On this day 11th April 1919: Battalion reduced to cadre strength
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On this day 1st April 1919: Men proceeded to join PoW Companys
Captain FS Rowland, Lieut L Parkinson, 2/Lt AT Ault and 63 other ranks proceeded to join 120 P of W Company.
Frank Skinner Rowland, MC
Leonard Parkinson
Captain G Glossop, Lieut WA Grundy and Lieut RA Frith and 51 other ranks to join 182 P of W Company.
Gilderoy Glossop
William Arthur Grundy
During the month 220 all ranks in the Brigade were demobilised
On this day 28th March 1919: The Commanding Officer inspected the Cadre Establishment of the Battalion
On this day 25th March 1919: Lt EN Smith, Lt AJ Tyrell and 2/Lt LW Haxell proceeded to England for demobilisation
Eric Norman Smith served with 1/6th Battalion from 30th November 1918 to 25th March 1919
AJ Tyrell was posted from the Robin Hood Rifles and served with the 1/6th Battalion from 30th January 1918
LW Haxell served with 1/6th Battalion from 28th November 1918 to 25th March 1919
On this day 23rd March 1919: A/RSM GW Dakin awarded Romanian Medaille Barbatie Si Credinta 1st Class
George William Dakin
Previously awarded Military Medal in 1916
On this day 15th March 1919: Capt JW Potter and 2/Lt S Pfob proceeded to England for demobilisation
John Watts Potter
Stanley Pfob
On this day 6th March 1919: 2/Lieut CE Finch proceeded for duty with 379 POW Coy
This is possibly Charles Edward Finch who joined the 6th Battalion on the 28th November 1918 and therefore would not appear on the Sherwood Foresters Medal Roll.
During February 1919: 206 NCOs and men were demobilised
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 