15.7.18 TRENCHES: Battalion relieved by 1/6th Battn S. STAFFORDSHIRES and moved into Divisional Reserve. Two Companies and HQrs in VERQUIN, two Companies in VAUDRICOURT PARK.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
14/7/15: Artillery active against LE HAMEL. 250 rounds of all calibers up to 150mm were fired. In the early morning a medium TM was active against our front line in X22 and X15. Four patrols were out by night and two by day. Enemy was either seen or heard on five occasions.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
9.7.18: Quite day. At 1am a small enemy patrol outside our wire was dispersed. Six patrols were out, two of which were by daylight. Enemy was encountered on two occasions.
10.7.18: Quite day. Two patrols were out by night and one by day.
11.7.18: Quite day. One patrol was out by night and one by day.
12.7.18: A very quite day. Eight patrols were out by night and one by day. Enemy was encountered on these occasions.
13.7.18: Quite day. Four patrols were out by night. Several of the enemy were seen standing to in posts in X15a.
8.7.18: Artillery again active. LE HAMEL was bombarded rather heavily for 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon. Six patrols were out during the night, none of which encountered enemy.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
7.7.18: Hostile artillery more active. Left Battn HQ was shelled with about 250 rounds of 150mm. Six patrols were out during the night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
6/7/18: A quite day, except for a little shelling of left subsection in retaliation to a gas operation carried out by the 3rd Division on our left. Two patrols were out during the night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
5/7/18: Battalion relieved 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment in the LEFT subsection of the ESSARS SECTOR.
Major WG HUTCHENCE 1st Battn DLI cross posted from 1/6th South Staffordshire Regiment and joined Battalion.
William Gorden Hutchence
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
2/7/18 VAUDRICOURT PARK: Lieut NHG LAWLESS proceeded to England to report to War Office.
Norman Hampden Grey Lawless (WO339/12618) was born 1891 in Norwich. Served with the 1/6th Sherwood Foresters from January to June 1918. Later served in the League of Nations.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
2-5/7/18 FOUQUIERES: Cleaning and training under Battalion instruction.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1/7/18 LE QUESNOY: Capt T GREAVES wounded in action and died of wounds. 2/Lieut W BLOOD wounded in action.
Thomas Greaves from Chesterfield was mortally wounded when his “C” Company HQ, which was in a conservatory at Gorre, was hit by a heavy shell.
William Blood was transferred to Hospital in England and returned to the 1/6th Battalion in December 1918. He was demobilised in April 1919 having originally arrived in France in February 1918.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1.7.18 GORRE SECTION: Hostile artillery fairly active during the morning. Eight patrols out during the night and one by day. Brigadier General PR WOOD CB, CMG retired and took over Command of the Brigade.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
29.6.18: Hostile artillery active on roads and trenches of right subsection. Nine patrols were out during the night.
30.6.18: Quite except for some artillery action on the front line of right subsection. Nine patrols were out, two of which were by daylight.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Cyril John Rickett died of his wounds at home in Nottingham aged 19. Married to Millicent Gertrude Rickett of West Bridgford.
Most likely arrived in France in 1916 and was still serving in spring 1917 during the Territorial Force renumbering.
Harold Streets of the 5th Reserve Battalion died of sickness in Hospital near Salfleet aged 19. Had only been mobilised in May 1918. Buried Heapham Lincs.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 