1777 Pte Thomas Chatterton

A labourer from Thornset he enlisted in January 1913 and originally served with H Company.

Suffered a GS wound in the neck and was admitted to the 1^st NMFA, 17 CCS and 20 General Hospital before being transferred to England on 21.9.15.

He Returned to France on 4.3.16 with the 6^th Reinforcement.

LONDON GAZETTE

1743 Corporal William Alexander Lytle to be Second Lieutenant 12.9.15.

A Clerk from Bakewell, his father 65 Col. Sergt. WA Lytle and brother 1742 James Lytle also served with the 6th Battalion.

There was a heavy bombardment of the 6th Battalion trenches astride the Ypres-Comines canal (27-30S and R11) and the signallers monkey was injured.

The following men were either sick or wounded that day:-

• 1938 Pte William Mellors with rheumatism and was sent to the 23 General Hospital and then the 46 NMD rest station (a fetler from Chesterfield).
• Lieutenant Donald Storrs-Fox was wounded in the field and returned to England on 16.9.15 (from Bakewell and later served with RFC).