No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
4th: A quite day. Field gun & machine gun fired on the enemy trench tramway in BLAIRVILLE during the night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
3.9.1916 TRENCHES: Relieved by 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR and on relief occupied Billets in BELLACOURT, furnishing garrisons of strong posts.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
3rd: A very quite day. Lieut BOND Brigade Intelligence Officer with a party of 6th Sherwood bombed the BLOCKHOUSE Sap during the night. Usual Battalion relief carried out in trenches.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Septr 2: Back at rest. Received draft of 10 signallers making strength 36.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
2nd: Enemies artillery showed some activity. Right Sector Support line being shelled & various points in the left sector being registered.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1.9.1916 TRENCHES: Raid on TALUS which was checked by wire and party withdrew.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1st: During the afternoon the enemy shelled several points in the left sector trenches.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
One Officer (Thomas Inglesant) and 2 other ranks (4443 Pte Thomas Stoppard and 3944 Cpl Robert William Edward Johnson) were killed in action and buried at BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY (see below). 
In addition 5 Officers and 45 Other Ranks were wounded during the month of August.
All five Officers survived their wounding:-
Four of the wounded men died at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station at Warlincourt Halte:-
Five wounded men died at Hospitals in either Le Treport or Calais,
The only officer killed was during August was Thomas George Inglesant who was the son of John Herbert and Annie Inglesant of 344 Humberstone Rd. in Leicester. He was 25 years old and is buried in BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.
Thomas was Commissioned into the Robin Hoods from the Leicestershire Territorials in October 1915 and proceeded to France sometime in 1916.
All available records confirm that Thomas was killed in action on the 20th August 1916, but there is no mention in the 1/7th Battalion War Diary and the 139th Brigade just records…….
31.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Capt W Seaton rejoined from 7th Battalion.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
31st: Slightly more hostile sniping noticed. At midnight a party of 20 NCOs and men under 2/Lt EVANS of the 6th Battalion guided by the Battalion Scouts under 2/Lt Kershaw (above) attempted to raid the enemies listening post at the TALUS. After passing the first row of wire successfully the party were stopped by some new wire which was found to be too thick to cut by hand. The party was brought back without loss.
Official Report Talus 30 August 1916 from WO-95-2694-1_1_1-6th
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
30th: Situation normal. Very wet day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
29th: Enemy artillery fired ten rounds at our left Battalion Headquarters, but otherwise a very quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
28.8.1916 TRENCHES: Relieved 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR.
28.8.1916 TRENCHES: Draft of 11 Signallers and 15 Lewis Gunners arrived.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Amongst the men that arrived in the draft (part of the 17th Reinforcement) was 3276 Pte John Rupert Pidcock (1894-1968) a gardener from Darley Dale near to Matlock. John was granted Proficeny Pay Class I on the 1st July 1917. He was later transferred to the Labour Corps.
28th: 6th Battalion relieved the 5th in the RIGHT SECTOR & 8th Battalion relieved the 7th in the LEFT SECTOR.
A few shells fired into GROSVILLE during the evening.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27th: Enemy fired about 20 field gun shells into the front line of the left sector and also did slight damage to OAK STREET during the morning.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 