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22nd: Move into COURCELLE area.
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On this day 22nd March 1917
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On this day 21st March 1917
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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On this day 20th March 1917
20.3.1917 ST AMAND: 2/Lt E KERSHAW appointed Acting Adjutant. Battalion marched and billeted at BAYENCOURT.
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On this day 19th March 1917
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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On this day 18th March 1917
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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On this day 17th March 1917
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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On this day 16th March 1917
16.3.1917 9.30pm: Loud explosion heard in ESSARTS. Sound of transport heard in ESSARTS during night 16/17th.
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On this day 16th March 1917
16.3.1917: Wire cutting in front of N of BURG continued.
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242596 Pte John Charles Haynes from East Kirby was killed and buried in Foncquevillers Military Cemetery
On this day 15th March 1917
15.3.1917: Enemy line held as on day before.
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On this day 14th March 1917
14.3.1917 3pm: Battalion relieved 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters in LEFT GOMMECOURT SECTOR. HQrs in PIGEON WOOD. “A” “C” & “D” Companies in font line. “B” in support.
Front line:-
LANDSTURM GRABEN – F.19.C.0.0. – KITE COPSE – E.24.D.5.2. – BRAYELLE GRABEN – E.30.A.6.9. – E.24.C.4.5. – E.24.C.2.9. – E.23.B.9.2.
Advanced posts were located at E.24.A.0.4. E24.C.80.98. & E.24.A.15.50.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 