillers.
9.5.1916 HUMBERCAMPS: Re-innoculation of Battn commenced.
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May 9: 3 pm crossed channel, rather rough. Hotel Louvre. 
[Lieutenant Joshua Taylor]
(Many thanks to Stewart Simpson for making this transcript available)
Joshua Taylor was a Solicitors Articled Clerk in his Father’s business in Buxton and in 1911 the family lived at 4 Clifton Road. Joshua was Commissioned into the Notts & Derby Regiment in November 1914 from the Manchester University Contingent of the Officers Training Corps.
Joshua was appointed was appointed Signalling Officer and sailed with the 1/6th Battalion, 139th Brigade, 46th North Midland Division to France in February 1915.
He was transferred to England sick on the 11th August 1915 and after recuperating he was posted back to France in May 1916.
May 8th: 9.50 am left BUXTON. 5pm arrived FOLKESTONE. No boat – stopped at Pavilion Hotel.
[Lieutenant Joshua Taylor]
7.5.1916 IVERGNY: Battn marched into billets and huts at HUMBERCAMPS.
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May 7th: The Brigade continued to march in accordance with the above OO & reached the following places.
It came on very wet during the march, the hour of the start for which was postponed till 1-30 pm.
There was a long halt of 3 hours near SAULTY waiting for dusk to cross the ARRAS-DOULLENS Road. All units got to their billets all right and found them roomy & sufficient.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 