26.6.18: Night of 26/27/ relieved by 1st Infantry Brigade
27.9.18: Battalions in close reserve areas
28.9.18: Battalions in assembly areas
On these days 26th to 28th September 1918
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On this day 25th September 1918: fairly quite….
203482 Sergt Christopher Loomes DCM a farm labourer from Old Whittington. Old Contemptible who served with the 2nd Battalion and was then transferred to the 1/5th in 1916. Wounded on the 24th and died the following day. See here
7649/242445 Pte Sydney Ball. Burton Observer dated 5.10.1918 records that he was hit by a piece of shell in the abdomen and died at 4.40am on the 23rd September. After visiting his brother who had been wounded and was in the Leicester Infirmary he at once enlisted although under Military age
117154 Pte John William Richardson. From Stanton.
96069 Cpl Albert Eugene Lambert from Mansfield.
4365/306418 Pte William Rogers
On this day 24th September 1918: Attacked enemy positions near PONTRUET
Number 9 Platoon, “C” Company, 1/6th Sherwood Foresters
On the morning of Sept. 24th Lt. Jepson came to us lads and told us that we were to go over the top with the Leicesters, zero was at 5 o’clock, this was 2 o’clock and about 3 o’clock he brought us an issue of rum just to liven us up a bit. Half an hour after we had orders to toll up our great coats in bundles and dump them on the dump. About quarter past four Mr Jepson led the Platoon along the sunken road up to the ridge and lined us up in Artillery Formation.
We all got down in shell-holes and waited for zero. The zero came in and it was like hell let loose, the shriek of the shells was like a thousand locomotives welcoming in New Years Day – the flashing of our shells on his trenches, flare lights going up in all directions. It was just the sane as seeing Bosches fire work display. Up rose the gallant No. 9 Platoon who went forward like one man.
The spirit of the troops was absolutely marvellous. They stormed the trenches. Jerry went helter skelter and we lads after them. We reached our objective with only one casualty – Pte. Jones was shot in the forearm. By that time dawn was beginning to break, you could see the Leicesters on our left go forward and the wounded coming in. Shortly after some of the Leicesters came down our trench with about 100 prisoners. Our chaps were soon after souvenirs as they came along and about every man in the Platoon had a watch.
We held our objectives for 48 hours when ‘A’ Coy came to relieve us.
[202274 L/Sgt Frank Mayne of Letter “C” Company, 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters]
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On this day 23rd September 1918: fairly quite….
203090 Pte John George Thomas Cavanagh and 93800 Pte W Clarke died of wounds
- 6685/203090 Pte John George Thomas Cavanagh was a French polisher from Kentish Town enlisted in February 1916 and was mobilised and posted to the 5th Reserve Sherwood Foresters in October 1916. He arrived in France in January 1917.
- 93800 Pte William Clarke aged 19 and from Brewood in Staffordshire. Posted to Sherwood Foresters approximately August 1917.
On this day 21st September 1918: John Marsh from Brampton was killed in action
3769/241213 Pte John Marsh. Enlisted in January 1915 and arrived in France in 1916 (has a 4-digit number). Buried in ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
On this day 21st/22nd September 1918: the 5th Battalion trenches are raided
Enemy attacked 5th Sherwood Foresters. Attack repulsed with very heavy casualties
BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
92392 Pte Alexander Alcock aged 23. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Alcock of Baldovan Gardens, Dundee. Previously served with RASC and transferred to Sherwood Foresters around July 1917.
305663 Pte Tom Edney from Mansfield.
267342 L/Cpl Frederick Hage from Nottingham.
13287 Pte R Smith. Husband of A. M. C. Smith, of 13, Bedford Square, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
35017/203510 Pte Harold Wright aged 21. Son of Dan and Emma Wright, of 22, Clyde St., Wilfold Rd., Nottingham.
19787 Cpl Albert Cook from Chesterfield.
93638 Pte Norman Charnock Kaye from Yeadon in Yorkshire.
2089/200353 Pte William Herbert Reynolds from Long Eaton.
306975 Pte Joseph Richardson from Hull.
202235 Sergt James Taylor from Middlesex.
BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY
200085 Pte A Knowles
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
73462 Pte Allan Adams
18184 Pte George Albert Northridge
30664 Pte William Towle
On these days 6th – 20th September 1918: training
Beuvry Area:
6.9.18: Battalions in VERQUIN – BEUVRY – BETHUNE area.
7.9.18: Moved by route march to the MARLES-LES-MINES area. Cleaning etc.
MARLES-LES-MINES:
8-10.9.18: Training under Brigade and Battalion arrangements.
11.9.18: The Brigade commenced to entrain at CALONNE RICOURT.
12-12.9.18: Detrained at CORBIE. Marched to billets in FRANVILLERS area.
FRANVILLERS:
14-17.9.18: Training under Brigade and Battalion arrangements.
18.9.18: Embussed at FRANVILLERS.
19.9.18: Debussed at PAEUILLY. Bivouacs in VRAIGNES area.
20.9.18: Relieved 2nd Infantry Brigade in the line E of MAISSEMY night 20/21st.
On these days 2nd – 5th September 1918 – successful operations carried out in the ESSARS sector
2.9.18: Quite day. Our line ran S14a 3.5, 58c 4.0, S8a 05.65, S1db 8.1, X6C 90.45.
3.9.18: A successful operation was carried out resulting in the capture of our objectives and a few prisoners.
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4.9.18: Another operation was successfully carried out.
5.9.18: Artillery active over the whole area. One shell hit HQ of 8th Sherwood Foresters and wounded Lieut Col.- RW CURRIN DSO and all his HQ staff, with the exception of his 2nd in Command.
Night 5th/6th relieved by 56th Division.
Casualties
- 1769/73444 L/Cpl Harold Marsh aged 23 and the son of Ben and Mary Hannah Marsh; husband of Fanny Marsh of 3 Station Rd. Spa Lane in Chesterfield. Harold was a pre-War Territorial who enlisted in 1912 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915. He was wounded in 1915 and returned to England for treatment.
- 20043/269262 Pte. Charles Norman Comins aged 23 and son of the late Charles and Mary Jane Comins of Lincoln. Charles had previously served with the 1/7th Battalion.
- 93551 Pte. Frederick William Clay from Leek in Staffordshire. Frederick was a conscripted soldier who only served in France with the 1/6th Battalion.
- 31847 Pte Francis William Dennis from Leabrooks in Derbyshire. Had previously served with the 16th Battalion.
- 3815/266206 Pte. Albert Owen Hewson aged 21 and the Son of the late George Edward and Sarah Jane Hewson of 4 Harrington Drive on Derby Rd. in Nottingham. Had previously served with the 1/7th Battalion and arrived in France in 1916.
- 3642/241152 Pte Joe Maxwell Moore aged 25 and the son of Harry and Sabine Moore of Whaley Common in Langwith Derbyshire.
- 1699/240220 Sergt. George William Wall the son of William Wall of North Wood in Darley Dale Matlock. George was a pre-War Territorial who had enlisted in May 1912 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.
- 1537/240149 Cpl. Archibald Galbraith aged 28 and son of Thomas and Emily Galbraith; husband of E Galbraith of 21 Market St. Whaley Bridge. Archibald was a pre-War Territorial who had enlisted in January 1912 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.
- 2879/240778 Pte. Richard Milnes wounded by a bullet on the 4th September and died in the 22 Casualty Clearing Station 10 days later. Richard enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.
On this day 14th September 1918: Richard Milnes from Whaley Bridge died of wounds
2278/240778 Richard Milnes, a labourer from Whaley Bridge enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915. He served with “B” Company and was wounded on 16.7.15 at Zillebeke.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 