1.9.1916 TRENCHES: Raid on TALUS which was checked by wire and party withdrew.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
1st: During the afternoon the enemy shelled several points in the left sector trenches.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
One Officer (Thomas Inglesant) and 2 other ranks (4443 Pte Thomas Stoppard and 3944 Cpl Robert William Edward Johnson) were killed in action and buried at BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY (see below). 
In addition 5 Officers and 45 Other Ranks were wounded during the month of August.
All five Officers survived their wounding:-
Four of the wounded men died at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station at Warlincourt Halte:-
Five wounded men died at Hospitals in either Le Treport or Calais,
The only officer killed was during August was Thomas George Inglesant who was the son of John Herbert and Annie Inglesant of 344 Humberstone Rd. in Leicester. He was 25 years old and is buried in BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.
Thomas was Commissioned into the Robin Hoods from the Leicestershire Territorials in October 1915 and proceeded to France sometime in 1916.
All available records confirm that Thomas was killed in action on the 20th August 1916, but there is no mention in the 1/7th Battalion War Diary and the 139th Brigade just records…….
31.8.1916 BELLACOURT: Capt W Seaton rejoined from 7th Battalion.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
31st: Slightly more hostile sniping noticed. At midnight a party of 20 NCOs and men under 2/Lt EVANS of the 6th Battalion guided by the Battalion Scouts under 2/Lt Kershaw (above) attempted to raid the enemies listening post at the TALUS. After passing the first row of wire successfully the party were stopped by some new wire which was found to be too thick to cut by hand. The party was brought back without loss.
Official Report Talus 30 August 1916 from WO-95-2694-1_1_1-6th
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
30th: Situation normal. Very wet day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
29th: Enemy artillery fired ten rounds at our left Battalion Headquarters, but otherwise a very quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
28.8.1916 TRENCHES: Relieved 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR.
28.8.1916 TRENCHES: Draft of 11 Signallers and 15 Lewis Gunners arrived.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Amongst the men that arrived in the draft (part of the 17th Reinforcement) was 3276 Pte John Rupert Pidcock (1894-1968) a gardener from Darley Dale near to Matlock. John was granted Proficeny Pay Class I on the 1st July 1917. He was later transferred to the Labour Corps.
28th: 6th Battalion relieved the 5th in the RIGHT SECTOR & 8th Battalion relieved the 7th in the LEFT SECTOR.
A few shells fired into GROSVILLE during the evening.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27th: Enemy fired about 20 field gun shells into the front line of the left sector and also did slight damage to OAK STREET during the morning.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
26.8.1916 BAILLEUVAL: Battn ceremonial drill and inspection by G.O.C. Division.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Augt 26: Went for so called rest – Genl did a review as in peacetime. Result rest meant much harder work for everyone that war does.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
26: Situation normal.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
25th: A quite day. Rather more activity shown by the enemy during the night, 20 shells being fired behind front line of our right sector.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Official Operation Orders 77 Operations Orders 77 from WO-95-2692-6
24th 7am: A patrol of 5th Sherwood Foresters found that the wire in the bed of the river under the BLOCKHOUSE was intact.
24th 7.30pm: “A” PARTY under Lieut SANDOVER left our front line near the top of WILLOWS and reached the enemys wire under the BLOCKHOUSE forty minutes later.
At 8.30pm Lieut SMALLEY with 8 men and a Lewis Gun “B” PARTY left our trenches and took up their position in the RAVINE in support of the first party.
Lieutenant SANDOVER hearing a party working to his right front endeavoured to find a gap in the German wire between the RAVINE and the BLOCKHOUSE. After passing through two rows of wire he and Sgt LOOMES were cutting through a third row when they were challenged by the enemy’s sentry 15 yards from them who threw four hand grenades. Finding it was impossible to surprise the enemy’s post Lieut. SANDOVER ordered his party to withdraw. In the meantime Rifle and Machine Gun fire had been opened from the German trench & Cpl JOHNSON was hit in the head. Lieutenant SANDERSON dragged the Corporal through the wire with the assistance of Pte MARRIOTT who had returned to help him & the whole party gained the cover of the river bed without further casualties.
Supporting fire was soon afterwards opened by our Artillery who carried out the remained of the programme very effectively. On the guns opening fire Stokes Mortars and Rifle Grenades were fired from CAVENDISH SAP into the German Saps & Trenches in X3b, the enemy replying with 20 HE shells on left sector.
Edward Arthur Victor Smalley (1885-)
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
