27.1.1917: Relieved by 5th Battalion and moved to Divisional Reserve.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27th: 5th and 7th Battalions take over the front line.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
26th: A continued bombardment of the Enemy’s trenches carried out by our artillery and trench mortars.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
24.1.1917: Lieut G Glossop struck off strength being sick in England.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24th-25th: Situation normal.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
The three men are buried next to each other in Plot 1, Row F
4018 Pte Reginald Knee the only son of Rose Knee of 35 Cross St. in Newark. Reginald was an apprentice turner and enlisted in the 3/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters at Newark in May 1915 aged 19. Following training he arrived in France on the 16th July 1916 with the 14th Reinforcement.
4538 Pte John Harry Spence son of William and Myra Spence of Mount Sorrel in Loughborough.
Private J. Spence (21), of the Sherwood Foresters, was killed by a trench mortar shell on Jan. 23. His parents live at Granite Corner, Mountsorrel. Letters have been received from the deceased’s officer and the regimental chaplain, the latter speaking of him as being a very fine man, upright and honest, and a hard working soldier, adding that he died a noble death. Before his enlistment Spence was employed at the Campion Cycle Works, at Loughborough.
[The Leicester Mercury, Friday February 2nd 1917]
4368 Pte John Vellam Stafford son of William and the late Sarah Stafford of the Green, Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. For more info ration please see here.
Roy Woodhouse was a painter and decorator and enlisted into “E” Matlock Company in January 1912 aged 19. He was the son of Elias and Clara Woodhouse of “Tor Side” on Jackson Rd in Matlock.
Roy arrived in France with the 46th North Midland Division in February 1915 and suffered a gun shot wound in the left forearm on the 1st July 1916. After treatment in the 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance, 20 Casualty Clearing Station and 16 General Hospital he returned to England on the 6th July 1917.
Following treatment Roy was transferred to the Command Depot at Ballyvonare before transferring the 5th Reserve Battalion Sherwood Foresters on the 24th January 1917. He died later that day in Strensall Hospital from haemorrhage in the the lateral ventricle and is buried in St Giles Church in Matlock.
23.1.1917: Relieved 5th Battalion
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
23rd: Enemy airplanes flew very low over FONQUEVILLERS. 6th and 8th Battalions take over the front line.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
21st and 22nd: Enemy registered both our sub sectors. Enemy aircraft action.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
read Vincent’ story here
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
20th: Artillery activity continued. Souastre shelled in the morning and evening, our heavies replying on Ablainzevelle.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
19.1.1917: Relieved by 5th Battalion and moved to Brigade Reserve.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
19th: Enemies batteries rather more active. 5th and 7th Battalions took over the front line.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
18.1.1917: 2nd Lieutenants TAD MABBOTT and AL PAMER joined Battalion. Surgeon Major AW SHEA on one months leave.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
18th: A quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 