Victor Owen Robinson
On this day 22nd June 1919: Lt Col VO Robinson MC rejoined from leave
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On this day 3rd June 1919: Lt Col VO Robinson MC proceeded on leave
Victor Owen Robinson
On this day 18th March 1918
18.3.18 BEUVRY: Lt Col BW VANN MC proceeded on leave. Major VO ROBINSON MC took over Temporary Command of the Battalion
Bernard William Vann and Victor Owen Robinson
(Both with Military Cross Ribbons)
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
18th March: Slight shelling of Cambin.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 3rd December 1917
3/12/1917 PHILOSOPHE: Lt.-Col BW VANN MC proceeded on leave to England and Major VO ROBINSON MC assumed temporary Command on the Battalion.
Bernard William Vann
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
3/XII/19: Normal hostile artillery and TM activity. Nothing else to report.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 29th November 1917
29/11/1917: C in C’s list No 162 dated 19th November 1917:
Captain VO ROBINSON MC to be Acting Major whilst employed as Second in Command 11.10.17.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
29/XI/17: Hostile artillery active. PHILOSOPHE was heavily shelled during the afternoon.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 21st October 1917
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.
Reginald Boutwood Emmett
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 5th October 1917
5.10.1917 HILL 70: Major VO Robinson MC rejoined Battn from attachment to the 1/5th Battn.
Victor Owen Robinson
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
5/X/17: Day very quiet after bombardment of previous night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
267935 Pte Charles Harold Lambert died of wounds aged 21
The Son of Charles Edward and Sabina Lambert of Syke Lane in Saxilby. Charles died of his wounds in Epsom War Hospital and is buried in Saxilby (St. Botolph) Churchyard in Lincolnshire. Charles arrived in France in late 1916 and only served overseas with the 1/7th Battalion.
22108 Pte Harold Shufflebotham died aged 27
Son of Mary Phillips of 79 Russell st., Dresden, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Harold had previously served with the 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters.
On this day 14th July 1917
14.7.1917 FREVILLERS: Capt VO ROBINSON MC attached to 1/5th Battalion to be 2nd in Command.
2/Lieut SN DURRANCE [sic] joined Battalion from England.
Sydney Norman Deurance
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
On this day 4th July 1917
Night 3/4th July 1917: Battalion moved by bus from BULLY to FREVILLERS.
4.7.1917 FREVILLERS: Capt VO Robinson MC rejoinded from 1 months leave and assumed Command of Letter “A” Company.
Victor Owen Robinson
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
4th June: Bde Headquarters moved to VILLERS BRULIN.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
On this day 1st June 1917
1.6.1917:
2/Lt R EVANS assumed Command and payment of Letter “A” Company vice Capt ROBINSON.
Richard Evans and Victor Owen Robinson
Lt GKK MAUGHAN assumed Command and payment of Letter “C” Company vice Lt HIGHMAN.
Gardyne Keith Kilgour Maughan and Harold Woolf Higham
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
In the line at LIEVIN W of LENS June 1 1917:
- 5th Sherwood Foresters on the RIGHT
- 7th Sherwood Foresters on the LEFT
- 6th Sherwood Foresters in RESERVE at RED MILL
- 8th Sherwood Foresters in SUPPORT
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
2062/240396 Pte John Davison was wounded on this day
John was a pre-War Territorial who enlisted in November 1911 and served with “A” Company. He arrived in France in February 1915 with the 46th North Midland DIvision. Later served with Royal Fusiliers and Royal Field Artillery.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 