15.7.1916 BAILLEULMONT: C & D Coys were relieved by 2 Coys 5th N. STAFFS Regt. Left C Coy relieving a Coy of 8th Battn SF on left, & D Coy going into Battn reserve in BELLACOURT.
Preliminary patrol of the TALUS by 2/Lt E KERSHAW.
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July 15: Moved into other trenches further. Very busy time as we have to lay wires into a new HQ & cut out all the old wires. It is still fairly peaceful here but not absolutely.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
10.7.1916 BAILLEUMONT: Lieuts TL DARBYSHIRE and GS RIVINGTON attd to 7th Battn Sherwood Foresters.
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July 10: Last lot of trenches a wash-out. Went to see another lot. The finest trenches I have seen. Everything including wires nearly perfect. Life nearly as safe as in peace time. Huns below us & friendly. No gas cylinders or other about. How long shall we allow it to remain like this.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
10th: New GOC Division inspected 5th & 7th Battalions, Machine Gun Company and Trench Mortar Battery at SAULTY.
Relief of 166th Infanty Brigade commenced in accordance with Operation Order 69.
5th Sherwoods moved to BELLACOURT and took over duties of Battalion in Brigade Reserve from 5th Kings Own Royal Lancs. The relief was completed by 8.50 pm.
The 8th Sherwoods moved from BIENVILLERS to billets in BELLACOURT.
The Machine Gun Company and Trench Mortar Battery moved from SAULTY to BILLETS in BELLACOURT.
William was a Nursary Man from Two Dales and a Pre-War Territorial who had served with the Matlock Company. He suffered GSW in the head and died of his wounds at 1.50pm at No. 1 General Hospital at ETRETAT.
8/9.7.1916 BAILLEULMONT: Battn carried Gas accessories to trenches of 137th Inf Bde.
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3.7.1916 WARLINCOURT: Battn marched into billets vacated & handed over by 5th North Staffs.
(Divisional Reserve) at BAILLEULMONT.
Officers rejoined:- Capt W SEATON from England. Capt W SEATON to Command “D” Company – Capt Jackson to be 2nd in Command.
Officers joined:- 2/Lt WL COOPER (left), 2/Lt FS ROWLAND (right) from England.
Draft of 54 OR joined from Base.
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3 July: I went to the funeral of Lt RD Wheatcroft (above) 
our most popular Officer. Great sympathy felt for his brother Capt Wheatcroft who has now lost 2 brothers in this War.
We now expected rest but no such luck we moved to billets in the village of ———.
Here we learnt that Capt Robinson (bubbles) was dead. He was the cheeriest fellow ever known (above).
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
The following men died of their wounds on this day and were buried in at Saulty
2315 Pte Charles Ricard Pell (above)
1681 Pte George Byfleet
2052 Pte Walter Francis Joseph Murph
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 