1.10.1916 TRENCHES: Relieved 5th Battn Sherwood Foresters in RIGHT SECTOR.
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1st: With the exception of some 15 Trench Mortar Bombs fired against our number during the night, there was little activity on either side. Trench relief carried out.
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30.9.1916 BELLACOURT: Lt Col GD GOODMAN CMG resumes Command of the Battalion.
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30th: Operation ordered & carried out.
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A party of the 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, consisting of 2/Lieut PATTINSON with 2 Signallers and a covering party laid a telephone wire to within 20 yards of the Sap at X.1.d.55.50 at 8pm.
The Officer [PATTINSON] and a party of 19 other ranks went out again with a 36′ ammonal tube at 9.30pm and placed in in the enemy’s wire. Finding by the light of a German flare that the tube was not in the right place, 2/Lieut PATTINSON withdrew it and again inserted it, during which time the enemy were sniping and throwing grenades.
The tube was exploded successfully and the party attacked the Sap but were bombed at once by a party of five Germans in the Sap – 2/Lieut PATTINSON and 2 men being slightly wounded. The party then bombed the Sap for 10 or 15 minutes – three of our bombs being seen to explode by three Germans who had got up to fire and were not seen again.
A party of the 7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, consisting of 2/Lieut BROWNE and 16 other ranks exploded a 36′ tube at the left side of the Sap at R.34.c.55.60 and rushed forward. They were at once met by grenade thrown by a party of the enemy at the bottom of the Sap, and after throwing 25 grenades back the party returned to our lines.
A party of the 7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, consisting of 2/Lieut BARNES and 18 other ranks exploded a tube at R.34.b.34.77 and on going forward found it difficult to find their way, the Officer and 2 men being separated from the rest of the party. After proceeding for 30 yards the Officer ordered his party to withdraw and they reached our lines without casualties. None of the party could find a trench at this point except one man who fell into a trench about chest high and there is considerable doubt whether a Sap exists at this point.
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29th: Situation normal.
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28th 7.30pm: Enemy fired a few trench mortar bombs into our left sector to which our medium mortars replied.
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27.9.1916 BELLACOURT: All long rifles withdrawn and replaced by short rifles.
27.9.1916 BELLACOURT: Lieut G GLOSSOP & 10 other ranks arrived from Base.
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27th: A very quite day.
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26.9.1916 TRENCHES: Battalion relieved by 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR & moved to BELLACOURT.
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26th 2am: Centre Companies of both our right & left sector bombarded by enemy trench mortar for an hour, our artillery replying.
26th 4pm: A continued bombardment of the German front line on the BELLACOURT – RANSART Road carried out by Divisional and Corps Artillery in retaliation to the shelling of our trenches early in the morning.
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25th: Bellacourt shelled at about midday. 4 Men of the M Gun Company being killed.
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25th 1pm: Enemy fired12 shells into neighbourhood of HQ billet. 1 shell exploded in billet and destroyed it. 4 men were killed. Some occasional T Mortar fire on our left sector. 5th relieved the 6th & the 7th relieved the 8th in the front line.
139th Machine Gun Company [WO/95/2695-3]
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24th: A quite day. Some T Mortar fire during the night
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Albert suffered a un shot wound to the chest and arm on the 23rd September and died in the 43 Casualty Clearing station the following day. He is now buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY in SAULTY
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23rd. Ditto – our field battery retaliated regularly on the suspected position – silencing the mortar for a short time.
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22.9.1916 London Gazette: 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Lieut (Temp Capt) FM Dick to be CAPTAIN.
7th (Robin Hood) Battalion Sherwood Foresters. 2/Lts (Temp Lieuts)
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22nd: Enemy trench mortar continued to fire on our front line near top of LA MOTTE 1. A few rounds were also fired into the right sector.
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