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.
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
25/X/17: Hostile Artillery fairly active. Wing bombs and TMs also active.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
269244 L/Cpl Charles Edward Bartram and 269748 Pte George Etherington were killed in action
Charles was the Son of Mrs MA Bartram of Northfield, Wymondham in Norfolk.
George was the Son of Francis William and Sarah Ann Etherington of Compton St. in Ashbourne.
24.10.1917: Capt ES WOOD proceeded to join RFC as observer on probation.
Edgar Stanley Wood transfered to the Royal Flying Corp in March 1918 and after a months training he joined No. 7 Squadron in France flying RE8 reconnaissance planes. He was wounded on the 4th May 1918 and did not return to flying duties.
Lieut T GREAVES to Command “A” Company.
Thomas Greaves
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24/X/17: Hostile artillery again “area shooting”. An enemy patrol of 20 men was seen returning to their lines S of BOIS HUGO H26c but was not engaged.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
A Pre-War Territorial presumed killed in action and commemorated on the Loos Memorial. He was the Son of William and EJ Jackson of 134 High St., Mosborough near sheffield.
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
23/X/17: Light indiscriminate shelling of the sector. Enemy appears to have been doing “area shoots” for the last few days. Hostile front line in H.26.d again found occupied.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
22/10/1917 HILL 70: Battalion relieved by the 1/5th Battalion and moved into RESERVE in MAZINGARBE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
22/X/17: Artillery activity again above normal. During the evening enemy barraged trenches of left sub section and then mimicked our SOS rocket signals. This brought down our barrage. Inter Battalion reliefs.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
John William Dawes enlisted in January 1915 and was the husband of Charlotte Durance (formerly Daws) of 11 Lime St., Bulwell in Nottingham.
21/10.1917: Lt.-Col. BW VANN MC proceeded on special leave to England. Major VO ROBINSON assumed Temporary Command of the Battalion.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
21/X/17: Artillery activity above normal about 200 rounds being fired on the sector. A fighting patrol of 7th Sherwood Foresters under LIEUT EMMETT MC entered enemy front line at H.28.d. and explored it for 150 yards without encountering any Germans. They remained there for 5 hours and returned at dawn. The trench was found in fair condition.
Reginald Boutwood Emmett
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Tom was wounded between the 21st-30th June whilst the 2/6th Battalion were holding the front line trenches. Also killed at that time was 2/Lt Edward Neville Bewley.
Tom Finch died of wounds in Lady Carnarvan’s Hospital for Officers in London on the 20th October 1917.
2/Lt Edward Neville Bewley
Joseph Tolson in January 1916
19.10.1917 HILL 70: Capt J TOLSON wounded whilst examining his wire in front of the QUARRY. Lieut FS ROWLAND took over Command of Letter “B” Company.
Frank Skinner Rowland
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
19/X/19: Quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
17/X/17: Very quite day except for usual shelling of LOOs. Two 6″ trench mortars were put in line in order to commence systematic wire cutting. Hostile artillery rather active at 8.45pm.
18/X/17: Intermittent artillery activity during day and night. The new 6″ TM’s commenced wire cutting.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 