29.2.1916 PUCHEVILLERS: Battn moved to billets at BEAUVAL.
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On this day 29th February 1916
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On this day 27th February 1916
27.2.1916 PUCHEVILLERS: Lt.-Col. G.D. Goodman proceeded to advanced Officers Course at FLIXECOURT.
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On this day 25th February 1916
25.2.1916 PUCHEVILLERS: 2/Lt J.E. Barker proceeded to BOULOGNE for dental treatment.
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On these days 20th-28th February 1916
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).
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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.
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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.
On this day 19th February 1916
19.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Bn moved into Billets at PUCHEVILLERS.
19.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Lts CEV Cree and AB Wallis to 46th Divisional School of Instruction.
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19.2.1916: 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters proceeded by route march to PUCHEVILLERS for work under 3rd Army (Operation Orders No. 43 and 44).
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On this day 18th February 1916
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18.2.1916: CO’s, Adjutants and Company Commanders reconnoitred the Corps lines FORCEVILLE.
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On this day 17th February 1916
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17.2.1916: Brigade training
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On this day 16th February 1916
16.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Lt G.F. Gardner, 2/Lt T Grimshaw and 35 other ranks from Battalion Machine Gun Section proceeded to join 139th Brigade Machine Gun Company.
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The numbers recorded in the War Diary appear to be incorrect - see below.
16.2.1916: The Brigade Machine Gun Company concentrated today under Capt F. B. ROBINSON in billets in BERNAVILLE.
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The 139th Bde Machine Gun Company
Officers of the newly established 139th Brigade Machine Gun Company Commanded by Captain Francis Bradbury Robinson.
Army Service record for 3259 Pte George Harry Fearn, an electrician from Clay Cross, recording his transfer to the 139 BDE MACH GUN CORP on the 16th February 1916.
The 1/6th men that transferred to the 139th Brigade Machine Gun Company were as follows:-
In late 1915 the Battalion Machine Gun Section comprised a Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, 2 drivers, batman and 12 Privates that were trained in the maintenance, transport, loading and firing of the Vickers heavy machine gun. These men made up two six-man gun teams.
- 1265 Sergt. Dudley Spicer (24226)
- 811 Pte. George Handbury (24227)
- 3334 Pte. John H Watson (24228)
- 2068 Pte. Alfred Allen (24229)
- 2707 Pte. George EH Hurt (24230)
- 1701 Pte. Harry Ellison (24231)
- 1779 Pte. William Ollerenshaw (24232)
- 1784 Pte. Frank Swann (24233)
- 1800 Pte. William E Hughes (24234)
- 1801 Pte. Edgar Porter (24235)
- 1841 Pte. George F Johnson (24236)
- 1846 Pte. James White (24237)
- 2223 Pte. James Dudley (24238)
- 3259 Pte. George Henry Fearn (24239)
- 3340 Cpl. George Bagshaw (24240)
- 3652 Pte. Arthur Marshall (24241)
- 1656 Pte. Hedley Bennett (24242)
On this day 14th February 1916
14.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Lieut D.S. Fox arrived from England and took over Command of Lewis Gun Detachment.
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1216 Pte Thomas Hambleton a quarry man from Over Haddon and a Pre-War Territorial of “D” Company returned to England on the SS La Marguerite pending discharge as ‘time expired’. 
On this day 13th February 1916
13.2.1916 BEAUMETZ: Capt J Tolson, Capt H.H. Jackson and 1 Sergt to 3rd Army School of Insruction.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 