Wounded Territorials in Chesterfield

A very interesting picture taken by Evans and Gascoyne, Photographers of Chesterfield, purportedly showing wounded men of the 1/6th Sherwood Foresters.

The Officer in the middle is Captain Joseph Tolson:-

26th February – arrived in France
26th April – wounded at Kemmel
3rd May – transfered to England
13th May to 14th July – on leave (Medical boards 13 May and 26 June)
27th July – joined 3/6th Sherwood Foresters stationed in Chesterfield
3rd September – made Temp Captain
16th October – promoted to Lieutenant
22nd October – returned to France

Therefore, if this photograph was taken in Chesterfield, which seems reasonable because of the Chesterfield photographer, then is was most likely taken between 27th July and 22nd October. Since he is wearing the rank of Lieutenant perhaps even between 16th-22nd October.

[Although it seems more a summer scene because windows are wide open]

I have been through the service records that I have on file and identified all the 1/6th Battalion men that were wounded in Spring/Summer of 1915 and returned to England for hospital treatment. Furthermore, I cross-checked to see which of these men were attached to the 3/6th Battalion during the time period.

Attached is a list of these men and the dates they were with the 3/6th Battalion before either leaving for France, discharged or posted to the 29th Provisional Battalion.

Number	Rank	Name	From	To
1399		William Birch	7.5.15	13.5.16
825	L/Cpl	Richard Large	8.6.15	9.11.15
2768	Pte	Arthur Dovinson	5.7.15	9.11.15
1806		Joseph Bradley	4.9.15	9.11.15
1804	Pte	Harry Bagshaw	4.9.15	9.11.15
1610	Pte	Samuel Vearnals	4.9.15	16.3.16
745	Cpl	Jabez Beresford	4.9.15	9.6.17
299	Pte	William Turner	4.9.15	17.3.16
1904		William Wall	5.9.16	18.3.16
2162	Pte	Thomas Marples	11.9.15	31.8.16
1944	L/Cpl	Leonard Wilson	11.9.15	4.3.16
2042	Pte	Charles Richmond	11.9.15	9.11.15
1977		Herbert Stone	14.9.15	9.11.15
1734	Pte	Thomas Owen	8.10.15	10.11.15
1345	L/Cpl	Albert Etherington	8.10.15	13.5.16
1803	Pte	Charles Bunting	13.10.15	4.3.16
1550	Pte	William Hulse	14.10.15	20.12.15
2475	Pte	Frederick Holmes	15.10.15	9.11.15
1398	Pte	William Glover	15.10.15	9.11.15
1499	Pte	Charles Potter	15.10.15	9.11.15
1687	Pte	William Coleman	15.10.15	4.3.16
1658	Sergt	William Booth	15.10.15	11.3.16
3404	Pte	George Bingham	15.10.15	18.3.16
2884	Pte	Walter Waterhouse	15.10.15	18.3.16
391	Pte	Stephen Buckingham	15.10.15	31.3.16
1543	Pte	Harry Jodrell	15.10.15	9.5.16
2754	Pte	Albert Brough	15.10.15	18.5.16
2144	Pte	Bradshaw Goodwin	15.10.15	18.11.16
146	Sergt Drm	William Bramwell	15.10.15	3.1.18
979	Cpl	James Huckles	22.10.15	3.3.16