Tag Archives: Major General The Hon. Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley

On this day 5th July 1916

Edward_Stuart_Wortley5.7.1916 SAULTY: Major General The Honorable EJ STUART-WORTLEY CB CMG said goodbye to Officers who came out with DIvision.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]


5th: Learnt from Dailey Mail that we had not done so badly. In fact there were 2 columns on most heroic deed of the war defeat that was really a victory & c. Read it out on parade & began to feel better.

[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]

 

On this day 7th December 1915

7.12.1915 ROBECQ: GOC Division inspects the Battalion.

Christmas gifts from the people of Nottingham distributed to the Officers and men of the Battalion.

Draft of 53 other ranks arrived from No 9 Entrenching Battalion.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]


 7th December Draft of Reinforcements

Three of the men who joined the Battalion on this day were:-

  • 4060 Pte George Abbott a miner from Whittington Moor who enlisted in March 1915 and arrived in France with the 4th Reinforcement on the 28th October 1915.4060 Abbott
  • 3683 Pte John Andrews a platelayer from New Whittington who enlisted in January 1915 and arrived in France with the 4th Reinforcement on the 28th October 1915.3683 Andrews
  • 4115 Pte Stephen Steeples a collier from Danesmoor who enlisted in March 1915 and arrived in France with the V Reinforcement on the 27th November1915.4115 Steepples

    On this day 3486 Pte Joseph Wilson from Bakewell returned to England for reasons unknown.