19.2.1917 BEAUDRICOURT: Lt Col E HALL DSO appointed VII Corps area Commandant and vacated Command of the Battalion.
Edward Hall
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19th: Soon after midnight abut thirty 5.9’s were field around Thorpe Street. The day passed quietly.
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203466 Pte F Wedge (1/5th Battalion) died of wounds as the Casualty Clearing Station
13.1.1917: Major CB JOHNSON assumed Temporary Command vice Lt.-Col. E HALL DSO on short leave to England.
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13th: Four SAPS were cut in the enemy wire opposite our Battalion front with tubes of ammonal by 4 parties each consisting of 1 Officer, 12 other ranks and 1 sapper. Two ammonal tubes to each gap. Parties left our wire at 8.00pm and exploded the eight tubes at ZERO hour (9.08pm) and all parties returned to our lines without casualties by 9.26pm. Very little retaliation on the part of the enemy.
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13th: Left sub-sector shelled during the afternoon. 5th Battalion exploded eight and 7th Battalion exploded six ammonal tubes in the enemies line successfully.
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1.1.1917 Gazette: Lt Col Edward HALL to be a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). 1453 Sergeant William MARCHINGTON awarded DCM.
1.7.1917 Despatches: The following were mentioned in the Despatches of Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig.
Edward Hall, Arthur Wilson Shea, Edward Mallalieu Brook-Taylor
508 Drummer Albert Askey (right)
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1453/240125 Sergeant William Marchington only served overseas with the 1/6th Battalion and was disembodied in July 1919.
Jan 1st 12am SOUASTRE: A ten minute bombardment of the enemy line carried out to which the hostile artillery replied an hour later.
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11.12.1916 SOUASTRE: Lieut.-Col. E HALL returned from Commanding Officers Conference & took over Command of Battalion vice Capt CB JOHNSON to 2nd in Command.
Battalion found working parties in SOUASTRE during Divisional Reserve.
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11th: Our Communication Trench & Fonquevillers —— shelled.
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3.2.1916 SUS ST LEGER: Lt Col E Hall proceeded to Commanding Officers Conference at 3rd Army School at Auxi-Le-Chateau.
CAPT CB JOHNSON assumed Command of Battalion.
MAJOR R SAXBY appointed TOWN MAJOR of SUS ST LEGER (Pas-De-Calais).
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30.11.1916 SUS ST LEGER: Major E HALL authorised to wear badges of Lt. COLONEL pending promotion appearing in LONDON GAZETTE.
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30th: Divisional inter Battalion cross county competition
Casualties for month: NIL
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20.11.1916 GAPENNES: Lt.-Col. GD GOODMAN CMG, VD, proceeded to Command 52nd Infantry Brigade and to be Temporary BRIGADIER GENERAL.
20.11.1916 GAPENNES: Major E HALL took over Com,hand of the Battalion.
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20-21: Battalion training continued.
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11.10.1916 BAILLEULVAL: Major E Hall rejoined Battalion from sick leave.
11.10.1916 BASSEUX: Lieut Colonel GD GOODMAN CMG to temporary Command of 139th Brigade.
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11th: Situation normal. We fired about twenty rifle grenades into the enemy’s front line during the night from Cavendish Sap.
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10.9.1916 TRENCHES: MAJOR E HALL discharged from Hospital and proceeded to England on special leave.
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10th: A very quite day
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16.8.1916 TRENCHES: Relieved 5th Battalion in RIGHT SECTOR. MAJOR E HALL to Hospital.
16.8.1916 TRENCHES: 2/LT WG WOOD transfered to England.
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16th: 6th & 8th Battalions relieved the 5th & 7th Battalions in the front line; the 5th going into Divisional Reserve at BAILLEUVAL.
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Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 