No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
12/XII/1917: Hostile artillery showed but slight activity. Wing bombs rather active against right subsection.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
11/12/1917 VERQUIN: Lieut CG RADFORD awarded the Military Cross in connection with the raid on the night 14/15 November 1917.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
11/XII/1917: A successful raid was carried out during the afternoon by the 5th Sherwood Foresters on hostile trenches in H7c.
Many Germans were killed and 5 prisoners belonging to the 13th Bavarian Regiment were captured. This is fully dealt with in the attached report on the operation.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1012.1917 ST ELIE RIGHT: Battalion relieved 5th Sherwood Foresters and moved into Divisional Reserve at VERQUIN.
2/Lieuts CW KIRK, SG JOHNS and PA TOMPKINSON joined the Battalion.
Charles William Kirk from Chesterfield was wounded January 1918
Sydney Gordon Johns from Swansea was wounded May 1918
Percy Alexander Tompkinson was killed in action 4th October 1918
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
10/XII/1917: Nothing to report. Inter Battalion reliefs during the night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
9/XII/1917: Hostile artillery active on right subsection during morning. During the night a patrol of 8th Sherwood Foresters under 2/LT WH SUTTON entered German front line in G11b and proceeded along it for 100 yards without encountering the enemy. Traces of recent patrolling of this trench by the enemy were found. Orders for raid by 5th Sherwood Foresters were sent out.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters just after the war broke out and went across to France in Aug. 1915. He returned to England in March suffering from trench foot and septic poisoning. Going out again in July. While in charge of a Lewis gun, he was struck by fragments from an enemy winged bomb (trench mortar). He did not complain and passed away while being carried down the line.
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
8/XII/17: Hostile artillery fairly active and wing bombs active active against BOYAU 78 which is being extended for proposed operation. A daylight patrol under 2/Lt TA LAKE 6th SF entered hostile front line in G12c without encountering any of the enemy.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
7/XII/17: Hostile artillery active during the afternoon. A hostile airplane was brought down in our lines during the afternoon and the pilot captured.
At 7.25am large explosions were heard in or behind the slag heap in G5. Debris was thrown for a long distance and a man was seen in the air.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Son of George James and Mary Sheard of 29 Young St., Blue Bell Hill in Nottingham
James George Mott transferred to the Sherwood Foresters from the London Regiment
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
6/XII/17: Normal hostile artillery activity. Hostile TM’s very quite.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
71252 Pte William James Palmer was killed in action aged 20
Previously served with the 10th Battalion
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
5/XII/17: Hostile aircraft active during the morning. Nothing else to report.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
3/12/1917 PHILOSOPHE: Lt.-Col BW VANN MC proceeded on leave to England and Major VO ROBINSON MC assumed temporary Command on the Battalion.
Bernard William Vann
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
3/XII/19: Normal hostile artillery and TM activity. Nothing else to report.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the 1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
2/XII/17: Hostile artillery and TMs quite. During the night a patrol of 7th Sherwood Foresters under CD COULBY entered the German front line in G12a and found it unoccupied.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/26
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 