22nd Feb: 5th Sherwood Foresters took part in a Brigade Counter Attack Scheme. Other units carried on training under Battalion arrangements. Training chiefly devoted to musketry, artillery formation, bomb throwing + PT + BF.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
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]
10.2.18 to 28.2.18 LAIRES: This period has been devoted to general training including:-
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
10th to 27th Feb: Training carried on under Battalion arrangement. Training chiefly devoted to musketry, artillery formations, close and extended order drill.
139th TMB rejoin Brigade on the 13th Feb.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
10.2.18 LAIRES: Lieut FS ROWLAND MC rejoined the Battalion from England.
Frank Skinner Rowland
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
9.2.18 BURBURE: The Battalion marched into Billets at LAIRES. The move of the Battalion being carried out as part of Divisional Tactical Scheme.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
9th Feb: Brigade group marched from BURBURE area to BOMY area under tactical scheme. Destination of units are:-
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No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
8th Feb: 5th Sherwood Foresters march from LAUGNOY to AUCHY-AU-BOIS.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
7.2.18: Battalion moved back from forward area (ANNEQUIN and NOYELLES) to BURBURE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
7th Feb: 6th Sherwood Foresters move from ANNEQUIN & NOYELLES and 8th Sherwood Foresters from MAZINGARBE move by motor lorry to BURBAGE.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
6.2.18 LAPUGNOY: Detachment left at LAPUGNOY (less transport) moved to BURBURE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
6th: Portion of 6th Sherwood Foresters move from LAPUGNOY to BURBURE.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
5.2.18: CAPT GKK MAUGHAN and 240018 CSM BENNETT awarded the BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE.
170/240018 CSM Sampson Bennett a Rifle Corp Volunteer and Pre-War Territorial from Burbage
Gardyne Keith Kilgour Maughan
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1-5 Feb BURBUE: Individual training of Battns (5th SF and those of 6th and 8th SF who are not digging trenches near VERMELLES).
400 all ranks of each of 6th and 8th Sherwood Foresters employed on digging.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 