9.8.15 Sanctuary Wood: Recapture of trenches at HOOGE by 2nd Battalion on right.
2nd Lieutenant WL Brown joined.
War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Aug 9th. Still in trenches. Violent bombardment of German trenches from 3 a.m. till about 5-30. Then 2nd S.F., D.L.I., E.Yorks, 1st Leics etc. charged & took 3 lines of trenches just on our left, lost by liquid fire. At night had a bilious attack so lay down & had a good sleep. Dull day.
[3289 Pte. G.W. Beardsley, 11 Platoon “C” Company]
William Leonard Brown
Wounded men included:-
| 2040 | Pte | Joseph Adkin | 9.8.15 | GS wound in the back and admitted to RPBG Hospital. Transferred to 1 CD and 46 NMD Base Depot on 14.9.15. Re-joined Battalion on 7.10.15. |
| 2045 | Pte | John Blackburn | 9.8.15 | Wounded in the field and returned to Battalion. |
| 2046 | Pte | Tom Middleton | 9.8.15 | Wounded in the field. |
| 2851 | Pte | Edmund Sykes | 9.8.15 | Wounded in the field with C Company. |
| 3059 | Pte | John Firkins | 9.8.15 | Wounded in the field and transferred to England. |
| 980 | Pte | Joseph Huckles | 9.8.15 | GS wound to face and admitted to 10 CCS and 25 General Hospital. Transferred to 46 NMD Base Depot and returned to Battalion on 7.12.15. |
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 