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About mikebriggs1910

I'm not a Historian by profession - merely an (over) enthusiastic amateur. By day I'm a Professor of Genetics at Newcastle University with a translation research interest in rare bone diseases. At weekends I can be classified as a Yorkshire Cricket & Psychedelic Rock fan, but mostly I'm just on the Fells (or in the pub - when they were open!).

9th Trench Duty 12th – 16th June 1915

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12 June 1915

Kemmel 12.6.15: Returned to trenches for 4 days – 6 KOYLI (Major Rigg) attached for instruction. On the 15th the enemy blew up J3 right and having bombarded the line – chief casualties sustained by 8th Battalion and KOYLI. Killed 2 wounded 4 OR.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

On JUNE 12th we relieved our 5th Battalion, and S.L.I. in K 3 trench. We are having some of the K.O.Y.L.I. with us. K 3 is a support trench.

[1415 Cpl. Alfred Afford]

The two men killed were:-

2296 Hart 2

2296 James Hart a shirt sorter from Chapel who was shot through the top of the head by a sniper.

241 Finney

 

241 William (Jack) Finney from Matlock Bath killed during stand to.

Both men are buried next to each other in Kemmel Château Military Cemetery and were the last men of the 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters to be buried in the Kemmel sector.

 

Hunter and Scott Posts 1918

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Epinette post

Not easy to write about this 4-day action. The September pages of the War Diary are missing!

Pieced bits and bobs together, but as usual I will continue to revise and edit over the next few weeks.

 See here.

On this day 7th June 1915

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No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].

The wounded men were:-

2061 L/Cpl Albert Cragg 7.06.15

Wounded in the field and transferred to England. Discharged due to wounds on 7.6.15 (para 392 XVI KR).
3341 Pte Ernest Pearce 7.06.15 Wounded in the field.
1400  Pte George Bailey 7.6.15 GS wound in both thighs. Rejoined Battalion on the 13th June.

1400 Bailey

On this day 4th June 1915

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No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].

JUNE 5th, At 10.30 p.m. we had a platoon of kit. Shropshire Light Infantry came in for instructions and they are going out tonight with us.

[1415 Cpl. Alfred Afford]

Men wounded included:-

1687 Pte Willie Coleman 4.06.15 GSW in scalp and admitted to 1st NMFA and 4 General Hospital. Transferred to England on 6.6.15. Returned to France on 4.3.16 with 6th Reinforcement.
2144 Pte Bradshaw Goodwin 4.06.15 Gunshot wound in chest and admitted to 1st NMFA, 2 CCS and 2 General Hospital. Returned to England on 10.6.15. Retuned to France on 10.9.17 with 38th Reinforcement.
2146 Pte William Harrison 4.06.15

Wounded in the field.

8th Trench Duty 3rd to 8th June 1915

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8th Trench duty June 1915

Kemmel 3.6.1915: Returned to trenches for 5 days. Casualties: Killed 3 other ranks, wounded 1 Officer and 8 OR.

Headquarters  at HOWITZER FARM. Took over L5 & L7 & M1, M2 & VIERSTRAAT.

5th Shropshire Light Infantry attached.

The men killed were:-

2140 Pte. Robert Ball a locomotive fireman from Fairfield near Buxton.

2140 ball 2

3205 Pte. George Fell a coal miner from Clowne.

3205 fell

2051 Pte. Walter Houghton a plate layer from Darley Dale.

2051 Houghton

They are buried next to each other in Kemmel Château Military Cemetery (Row D; 28-30).

Houghton_Ball_Fell

Details of the wounded men can be found here.

On this day 1st June 1915

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June 1915

No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694].

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By June 1915 two of our Diarists, 3289 Pte. George Beardsley and 2381 Pte. George Bagshaw and had already left the Battalion due to sickness.

George Beardsley was sent to 46th Divisional Convalescent Depot at Havre. He rejoined the 1/6th Battalion at Poperinghe on 1st August.

George Bagshaw was transferred to England on “HMHS Asturias” and was treated for gas poisoning in Hospital at Aintree*.

*This was most likely the 1st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley.3289 Bagshaw

George was later to return to France were he won the Military Medal in 1918.240553 BagshawInformation from “British Gallantry Awards: The Shewood Foresters” by Clifford Housley. Miliquest Publications (Jan 2000); ISBN-13: 978-0952964834.