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1/7th Battalion casualties for October 1917
1/8th Battalion casualties for October 1917
On this day 20th October 1917 – Lt Tom Finch died of wounds
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
On this day 19th October 1917 – Capt Joseph Tolson was mortally wounded
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]
On this day 16th October 1917 – 1/7th Battalion casualties
265187 Pte Albert Ernest Barker died of wounds aged 21
Son of John Thomas and Annie Barker of 22 Mona St., Beeston inn Nottinghamshire
Albert was one of the leaders of Notts and Derby in an attack on a German position when he was badly wounded. Mrs. Barker received very comforting letters from the chaplain and Captain of the Company. The letter reads, ‘When I took command of the company I realized what a fine straight boy your son was. I was wounded the same night that he was and were both sent to the same hospital. Whilst he was here I visited him frequently, every day. The boy was very ill when he arrived here, but he was so brave and cheerful all the time. All my sympathy goes out to you, he was such a brave lad. You must always remember he lived each day like he died a very brave and gallant Englishman.
See Nottinghamshire Roll of Honour
268062 Pte George William Keetley was killed in action
Son of Mrs C Keetley of 63 Dorset St., Old Radford in Nottingham
Both men’s deaths are recored in the 1/7th Battalion War Diary
On this day 15th October 1917
203402 Pte Harry Hubert Grayston died of wounds
Son of Bessie J Grayston of Handford Villa, 1 Dillwyn St., Ipswich, and the late Harry Grayston.
Harry Grayston was a bookmaker from Ipswich who was rolled up for service on the 15th March 1916. He was posted to the 3/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (number 5110) and then transferred to the 1/8th Battalion on the 11th July 1916 and then posted to the 1/5th Battalion on his arrived at the 14th Infantry Base Depot.
Harry was renumbered 203402 during the 1917 Territorial Force renumbering in March 1917. Note: although this falls within the block allocated to the 5th Battalion (200001 - 240000) it is likely that a special series was used for men transferred in from other N & D TF Battalions.
Harry was wounded on the 24th June 1917 and admitted to the 1st North Midland Field Ambulance and 18th Casualty Clearing Station. At this time the 1/5th Battalion attacked and captured AHEAD and ADMIRAL TRENCHES and Harry was one of 9 men wounded during this action.
Harry retured to the 1/5th Battalion but suffered a GSW in the face and neck and died of his wounds 15 days later in the 7 General Hospital at St Omer. He is buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY.
At the time of his wounding the 1/5th Battalion were occupying the front line trenches in the HILL 70 Right Sub Sector. Harry was one of 5 men killed that month.
241537 Pte Herbert Frank Lindsey
Was slightly wounded in October whilst serving with the 139th Trench Mortar Battery. He has previously served with No 9 Platoon of “C” Company and was wounded on 10th March 1917 at Pigeon Wood. He was mortally wounded on the on the 23rd March 1918.
On this day 14th October 1917
267676 Pte Joseph Bennett 2/7th Battalion (Robin Hoods) died of phthisis
Joseph is buried in Worksop (Retford Road) Cemetery
Frederick Wheeler died of pulmonary oedema at Brookwood Asylum
Fredrick Wheeler was a 28 year old wood cutter from Surrey and attested in Guilford in February 1916 and posted to the Army Reserve. On the 8th April 1916 he was mobilised and posted to the 3/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters the following day.
His Attestation was Certified at the Chesterfield Administrative Centre by Captain Thomas Swann. At this time he was given the 6th Battalion Regimental number of 5435.
Captain Thomas Swann
Frederick was later transferred to the 5th Reserve Battalion Sherwood Foresters, which was an amalgamation of the 3/5th and 3/6th Battalion that occurred on the 1st September 1916. He was renumbered 6200. In early 1917 he received the 6-digit number 202721 as part of the Territorial Force renumbering.
It appears that Frederick suffered from periods of melancholic depression and he was transferred to Brookwood Asylum st some point during May 1916. He later took his own life on the 7th October 1917.
Frederick is buried next to his older brother Shadrick in Thursley (St. Michael) Churchyard, Surrey. Two other brothers William and Frank also appear to have served during the Great War.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 