20.2.1916 – 28.2.1916 PUCHEVILLERS: The Battn provided an average of 360 men per day, with complement of Officers and NCOs for fatigue and working parties under RE on the new line (Sector CANDAS – BELLE EALISE).

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

The Brigade is now quite scattered and out of control since arriving back from MARSEILLES on the 28th of last month, much useful training has been carried out in open fighting, musketry etc more would have been done had we experienced better weather. The latter has been vile – nearly the whole of every Battalion has fired a short course of musketry laid down by Brigade HQRS.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

 Amongst the sick and wounded during this time were:-

• 1786 Pte. Frank Sydney Baskerville, a fitter from Chesterfield and a Pre-War Territorial, suffered from pyrexia on the 18th February and was transferred to the 46th Divisional Rest Station. He rejoined the 1/6th Battalion on the 23rd February.
• 1690 Pte. Fred Phillips, a miner from Clowne and a Pre-War Territorial in “F” Company, suffered suffered from pyrexia on the 18th February and was transferred to the 46th Divisional Rest Station. He rejoined the 1/6th Battalion on the 24th February and was posted to “C” Company. He had previously been gassed on the 14th October 1915.
• 2014 Sergeant Ernest Hallam, a labourer from Chapel-en-le-Frith and a Pre-War Territorial in “B” Company, suffered from multiple boils and was admitted to the 1/3 NMFA and 19 CCS. He rejoined the 1/6th Battalion on the 13th March 1916. He had previously suffered a bullet wound on the 26th May 1915.
• 1384 Pte. Frederick Annis Barker, a shoemaker from Stoney Middleton and a Pre-War Territorial in “D” Company, returned to England on the SS “LYDIA” pending discharge on termination of engagement.
• 1824 Pte Fred Wright, a brickmaker from New Mills and a Pre-War Territorial in “H” Company who had joined the 139th Brigade Machine Gun Company, suffered from enteric fever and was treated in 3 General Hospital before transfer to England. 
• 2028 Pte Robert Sherwin, a foreman from Buxton and a Pre-War Territorial returned to England on this day for re-enlistment into the Royal Engineers.