23.3.1917 COURCELLES: Captain W SEATON and Captain CVHC BLACKWALL rejoined from Divisional Depot Battalion.
Battalion marched into billets at WARLOY-BAILLON.
William Seaton
Charles Victor Henry Cheetham
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23rd: Moved to CONTAY Area.
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22nd: Move into COURCELLE area.
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21.3.1917 BAYENCOURT: Battalion marched into billets at COURCELLES.
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21st: 5th & 6th Battns move to COURCELLES.
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20.3.1917 ST AMAND: 2/Lt E KERSHAW appointed Acting Adjutant. Battalion marched and billeted at BAYENCOURT.
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19.3.1917 ST AMAND: Lieut GKK MAUGHAN vacated the appointment of Adjutant. The Divisional Commander presented Military Medal Ribbons to Pte Miles and Pte Taylor.
2077/240401 Pte George Miles, London Gazette dated 26.4.917
2149/240438 Pte Bernard Taylor, London Gazette dated 26.4.1917
Both men were later killed in action during August 1918 in the Gorre Sector.
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18.3.1917 12 Midnight: Battalion relieved by 1/4th Battalion LINCOLNS and moved back into billets at ST AMAND. QM stores remaining at at SOUSTRE.
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17.3.1917
6am: Patrols occupied BURG and later whole of HEDGE TRENCH without opposition.
9am: Patrols pushed into ESSARTS.
2pm: Patrols reconnoitred QUESNOY FARM.
4pm: Small enemy detachment firing machine guns from QUESNOY FARM caused 1 platoon of ours to withdraw.
8.30pm: The Battalion occupied and held QUESNOY FARM.
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16.3.1917 9.30pm: Loud explosion heard in ESSARTS. Sound of transport heard in ESSARTS during night 16/17th.
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16.3.1917: Wire cutting in front of N of BURG continued.
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15.3.1917: Enemy line held as on day before.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 