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.
16.7.18 VERQUIN: 2/Lieut A MACKINTOSH and 2/Lt W BAVIN joined Battalion.
Albert Mackintosh from Colville Drive in Nottingham served with the 1/6th Battalion from July until October 1918, when he was wounded and returned to England.
William Bavin from Nottingham served with the 1/6th Battalion until he was killed in action on the 29th September 1918.
15.7.18 TRENCHES: Battalion relieved by 1/6th Battn S. STAFFORDSHIRES and moved into Divisional Reserve. Two Companies and HQrs in VERQUIN, two Companies in VAUDRICOURT PARK.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
14/7/15: Artillery active against LE HAMEL. 250 rounds of all calibers up to 150mm were fired. In the early morning a medium TM was active against our front line in X22 and X15. Four patrols were out by night and two by day. Enemy was either seen or heard on five occasions.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
13/7/18 TRENCHES: 2/Lieut J NEWELL and CB NEWELL joined Battalion.
Cecil Bertram Newell from Maccelsfield was Commissioned in December 1917 and arrived in France in June 1918. He served with the 1/6th Battalion from 13th July 1918 and was still serving at the end of the War. Was awarded the Military Cross.
John Newell from Dungannon in Country Tyrone. Commissioned December 1917. Transfered to the 39th Battalion Machine Gun Corps on 12th September 1918.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
9.7.18: Quite day. At 1am a small enemy patrol outside our wire was dispersed. Six patrols were out, two of which were by daylight. Enemy was encountered on two occasions.
10.7.18: Quite day. Two patrols were out by night and one by day.
11.7.18: Quite day. One patrol was out by night and one by day.
12.7.18: A very quite day. Eight patrols were out by night and one by day. Enemy was encountered on these occasions.
13.7.18: Quite day. Four patrols were out by night. Several of the enemy were seen standing to in posts in X15a.
Son of Dr. Benjamin and Mrs. Badcock, of Staveley Town, Chesterfield
8.7.18: Artillery again active. LE HAMEL was bombarded rather heavily for 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon. Six patrols were out during the night, none of which encountered enemy.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
7.7.18: Hostile artillery more active. Left Battn HQ was shelled with about 250 rounds of 150mm. Six patrols were out during the night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 