No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
21st: A few trench mortars fired by both sides in our left sector.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 21st October 1916
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On this day 20th October 1916
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
20th: A very quite day. One of our aeroplanes was forced to descend close behind our support line near BLAMONT. The enemy shelled the machine intermittetently making very poor shooting.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 19th October 1916
19.10.1916 Trenches: Relieved by 5th Battn and went back into Bde Reserve at BELLACOURT.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
9.30am: German field battery fired about 25 rounds into left sector trenches.
11.30am: Our howitzers shelled enemy trenches in front of BLAIREVILLE with effect.
7pm: 5th & 7th Battalions relieved relieved 6th & 8th Battalion in the front line – the latter returning to BAILLEULVAL.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1729/240235 Pte Tom Beswick
Tom Beswick, a stone quarryman from Peak Dale and a pre-War Territorial in “B” Company was admitted to the North Midland Field Ambulance, 43rd Casualty Clearing Station and 2nd Canadian General Hosptial suffering from sycosis (inflammation of hair follicles). He was later transferred to England for treatment. Tom returned to France with the 33rd Reinforcement in April 1917.
On this day 18th October 1916
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18th: Situation normal.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 17th October 1916
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17th: A very quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 16th October 1916
16.10.1916 Trenches: Lieut CA Brown to be Acting Adjutant.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
16th: BRETENCOURT again shelled in the morning – no casualties.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 15th October 1916
15.10.1916 BELLACOURT: Capt Seaton & Lieut Taylor rejoined from Third Army School.
15.10.1916 BELLACOURT: Lieut GKK Maughan to Third Army Infantry School.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
15th: Enemy fired on BRETENCOURT in the morning without doing much damage.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
3900/241268 Pte Jacob Smith
A miner from Model Village near Cresswell returned to England on this day. Jacob enlisted in February 1915 and had previously served with the Clay Cross Company of the 2nd Derbyshire Volunteer Battalion (1900-1905).
After serving in Ireland with the 2/6th Battalion he arrived in France with the IV Reinforcement in October 1915. The is no record of why he returned to England on this day, but after serving with the 5th Reserve Battalion and Army Reserve he was discharged in October 1917 aged 37 and awarded the Silver War Badge due to sickness.
On this day 14th October 1916
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14th: Our No 14 SAP again shelled by trench mortars in the morning
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
35th Trench Duty 13th – 19th October 1916
13.10.1916 Trenches: Relieved 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
13th: Situation normal. 6th & 8th Battalions relieved the 5th & 7th Battalions in the front line. The latter returning to BAILLEUVAL.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 12th October 1916
12.10.1916 LONDON GAZETTE: CAPT R SAXBY to be Temporary Major d/- 5.9.1916.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
12th: A few more 77mm fired on to own left sector support line during the morning. Lancaster Sap and the front line shelled by a heavy trench mortar & field gun in the afternoon.
A Brigade Assault Competition held at BASSEUX in the afternoon. See here Pages from WO-95-2692-6
A combined bombardment of the enemy’s front line & Communication trenches carried out by 18 Pdrs and stokes mortars from times during the night.
Enemy appeared to be ——- and opened a prompt & fairly heavy fire from trench mortars.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 