On this day 23rd March 1918 – Relief table issued
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On this day 22nd March 1918
22.3.18 ANNEQUIN: Capt T GREAVES rejoined from 1st Army Musketry School. 2/Lt SN DEURANCE rejoined from Hospital.
Thomas Greaves
Sydney Norman Deurance
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
22nd March: The enemy raided our trenches at 12.30am after intense bombardment. He penetrated as far as half way between front line and reserve line. Some of our men were missing, 1 unwounded, 1 wounded and 1 dead German remained in out hands.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
139th Trench Mortar Battery casualties
4488/241537 Pte Herbert Frank Lindsay was mortally wounded
1388/305116 Pte Fred Parker
Later killed in action with the 10 battalion on 26th August 1918
On this day 22nd March 1918 – a major German raid on the Brigade front
On this day 20th March 1918
20.3.18 BEUVRY: Battalion relieved 1/8th Sherwood Foresters in the ANNEQUIN LOCALITY. Battalion HQ, “C” and “D” Companies in ANNEQUIN, “A” and “B” Companies in SAILLY LABOURSE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
20th March: 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters relieved 5th Sherwood Foresters in the front line.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 19th March 1918 – Award of Military Medals
Military Medals awarded to Cpl EH WHITE, Pte A KNOWLES and L/Cpl W THOMPSON, all “D” Company for Conspicuous Gallantry during enemy raid near HULLACH on Jan 2nd 1917.
On this day 19th March 1918
19.3.18 BEUVRY: Lieut WT STEPHENS rejoined from First Army Infantry School and took over Command of Letter “D” Company.
Warren Trestrail Stephens
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
19th March: Enemy artillery was active on the whole front. Trench Mortars also active.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 18th March 1918
18.3.18 BEUVRY: Lt Col BW VANN MC proceeded on leave. Major VO ROBINSON MC took over Temporary Command of the Battalion
Bernard William Vann and Victor Owen Robinson
(Both with Military Cross Ribbons)
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
18th March: Slight shelling of Cambin.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 17th March 1918
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
17th March: The enemy cut two gaps in our wire at A.28.c.1.6 and A.27.d.70.05 with his artillery. There was a good deal of activity with 105 mm shells on Reserve Line and Trench Junctions.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
269235 Pte Albert Sleaford from Derby was killed in action
204577 Pte Frederick Lester Chapman from Tideswall died of wounds
On this day 16th March 1918
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
16th March: Enemy artillery was active during the day on:-
- A.20.b.95.35.
- A.27.d.
- A.27.d.7.6.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 