4.9.15 CANAL I.33: Took over trenches from 5th Battn (27, 28, 29, 30S & R11).
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Sept 4th. Roll call 7-30 a.m. Went to communion 8 a.m. Inspection by Gen. Plumer 1 p.m. Packed up in afternoon and set off to trenches near St Eloi (Yser Canal) at 6 p.m. Good halt about half way & had cocoa & took packs off transport wagons, found the trenches very muddy. Dull day, & showers at intervals.
[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]
Wounded and sick men included:-
| 1318 | Pte | William Wragg | 4.9.15 | Haemorrhoids and admitted to 46 DRS and 4 British Red Cross Hospital on 6.9.15. Transferred to England on 7.9.15. Returned to France on 10.11.15 with the V Reinforcement. |
| 1313 | Pte | Albert Coleman | 8.9.15 | Lumbargo and admitted to 1st NMFA and 46 DRS. Re-joined Battalion on 16.9.15. |
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 