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New content for 1914 and 5th Battalion
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New content for 1913, Band & Division
Added photos and text for 1913 around Worksop, also some neat photos of the various Bands from 1905-1913 and ASC of the North Midland Division.
New content for 1911
Added a lot of new content to 1911, please look over and as usual any comments and revisions gratefully accepted.
On this day 5th November 1917
On the night of the 4th-5th of November 1917 there was raid on emeny trench with 4 Officers and 124 other ranks in 3 parties (A-C).
Capt GKK Maughan, Lt C Radford (A), Lt WL Cooper (B), 2/Lt HS Pink (C) .
1 Officer wounded, 2 OR killed, 14 OR wounded and 5 OR missing.
Lt. C Radford was wounded in the abdomen and returned to England.
| METCALFE | CHARLES LOUIS | 20 | Missing | 04/11/1917 | Private | 2106 | 240416 | LOOS MEMORIAL | Panel 87 to 89. | Missing |
| MURRAY | ROYAL | 36 | Body carried back to lines | 04/11/1917 | Private | 2238 | 242626 | PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE | III. A. 19. | Trench burial 46 NMD |
| SALT | MOSES | 20 | Missing | 04/11/1917 | Serjeant | 1832 | 240291 | LOOS MEMORIAL | Panel 87 to 89. | Missing |
| STEVENSON | JOHN EDWARD | 31 | Body carried back to lines | 04/11/1917 | Lance Serjeant | 2496 | 240604 | PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE | III. A. 18. | Trench burial 46 NMD |
| BRAILSFORD | WILLIAM HENRY | 26 | Missing | 05/11/1917 | Lance Corporal | 3074 | 240880 | LOOS MEMORIAL | Panel 87 to 89. | Missing |
| ORMEROD | CHARLES A | Missing | 05/11/1917 | Private | 4499 | 241542 | CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ | VI. H. 1. | Reburial? | |
| SIMPSON | GEORGE HENRY BARBER | 26 | Died in German field Hospital | 05/11/1917 | Private | 3797 | 241224 | ST. MARY’S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES | XIV. F. 10. | Reburial? |
| RADFORD | C | Wounded in abdomen by a bullet | 05/11/1917 | Lieutenant | To England “W” |
New content added
The following pages have recently been update with (new) content
1902-1907
1908
1909
1911
2/6th Battalion
21st Battalion
BUT this is still a ‘work in progress’ so please bear with me.
New content for 1912
Finally managed to find some time to add new content. In this case its the the year 1912. Lots of good photos, mostly of the 6th, but also the 8th is well represented along with the odd 5th and 7th picture.
Included a list of men who attested in 1912, 250 or so.
On this day 1st October 1915
3366 Pte Walter Adkin died from wounds at LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.
Walter was a miner from Stavelely and enlisted in October 1914 aged 24. He arrived in France on 28th February 1915.
On this day 28th September 1915
1104 Cpl Joseph Dudley, a pony driver from Whittington Moor, was wounded at St Eloi. He was transferred to England and discharged due to wounds on 18.5.16 (para 392 XVI KR).
The 6th Battalion (Notts and Derby) Sherwood Foresters
A new site opening soon.
Watch this space!
2315 Pte Charles Richard Pell
Machine minder from Chapel-en-le-Frith
Enlisted 1st September 1914 and died of wounds 3rd July 1916
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 