No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]

12th: The enemy attacked the French on our immediate right after springing 2 mines. The 6th Battn Sherwood Foresters on our right sector cam in for a considerable amount of shelling & trench mortaring suffering some 14 casualties.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

For more details see here.

The men killed were:-

• 1911 Pte George Bailey, a shoemaker from Stoney Middleton and a Pre-War Territorial who arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.
• 3339 Pte Albert Edward Renshaw, a miner from Clowne who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915
• 2138 L/Cpl Alfred Arnold Simpson, a belt stretcher from New Chinley and a Pre-War Territorial who arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.

Amongst the wounded were:-

• 1644 Pte James James Chatterton a pre-War Territorial from Birch Vale, who arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915, suffered a GSW in left thigh.
• 3196 Pte Albert Soar a miner from Creswell, who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the II Reinforcement, suffered a GSW in left hand.
• 3093 Pte Benjamin Toplis from Matlock, who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the II Reinforcement, suffered a GSW in right shoulder.
• 2588 Pte William Slack a quarryman from Tideswall who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 1st Reserbe in June 1915, suffered a GSW in the back.
• 2840 Pte John Thomas Waring a limestone quarryman from Dove Holes who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the II Reinforcement.
• 2744 Pte Levi Cooper a lime kiln worker from Dove Holes who enlisted in October 1914 and arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915.