Captain FS Rowland, Lieut L Parkinson, 2/Lt AT Ault and 63 other ranks proceeded to join 120 P of W Company.
Frank Skinner Rowland, MC
Leonard Parkinson
Captain G Glossop, Lieut WA Grundy and Lieut RA Frith and 51 other ranks to join 182 P of W Company.
Gilderoy Glossop
William Arthur Grundy
Gilderoy Glossop
Served in France from:
24.1.1917: Lieut G Glossop struck off strength being sick in England.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24th-25th: Situation normal.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
The three men are buried next to each other in Plot 1, Row F
4018 Pte Reginald Knee the only son of Rose Knee of 35 Cross St. in Newark. Reginald was an apprentice turner and enlisted in the 3/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters at Newark in May 1915 aged 19. Following training he arrived in France on the 16th July 1916 with the 14th Reinforcement.
4538 Pte John Harry Spence son of William and Myra Spence of Mount Sorrel in Loughborough.
Private J. Spence (21), of the Sherwood Foresters, was killed by a trench mortar shell on Jan. 23. His parents live at Granite Corner, Mountsorrel. Letters have been received from the deceased’s officer and the regimental chaplain, the latter speaking of him as being a very fine man, upright and honest, and a hard working soldier, adding that he died a noble death. Before his enlistment Spence was employed at the Campion Cycle Works, at Loughborough.
[The Leicester Mercury, Friday February 2nd 1917]
4368 Pte John Vellam Stafford son of William and the late Sarah Stafford of the Green, Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. For more info ration please see here.
14.11.1916 GAPENNES: LIEUT G GLOSSOP to Third Army School.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27.9.1916 BELLACOURT: All long rifles withdrawn and replaced by short rifles.
27.9.1916 BELLACOURT: Lieut G GLOSSOP & 10 other ranks arrived from Base.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
27th: A very quite day.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
7.9.1916 LONDON GAZETTE: NOTTS & DERBY REGT. The Precedence of the undermentioned 2/Lts (Temp Lieuts) to be as notified against their names & not as previously stated:-
Second Lieutenants to be Temporary Lieutenants:-
7.9.1916 BELLACOURT: 2/Lt LN JOHNSON rejoined from Hospital.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
7th: Our support line was shelled about midday and MARTINETS WOOD during the evening – very little damage being done in either case.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
17.5.1916 HUMBERCAMPS: 2/Lt G. Glossop rejoined from England.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Gilderoy Glossop
Went with the C.O. and Adjutant to visit our line of trenches 7 miles away. Found Headquarters in a house in the village of FONQEVILLERS. Trenches some distance away. Lots of wires but very few working. Plenty to do in the way of taking up old lines.
Our village will be a most unpleasant spot when the Hun begins to strafe as in other places. Here it all seems most peaceful at present. By al one way the most peaceful bit of the war i have found.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
17th: Representation of all Battalions Bdr M.G Goy, 139/1 & 139/2 ™ Batteries went round the line occupied by 139th Bde.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
1425 Pte Ernest Swift, a pipe moulder from Brimington and a Pre-War Territorial in “F” Company was posted to the 46th North Midland Division Base Depot pending transfer to England and discharge as Time Expired.
No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]
May 12: 3.45 pm proceeded down the line – 4 of us. Left Glossop and Simpson behind.
[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]
Brig General C. T. Shipley returned from leave and assumed Command of the Brigade vice Lt Col. Goodman who proceeded on leave the same afternoon.
Each Battn had practically all available men engaged in digging at night, on clearing out Communication Trenches – 900 other ranks, on burying cable 800 other ranks.
8th Battn transport moved from GUADIEMPRE to HUMBERCAMP.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
608 Pte Henry Greaves, a coal miner from Eckington and an original Volunteer and Pre-War Territorial with “F” Company returned to England pending discharge on Termination of Engagement.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 