3.11.1917 HILL 70: Battalion relieved by 5th Sherwood Foresters and moved into Brigade Reserve.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
3/XI/17: Inter-Battalion reliefs carried out during evening quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
2/XI/17: Hostile artillery and TM’s considerably more active than usual owing to destructive shoot on HERCULES Trench in H32b, which was carried out my our artillery.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1/X/17: Hostile artillery and TMs exceptionally quite, except for slight wing bomb activity. Movement of small parties behind enemy lines was above normal during the day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
31.10.1917: 2/Lts TA LAKE and CF BARHAM joined Battn for duty
Cecil Fisher Barham and Thomas Ashton Lake
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
31/X/17: Hostile Artillery less active. A successful daylight raid by Brigade on our left established the fact that the 213th RIR or 98th RIR of 207th Division are opposite us.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
28:10.1917 HILL 70: Relieved 1/5th Battalion in the line.
Captain Joseph Tolson died of wounds.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
28/X/17: Usual artillery activity. No gas bombs fired owing to conditions being unfavourable. Inter-Battalion relief at night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
27.10.1917: Lt Col BW VANN MC rejoined from leave and resumed Command of Battalion.
Bernard William Vann
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27/X/17: Usual artillery activity. We prepared 4″ Stokes Mortars for firing gas bombs on first favourable night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Son of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr and Fanny Margaret Hofmeyr. Born at Cape Town in South Africa
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
26/X/17: Usual artillery activity. TMs also active.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Son of Francis William and Edith Gertrude Campbell of “The Poplars,” Sheffield Rd in Chesterfield. A Native of Clay Cross.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 