10/6/18 VERQUIN: Lieut Col. BW VANN MC rejoined from Rest Station and took over Command of Battalion.
Bernard William Vann
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
10.6.18: The Brigade was inspected by the Army Commander ay GOSNAY. The Army Commander expresses satisfaction. Afterwards he distributed medal ribbons to those who had obtained half yearly honours.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
8/6/18: 2/Lieut HG SHENTON wounded in action.
Herbert George Shenton
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
8.6.18 to 9.6.18: Cleaning and training under Battalion arrangements.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
203285 Pte Henry Percy Carr died of wounds aged 22. Son of William Henry and Rhoda Carr of Newark-on-Trent.
Arrived in France end of 1916 and only served overseas with the 1/8th Battalion.
3.6.18 London Gazette: SURG-MAJOR AW SHEA awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. 166/240017 RQM Sergt W Barker awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal
Arthur Wilson Shea DSO
166/240017 RQMS William Barker DCM
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
3/6/18 GORRE SECTOR: Quite day. Megs showed less activity at night. Three patrols went out.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
23.5.18: Lieut Col BW VANN and Surgeon Major AW SHEA to hospital.
Bernard William Vann
Arthur Wilson Shea
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
23/5/18: Quite day with rather less harassing fire.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
14.5.18 VAUDRICOURT: The Battalion relieved the 1/6th North Saffs Regt in Brigade Support of the ESSARS SECTOR.
2/Lieut GW BUCKLOW proceeded to England to join RAF.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
8.5.18 GORRE: 2/Lieut SG Johns wounded in action
Medical Board held for Sydney Gordon Johns in July 1917
1/6th Battalion War Diary recording the casualties for this Trench Duty
Also killed on this day was 97948 Pte Arthur Samuel Line aged 19 and a stockman from Ellington in Huntingdonshire. Arthur attested in November 1916 and was mobilised in June 1917. Following training he arrived in France in January 1918 and was posted to the 1/6th Battalion with the 43rd Reinforcement. He had served for 113 days on the Western Front before he was killed.
Memorial to Arthur in All Saints Churchyard in Ellington
Mortally wounded on this day was 2111/265329 Pte Walter Alford aged 28 and Son of Edward and Emma Alford of Nottingham; husband of Elizabeth Alford of Gregory’s Row, Woolinkin, Langley Mill, Nottingham. 
Walter had arrived in France with the Robin Hood Rifles in February 1915 before transferring the the 1/6th Battalion (in January 1918). Note incorrect date on MIC.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
8/5/18: Hostile artillery quiet with the exception of some shelling of GORRE BRIDGE at intervals throughout the day. Many low flying enemy aircraft were over the sector during the day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
30.4.18 VERQUIN: Lieut VTG HORE rejoined from England after 6 months tour of duty at home.
Victor Thomas George Hore
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
29/4/18 – 30/4/18: Cleaning up and training of units under Battalion arrangements.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
11.3.18 BEUVRY: 2/Lieut CF BARHAM on leave.
Cecil Fisher Barham
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
4.3.18 LAIRES: Lt CVHC BLACKWALL on leave.
Charles Victor Henry Cheetham Blackwall
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
16.2.18 LAIRES: Lieut CVHC BLACKWALL rejoined Battalion for I Corps School. 2/Lieut W BLOOD joined from England.
Charles Victor Henry Cheetham Blackwall
William Blood
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 