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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!).

On this day 12th September 1915

1777 Pte Thomas Chatterton

A labourer from Thornset he enlisted in January 1913 and originally served with H Company.

Suffered a GS wound in the neck and was admitted to the 1st NMFA, 17 CCS and 20 General Hospital before being transferred to England on 21.9.15.10

He Returned to France on 4.3.16 with the 6th Reinforcement.

On this day 10th September 1915

Bluff

There was a heavy bombardment of the 6th Battalion trenches astride the Ypres-Comines canal (27-30S and R11) and the signallers monkey was injured.

The following men were either sick or wounded that day:-

  • 1938 Pte William Mellors with rheumatism and was sent to the 23 General Hospital and then the 46 NMD rest station (a fetler from Chesterfield).
  • Lieutenant Donald Storrs-Fox was wounded in the field and returned to England on 16.9.15 (from Bakewell and later served with RFC).

Storrs Foxfox