13.11.1916 GRAPENNES: All Company ——– accounts merged into 1 central account the Adjutant being the ——– holder.
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On this day 13th November 1916
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On this day 11th November 1916
11.11.1916 COULONVILLERS: Battalion moved in billets at GRAPENNES, taking over from 6th Bn N STAFFS REGT, billets at COULONVILLERS being handed over to 9th Battn SF.
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On these days 6th – 10th November 1916
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6th: Weather wet & stormy.
7/8th: Training stopped by bad weather.
9th: Fine day
10-15th: Company and Battalion training continued in fine weather.
16/17th: Weather very cold.
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On this day 5th November 1916
5.11.1916 COULONVILLERS: 2/Lt AP STONER proceeded to Base pending transfer to England for transfer to RE’s.
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On these days 5th – 11th November
5/11-21/11.1916: Battalion underwent training in the St RIQUIER training area [Third Army]
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St RIQUIER training area [Third Army]
Series Number Id: GSGS 3346. Sheet number: [part of sheet 66]. Training area map. Area SE of Forêt de Crécy and NE of Abbeville. “Enlarged from 1:100,000 map [which had been produced by reduction from the 1:80,000]. Detail in Training Area corrected by 3rd Field Squadron R.E.” “Ordnance Survey, November, 1916.” Detail and grid grey; contours brown; water blue. Training area boundary red (containing Brigade area boundaries for A, B, C and D areas). Rifle ranges, bombing grounds and bayonet courses blue. Title printed on reverse. Yvrench was the Tank Corps base.
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On this day 4th November 1916
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4th: Training commenced.
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On this day 3rd November 1916
3.11.1916 BARLY: Battalion marched into billets at COULONVILLERS.
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3rd: Brigade marched into St Riquier area.
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On this day 2nd November 1916
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2nd: Day spent in musketry and training.
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On this day 1st November 1916
1.1.1916 Sus St LEGER: Battalion marched into billets at BARLY.
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139th Brigade Casualties for October 1916
The nine men killed in action are all buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery and were the last men of the 139th Brigade to be buried in this small French Cemetery.
- 5119 Pte Frederick Arthur Parrott (1/6th Battn)
- 2964 Pte William Hammond (1/8th Battn)
- 20629 Pte William Branson (1/5th Battn)
- 20545 Pte William Falconbridge (1/5th Battn)
- 3386 Pte George Redwood (1/7th Battn)
- 1466 Pte Arthur Ford (1/7th Battn)
- 1615 Pte Charles Boot (1/5th Battn)
- 2185 L/Cpl Harry Peach (1/5th Battn)
- 5132 Pte Albert Frank Parker (1/6th Battn)
In addition two men were fatally wounded and buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery at Saulty, which was the location of the 20th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations.
The strength of the 139th Brigade recored at the end of October 1916
