13th-17th April 1918 DROUVIN: Training carried out. Training consisted of musketry, firing on range, outpost schemes, extended order drills and fire control.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
12.4.18 PETIT SAINS: Battalion marched into huts at HOUCHIN.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
12/4/18: 139th Infantry Brigade was ordered to proceed to OURTON area. This order was cancelled and we went to VAUDRICOURT area instead.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
269889 Pte Frederick William Gaunt from Pleasley died of wounds at the 23rd Casualty Clearing station
Enlisted into the 1/8th and arrived in France in August 1915. Later transferred to the 1/7th Battalion and posted to the 1/5th Battalion on the disbandment of the Robin Hood Rifles in 1918.
11.4.18: ST EMILE SECTOR: Relieved by 58th Canadians (3rd Canadian Division) moved back to billets at PETIT SAINS.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
11/4/18: Hostile artillery very active on whole SECTION throughout the day. 139th Infantry Brigade was relieved by 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade night of 11/12th and proceeded to SAINS-EN-GOHELLE area.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
10/4/18: Hostile artillery active during morning firing short bursts on our lines in N13b and N14a. Orders received that we are to be relieved by Canadian Corps.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Son of Charles and Sarah Ann Scholes of I The Roach in Stapleford, Nottingham.
Charles had enlisted underage into the 16th Battalion (Chatsworth Rifles)
8/9/18: Hostile artillery was active.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
7/4/18: ST PIERRE back areas were heavily gas shelled during the night. A prisoner was captured while on patrol and an enemy officer killed in N13b. They belonged to 55th RIR (Normal). Gas was projected on enemy trenches opposite right subsector.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
70151 Pte Richard Parcell from Herford was killed in action
5/4/18: Hostile artillery active on Its. Our heavy artillery bombarded enemy’s front system during the morning doing considerable damage. Our snipers hit an enemy sentry. Reserve line and Its were heavily shelled during the evening.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
5.4.18: Battalion relieved by 1/5th Sherwood Foresters and moved into Brigade Support in Cite St Pierre
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
5/4/18: Hostile artillery carried out scattered harassing fire on back areas during the day. It was suspected that 18 pounder shrapnel was being used.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
4/4/18: Artillery and TMs only showed slight activity. We had 6 patrols out during the night, one of which encountered the enemy, but did not secure identification.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 