1/8th Battalion casualties for July 1918
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1/5th Battalion casualties for July 1918
On this day 29th July 1918: Ernest Gibbs dies of wounds aged 21
330906 Pte Ernest Gibbs was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gibbs of Derby. He had previously served with the 21st Battalion before joining the 1/6th Battalion in France.
On this day 26th July 1918: Edwin Charles Brodbeck was killed on patrol
1/5th Battalion casualties – working party or raid?
Buried in a North Midland Division Plot in Fouquieres Churchyard Extension
203652 Pte Pte David Radford aged 21. Son of Mary Radford, of 63, Cecil St., Derby, and the late Henry Radford.
74226 Pte Richard Robinson aged 19. Son of Richard and Georgiana Robinson, of 11, Lowther Hill, Forest Hill, London.
At this time the 1/5th Battalion lost two young Officers
Arthur Carlton Pearce was killed in action aged 24
Son of Arthur and Margaret Pearce of 17 Fellows Rd., Hampstead in London. Served from 1914.
Alexander Claude Kirby was killed aged 24
Eldest son of Ernest William and Katharine Sophia Kirby of Woodend House, Walsall, Staffs.; husband of Williametta Kirby (nee Mayo) of Walsall.
On this day 21st July 1918: Lieutenant Charles Hubert Hicks was killed in action aged 42
Son of Charles Thompson Hicks and Lilian Martha Hicks, of Great Holland Hall; born at Gt. Holland, Essex.
On this day 17th July 1918: John William Shipley died at home
On this day 9th July 1918 – Benjamin Morley Badcock was killed in action
Son of Dr. Benjamin and Mrs. Badcock, of Staveley Town, Chesterfield
On 1st July 1918 – Thomas Greaves is mortally wounded
1/7/18 LE QUESNOY: Capt T GREAVES wounded in action and died of wounds. 2/Lieut W BLOOD wounded in action.
Thomas Greaves from Chesterfield was mortally wounded when his “C” Company HQ, which was in a conservatory at Gorre, was hit by a heavy shell.
William Blood was transferred to Hospital in England and returned to the 1/6th Battalion in December 1918. He was demobilised in April 1919 having originally arrived in France in February 1918.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1.7.18 GORRE SECTION: Hostile artillery fairly active during the morning. Eight patrols out during the night and one by day. Brigadier General PR WOOD CB, CMG retired and took over Command of the Brigade.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 28th June 1918 – 2/Lt Meakin was wounded
28.6.18 Trenches: 2/Lt W MEAKIN wounded in action.
William Meakin had arrived in France in April 1918 and had joined the 1/6th Battalion just ten days earlier. He was transferred to England in October and did not return to France.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
28.6.18: Quite day. Patrols were out during the day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 