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On this day 21st October 1917

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21/10.1917: Lt.-Col. BW VANN MC proceeded on special leave to England. Major VO ROBINSON assumed Temporary Command of the Battalion.

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

21/X/17: Artillery activity above normal about 200 rounds being fired on the sector. A fighting patrol of 7th Sherwood Foresters under LIEUT EMMETT MC entered enemy front line at H.28.d. and explored it for 150 yards without encountering any Germans. They remained there for 5 hours and returned at dawn. The trench was found in fair condition.Emmett 1915 copy

Reginald Boutwood Emmett

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

139th Brigade Casualties for August 1916

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139 casualties August 1916

One Officer (Thomas Inglesant) and 2 other ranks (4443 Pte Thomas Stoppard and 3944 Cpl Robert William Edward Johnson) were killed in action and buried at BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY (see below). Bellacourt

In addition 5 Officers and 45 Other Ranks were wounded during the month of August.

All five Officers survived their wounding:-

  • 1 unkown Officer of the 5th Battalion was slightly wounded and remained at duty.
  • 2/Lt Reginald Boutwood Emmett from the 1/7th Battalion.
  • 2/Lt WS Jones from the 1/8th Battalion.

Four of the wounded men died at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station at Warlincourt Halte:-

  • 3007 Pte Charles McCreery from the 1/6th Battalion.
  • 4861 Pte John Thomas Elliott from the 1/5th Battalion.
  • 3683 Pte John Arthur Andrews from the 1/6th Battalion.
  • 2160 Pte William Hallows from the 1/6th Battalion.

Five wounded men died at Hospitals in either Le Treport or Calais,

  • 3989 Pte William Poyser of the 1/6th Battalion, who was wounded on the 20th July,  died at the 7th Canadian General Hospital.
  • 3330 Pte Harry Adams of the 1/7th Battalion, but it is not known when he was wounded.
  • 4190 Pte John Burke of the 1/8th Battalion who died in the 35th General Hospital of accidental bomb wounds to the right thigh. John had only been in France for 10 days.
  • 1661 Pte John Ferris of the 1/6th Battalion who suffered a GSW and fractured right femur on the 31st July. He died of shock following amputation on the 9th August.
  • 3709 Pte Simeon Kent of the 1/7th Battalion who died of nephritis on the 11th August.

Thomas George Inglesant

killed in action on “a quite day”

The only officer killed was during August was Thomas George Inglesant who was the son of John Herbert and Annie Inglesant of 344 Humberstone Rd. in Leicester. He was 25 years old and is buried in BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.

Inglesant MICThomas was Commissioned into the Robin Hoods from the Leicestershire Territorials in October 1915 and proceeded to France sometime in 1916.

Inglesant killed Inglesant medal Role

All available records confirm that Thomas was killed in action on the 20th August 1916, but there is no mention in the 1/7th Battalion War Diary and the 139th Brigade just records…….quite day

 

On this day 12th August 1916

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No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]

12th: Situation normal. During the night a patrol of 12 men under Lieut Emmett 7th Sherwoods were reconnoitring the OSIERS in R 33 d and were fired upon and bombed by a strong enemy party, posted in and on both sides of the OSIER BED. After replying with rifle fire – Lieut Emmett patrol withdrew a short distance and returned to our lines. Finding one man was missing Lieut Emmett took out a small party and a lewis Gun, opened fire with the latter and succeeded in finding the wounded man and bringing him in. The Ossier bed was thoroughly searched and no trace of the enemy found.

The Osier BedOsier Bed 2010

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

Reginald Boutwood Emmett

London Gazette 26th January 1917Emmett 1915 copy

Near Blairville on 13th August 1916, when out with a patrol of 12 men an enemy covering party opened fire and threw bombs, wounding him and three of his party. On his return a man was found to be missing, so he went out again, found him, and brought him in. He then then went out with another party and a machine gun to see if any of the enemy was still left in “No Man’s Land”.

Later served with the 2/7th Battalion and reported missing and Prisoner of War on the 21st March 1918. Repatriated 18th December 1918.

“Lieut. Reginald B. Emmett is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Emmett, of Broadgate, Beeston. He was educated at the Nottingham High School and in Switzerland, and afterwards joined his father in business as a lace manufacturer at Beeston. He joined the King's Royal Rifles with the Notts. Magdala players at the outbreak of war, and received a commission in the Sherwood Foresters in July, 1915, being promoted in July last. He was awarded the Military Cross in September, 1916. He is an old member of the Notts. Rowing Club, and ran with the Mapperley Hare and Hounds for many years.