27.7.18 TRENCHES: 2/Lieut J NEWELL proceeded to 39th Battalion MG Corps for 1 months attachment as Company Transport Officer and struck off strength.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
On this day 27th July 1918
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On this day 26th July 1918: Edwin Charles Brodbeck was killed on patrol
1/5th Battalion casualties – working party or raid?
Buried in a North Midland Division Plot in Fouquieres Churchyard Extension
203652 Pte Pte David Radford aged 21. Son of Mary Radford, of 63, Cecil St., Derby, and the late Henry Radford.
74226 Pte Richard Robinson aged 19. Son of Richard and Georgiana Robinson, of 11, Lowther Hill, Forest Hill, London.
73rd Trench Duty: 25th July – 2nd August 1918
25.7.18 TRENCHES: Battalion relieved 1/5th Sherwood Foresters in the LEFT SUBSECTOR of the ESSARS SECTOR.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24.7.18: Enemy displayed increased activity. During the early morning a barrage was placed upon our front and support lines in left subsection and several hostile parties were seen: one of which attempted to approach our post at X.15.a.60.05. This was repulsed by Lewis Gun and Rifle Fire. Five patrols were out, two of which were by day.
It’s possible that 18833 Pte Robert William Hunt was killed at this time, but his body was not recovered and he is Commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
25.7.18: Quite day. Further information re attempted raid yesterday morning shows that about 30 of the enemy were seen by our reconnoitring patrol in front of Left Company. Two patrols were out by day and three by night. One encountered the enemy. 6th Sherwood Foresters relieved 5th Sherwood Foresters in Left subsection.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
At this time the 1/5th Battalion lost two young Officers
Arthur Carlton Pearce was killed in action aged 24
Son of Arthur and Margaret Pearce of 17 Fellows Rd., Hampstead in London. Served from 1914.
Alexander Claude Kirby was killed aged 24
Eldest son of Ernest William and Katharine Sophia Kirby of Woodend House, Walsall, Staffs.; husband of Williametta Kirby (nee Mayo) of Walsall.
On these days 21st – 25th July 1918: New Officers arrive
21.7.18 VERQUIN: Battalion relieved 1/6th South Staffordshire’s in Brigade Support on the ESSARS SECTOR.
22.7.18
92865 Pte Archer Harrison was made Prisoner of War.
24.7.18 TRENCHES: 2/Lieut REH STOTT and 2/Lieut DJ CLARKSON joined Battalion.
25.7.18 TRENCHES: 2/Lieut LAB BECHER joined Battalion.
25.7.18 TRENCHES: 2/Lieut SN DEURANCE proceeded to England for report to War Office.
Donald James Clarkson served with the 1/6th Battalion from 24th July to 8th August
Donald James Clarkson died 2 weeks later aged 18.
“He was carrying out a particularly difficult task, accompanied by two N.C.O.’s, and had gained valuable information, when he was shot by the enemy. I deplore greatly the loss of this valuable and gallant young officer, who promised to be a credit to his battalion.”
[Nottingham Evening Post’, 16th August 1918]
Robert Edwin Hugh Stott served with the 1/6th Battalion from 24th July 1918 until 5th March 1919
Lancelot Allen Blakeney Becher served with the 1/6th Battalion from 24th July 1918 until the end of the War
On this day 21st July 1918: Lieutenant Charles Hubert Hicks was killed in action aged 42
Son of Charles Thompson Hicks and Lilian Martha Hicks, of Great Holland Hall; born at Gt. Holland, Essex.
139th Infantry Brigade Show on 20th July 1918
Amidst the carnage of the Western Front the 139th Infantry Brigade held a horse show and sports day.
The various competitions and prize money
The Judges
The Winners
On these days 16th-21st July 1918: cabling duties
16.7.18: Cleaning under Battalion arrangements.
17.7.18: 6th Sherwood Foresters and 139th Trench Mortar Battery dug cable trenches in BETHUNE.
18.7.18: Night of 17/18 July 5th Sherwoods Foresters dug trench and buried cable nears ESSARS.
19.7.18: Night of 19/20 July 8th Sherwood Foresters dug trench and buried cable near ESSARS.
20.7.18: Brigade Horse Show and Sports were held in BOIS DES MONTAGNES.
21.7.18: Relieved 137th Infantry Brigade in ESSARS SECTION.
On this day 18th July 1918: Maurice White died of wounds in a German POW camp
Maurice was a store man from Hove and enlisted into the Army Ordnance Corps at Woolwich in April 1915 aged 23. He was sent to France in October 1915.
On the 5th October 1917 he was transferred to the 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters with 10 men from the AOC and later the 2/7th Battalion on the 8th February 1918.
He was reposted wounded and missing at Bullecourt on the 21st April 1918 during the Kaiserschlacht.
On this day 17th July 1918: John William Shipley died at home
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 