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On this day 14th May 1916

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14.5.1916 HUMBERCAMPS: 2/Lt H Simpson joined from Reserve Battn.Herbert Simpson

Herbert Simpson

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

May 14: Had comfortable night in a hammock in hut shared with Quartermaster. Am Signalling Officer again & am glad to see signallers once more.

[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]

Same working parties requires from Battalions with exception that a party of 160 other ranks of 6th Battn S.F. were taken off work in Communication Trench and put on to burying cable by the C.R.A.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

 941 Segreant William Kirkam, a quarryman from Chinley and a Pre-War Territorial in “B” Company returned to England and was discharged in Ma7 1917 as being no longer physically fit.

On this day 8th May 1916

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We are joined by a new diarist; Lieutenant Joshua Taylor, a Solicitors Clerk from Buxton.

(Many thanks to Stewart Simpson for making this transcript available)

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Joshua Taylor was a Solicitors Articled Clerk in his Father’s business in Buxton and in 1911 the family lived at 4 Clifton Road. Joshua was Commissioned into the Notts & Derby Regiment in November 1914 from the Manchester University Contingent of the Officers Training Corps.

Joshua was appointed was appointed Signalling Officer and sailed with the 1/6th Battalion, 139th Brigade, 46th North Midland Division to France in February 1915.

He was transferred to England sick on the 11th August 1915 and after recuperating he was posted back to France in May 1916.

May 8th: 9.50 am left BUXTON. 5pm arrived FOLKESTONE. No boat – stopped at Pavilion Hotel.Royal-Pavilion-Hotel-Folkestone

[Lieutenant Joshua Taylor] 

 

On this day 8th April 1916

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8.4.1916 ACQ: Lt/QM W.N. BROOMHEAD to Hosptial sick. 2/Lt G.W. KNOWLES invalided to England.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]Broomhead 1916 to England

Division Trench Mortar Batteries bombarded the enemy’s trenches near BIRKIN CRATER, with what appeared to be good results.

Weather good.

A Company of the 8th Battalion moved up to dig outs in the CHEMIN DE PYLONES for work there.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

 Wounded and sick

1835 Pte James Shepherd, a coal miner from Stonegravels and a Pre-War Territorial in “A” Company, suffered from ‘inflamed connective tissue’ in the feet.

1835 Shepherd ICT

4101 Pte Alfred Allen from Chesterfield suffered from bronchitis and was transferred to England.1963 Allen 4101 Allen

374 Pte Albert Heath, a photographer from Clay Cross and a Derbyshire Volunteer (1904) and Pre-War Territorial (1908) in “G” Company returned to England and was discharged as Time Expired.

On this day 2nd April 1916

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2.4.1916 CAPPEL FERMONT: CAPT E.B. JOHNSON to 3rd Army School of Instruction for 1 month.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

A very quite day. Weather much improved & trenches drying up accordingly.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

On this day 13th March 1916

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13.3.1916 MONY ST ELOY: Capts TOLSON and JACKSON rejoined Battn from 3rd Army School.

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703 Edge703 Pte Joseph Edge, a bricklayer from Cl;ay Cross suffered from rheumatism but returned to duty after treatment in the North Midland Field Ambulance.

 

On this Day 14th March 1916

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14.3.1916 MONT ST ELOY: Capt C.J. WHEATCROFT proceeded to CENTRAL TRAINING SCHOOL, ROUEN and Capt E.M. BROOK-TAYLOR took over Command & payment of Lt “C” Company.

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On this day 6th March 1916

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6.3.1916 BEAUVAL: Battn moved into billets at IVERGNY.

6.3.1916 IVERGNY: Lt V.T.G. Hore rejoined from Transport Course at HAVRE.

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139 Bde 6 March 1916

It was a very difficult route march as there was snow on the ground, and a hard frost the previous night had made the roads very slippery in the early part of the march.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

 

On this day 19th February 1916

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19.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Bn moved into Billets at PUCHEVILLERS.

19.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Lts CEV Cree and AB Wallis to 46th Divisional School of Instruction.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

19.2.1916: 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters proceeded by route march to PUCHEVILLERS for work under 3rd Army (Operation Orders No. 43 and 44).

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

17 Feb 1916 Order 43

Puchevillers