No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
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JUNE 13th. I took 3 men and went on a listening patrol in front of our trenches and we got within 40 or 50 yds of them, I was out 1 hour and 35 minutes.
JUNE 14th. I went out at ¼ to 11 on a listening patrol in front of our trenches and came in again at 11.
[1415 Cpl. Alfred Afford]
The wounded men were:-
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1579
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Pte |
Patrick Fox |
12.06.15 |
Foreign body in eye and admitted to 1st NMFA. Returned to duty on 15.6.15. |
| 1369 |
Pte |
Fred Schofield |
12.6.15 |
Dental caries and admitted to 1st NMFA. Returned to duty on 15.6.15. |
| 2768 |
Pte |
Arthur Dovinson |
12.06.15 |
Mental deficiency and admitted to 1st NMFA and 13 Stationary Hospital. Transferred to England on 16.615. Returned to France on 10.11.15 with the V Reinforcement. |
| 2296 |
Pte |
James Hart |
13.06.15 |
Killed by a sniper and buried at Kemmel.
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Page 1 of Arthur Dovinson’s B. 103 Casualty Form – Active Service showing his transfer to England on the 16th June due to ‘mental deficiency’ , which most likely refers to some form of stress due to serving in the trenches. Arthur returned to France with the V Reinforcement in November 1915 and re-joined the 1/6th on 2nd December 1915. He contracted scabies in April 1916 and after 5 days in the North Midland Field Ambulance he was ‘discharged to duty’.
Page 2 of Arthur Dovinson’s B. 103 Casualty Form – Active Service recording that he gun shot wound in the arm on the 1st July 1916 and was again transferred to hospital in England. He returned to France with the 30th Reinforcement in April 1917, but was posted to the 11th Battalion. He suffered a shrapnel wound in the right arm on 30th September 1917 and was transferred to hospital in England in October.
Page 3 of Arthur Dovinson’s B. 103 Casualty Form – Active Service recording his return to France in January 1918 and posting to 2/8th Battalion before his transfer to 2/5th Battalion. He was reported missing on the 21st March 1918 during the German spring offensive.
Extract from London Gazette of 10 June 1915 Lieut. Victor Robinson to be Temp Capt.
Extract from London Gazette of 14 June 1915 Lieut. Cyril Wheatcroft to be Temp Capt.
Medal Index Card for John Symonds recording his arrival in France on the 27th June 1915, which different to the date recorded for his men, although this date has not been confirmed with his Officers Service Record.
Army Service Record for 1696 Pte. George Rodgers recording his embarkation for Southampton on the 25th June 1915 and disembarkation in Rouen the following day. Details confirmed on his Medal Index Card (below).
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 