Following the disbandment of the 2/5th and 2/6th Battalions some of the men were compulsory transferred to the Royal West Surrey (Queen’s) Regiment and posted either the 1/22nd or 1/24th (County of London) Battalions (The Queen’s) in August 1918 and allotted new regimental numbers.
In addition, at least 59 men were transferred the 1st, 8th or 12th Battalions of the Kings Liverpool Regiment and allotted the numbers 99636 to 99715 – see below.
Stood at the back is 2 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Harry Petrie. Harry was born in Winchester in 1872 but moved to Derby where he was a sorting clerk and telegraphist. He enlisted in to the 5th Battalion on the 1st April 1908 having previously served in the 1st VB, the Sherwood Foresters from 1890. He arrived in France on the 1st March 1915 and was discharged time expired in April 1916, aged 44.
The stone walls and leather equipment makes me certain that this is Hindlow.
Enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 11th Reinforcement in June 1916. Served with A Company and was wounded and captured during a trench raid on the Talus in July 1916.
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It is unclear whether Franks was killed on the raid or died as a POW; however, it would appear from the “Nachlassliste’ that he was killed during the raid and his body was not recovered and buried.
241743 L/Cpl Archibald Frank Ashton with a gun shot wound in the thumb. Entrained at Grevillers from a casualty clearing station and detrained at Etaples. Born in 1896 and was an insurance clerk from Chisworth in Derbyshire. He enlisted in Manchester in December 1915. Served with C Company and later died as a prisoner of war at Meschede POW camp on 21st June 1918 aged 23. He is buried in Niederzwehren Cemetery, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany and was the son of John Albert and Lavinia Ann Ashton of 65 Fatting Hay in Chisworth.
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70788 Pte John Robert Lister. An early member of the 1/8th Battn (3994) and arrived in France on 27th October 1915. He was later transferred to the 1st (70788), 2/6th and 15th Battns. Disembodied 7th April 1919. He was gassed on the 3rd December 1917 and entrained from Achiet-le-Grand (45th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations). Later served with the 1/5th Battalion.
12901 Pte Anthony Fallowfield suffered a shrapnel wound to his neck, neck and knee. Entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Original enlisted into the 9th Battalion and arrived in the Balkans on 1st July 1915. Later served with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Machine Gun Corps and Royal Engineers.
240770 Pte Ernest Longden suffered a shrapnel wound to the wrist and entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Enlisted in October 1914 and later served with the 8th Battalion.
22630 Pte John Bland from Pleasley and suffered a shrapnel wound to the head and was entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Enlisted in January 1915 aged 34 he was transferred to the 2/6th Battalion in August 1917. Later served with the Labour Corps.
240972 Pte John George Southam from Wirtksworth and enlisted in October 19145. Suffered gun shot wound in the shoulder. Entrained Achiet-le-Grand on 3rd December 1917 and detrained at Etaples. Later served with the 8th Battalion.
A post card written and sent from the 1910 Camp at Hindlow (near Buxton)
“Dear H
Thanks for the PC received this morning. I should think I do know where it is, I wish I was there now I am about sick of this camp. I am getting on famous under the circumstances. I thought you had forgot to write however your chap getting on now. From your most affectionate.
From AC”
We will never know the identity of ‘AC’. Hatty was born in September 1890 and married Charle Wheatley in April 1911 and their daughter Mariam (1911-1985) was born in August 1911. Hatty died in August 1979.
Interestingly, the Ilkeston address would suggest that ‘AC’ served in the 5th Battalion, but the card is of the 6th Battalion…..we’ll never know…….
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 