Seaforth Highlanders who died 22/06/1915 FOICH BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' Four folding maps in sleeve attached to rear cover. OCTOBER 1918, OPPY SECTOR. 1.30pm: A renewed attack with 2nd Queens of 22nd Brigade in support, did not take place as the troops were heavily shelled in the assembly areas and many casualties were suffered even before the original support lines had been reached. I have come into possession of a group photograph which appears to have been taken in India - Indian man standing far right. Want to find out more about your relative's service? All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Ended the war south-east of Maubeuge, France. During the night the enemy counter attacked and was successfully repulsed but in the fighting Lieutenant Howard fell mortally wounded. But cannot be 1st Battalion if uniform detail post July 1915 and unlikely to be regulars (Frogsmile). dailyinfo[9]=' 17/188 Trooper Albert Milton STEVENS New Zealand Veterinary Corps who died 09/07/1915 CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Egypt ' Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Stationed in Dublin and after the suppression of the trouble moved to the Curragh for the rest of the year engaged in war training. I am particularly interested on what was going on during the 3rd November 1918. Sometimes we change how an object is interpreted. Category Photographs Related period First World War (production), First World War (content) Creator Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Shortly after, he became part of the "Hush Operation", a plan to land on the Belgium coast with troops and tanks. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Harry Gibson was my Great Grandfather. dailyinfo[18]=' 4749 Sapper VENKAYASWAMI 2nd Queen Victorias Own Sappers and Miners who died 18/07/1918 DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE) India ' ", From the War History of the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters, ( Col., H.C.Wylly C.B. dailyinfo[15]=' 46357 Private James George Frank HOLYOAK 6th Bn. (we will only ever use it to respond to you about your feedback). 1st battalion Sherwood Foresters - Great War Forum 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,192 recorded WW1 deaths for the 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (Notts. Assault on Southern Redoubt, Passchendaele. 6th Btn. in the Fromelles road), and the Rifle Brigade bombers extended the trench system they occupied to 250 yards broad. Landed Mudros in 1915. No new IP was created in producing the above pictures and all image rights remain with the current owners. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Donald Charles CUNNELL 20th Sqdn. Harry was killed in action on 9th May 1915. Adams Leonard. RT @KeyserSosse: 30th June, 2007 Captain Sean "Dollar" Dolan, aged 40 from Rowley Regis, and of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, was killed by a Taliban mortar round in the area of Sangin Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Lest we Forget this brave man . He joined . L/Cpl Evan Jones, Kings Liverpool Regt. Sting Wray on Twitter: "RT @KeyserSosse: 30th June, 2007 Captain "Defence." 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime Memories Project - - 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) during the Second World War - Allied Forces Index This website uses cookies. For the puposes solely of trying to identify the man in the picture you have posted I hope he won't mind me taking a crop. Moved to Woking and absorbed into the 13th Yorks. We are now on Facebook. Ended the war at Cartignies S.W. This means that in the space of less than a week the 1/Sherwoods added more than 300 raw recruits who were 18 (or in some cases just 19) years old; fully 1/3 of Battalion strength. The 7th absorbed the 8th as part of the North Midland Reserve Brigade Territorial Force. There is an interesting thread here, it seems that from a war diary Middlesex Battalion detailed to find beach-duties. The division took over A Section, Suez Canal Defences till June. August 1914: Formed at Derby (bantam) and then moved to Aldershot to join the 40th Division. dailyinfo[27]=' Assistant Steward Harry Robert COCKS H.M.H.S. of St. Pol. 2.30am 10 May: the 200 or so surviving Rifle Brigade and Royal Irish Rifles were withdrawn from their position, all efforts to reinforce them having been repulsed. Author 1881 united with 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot to become 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) 1902 became The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1970 amalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) Private, 50635. Moved to Newcastle and was absorbed into the Training Reserve Battalions of the 19th Reserve Brigade. The advance party left to embark from Alexandria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshall_(British_Army_officer,_born_1865). Formed at Canterbury from the 278th Graduated Battalion (previously the 14th Training Reserve Battalion) as part of the 200th Brigade of the 67th Division. Patriot61 on Twitter: "RT @KeyserSosse: 30th June, 2007 Captain Sean Died 1915. 30th June, 2007 Captain Sean "Dollar" Dolan, aged 40 from Rowley Regis, and of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, was killed by a Taliban mortar round in the area of Sangin Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Lest we Forget this brave man Next morning October the 6th D company of the Foresters (Sam Hagues Company) pushed along Link Trench capturing a Sap (advanced trench) previously raided by D Company then another enemy post at the junction with Oppy Support trench and advancing still further gained the junction of Oppy Support, Lambert Valle, (circumstances suggest that it was this action that Sam Hague won the Distinguished Conduct Medal) thus practically surrounding Oppy Village, which after some stiff fighting, was entered in the evening ; Of the Garrison, 2 Officers and 35 other ranks were captured , with 6 machine guns. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. The Battalion had been severely depleted once again. Nelly was expecting a baby due in October of that year. dailyinfo[29]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Those of Richard Henry Stranger are certainly not a 'no' either. Passage of the Sambre Oise Canal at Landrecies, Ended the war at Landrecies Preux-Bousies. Royal Navy who died 31/05/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' Worcestershire Militaria Museum on Twitter: "RT @KeyserSosse: 30th June "Defence." Aquitania with Divisional headquarters reaches Mudros. The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) Sherwood Foresters | Military Wiki | Fandom We sometimes make mistakes in our spelling, transcription or categorisation, or miss information out of our records. IWM collections, This media is not currently available. Robin Hood Battalion - Wikipedia The High Peak Rifles, later 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army. 1st Sherwood Foresters (MOT) Infantry Battalion | WW2Talk The Midland Brigade was formally formed on 14 July 1948, combining the depots of four regiments:[2]. Welsh Regiment who died 07/07/1916 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL France ' All things Sherwoods, but in particular the Volunteer and Territorial Force and of course the 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (1908-1918). (MiC as Willougby Brooking Mullins, landed Gallipoli 6th November 1915, so may have already left the 1st Garrison Battalion before that unit went overseas). He was buried at Neuve-Chapelle British Cemetery, Pas de Calais. Bomb carrying party of the 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) going up to the front line at La Boisselle, 6th July 1916. It gives me the confidence to approach the Mercian regimental museum. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. dailyinfo[31]=' J/32249 Boy 1st Class James Henry WEST H.M.S. Please use this form to give us feedback on an object. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in the 31793 Private 2nd Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment . January 1918: He died on 14th January 2004. Moved to Doncaster and then to Welbeck where it remained. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Donald Charles CUNNELL 20th Sqdn. During the early part of the month a significant number of new drafts were received. Notts and Derby Garrison Regiment attached to Middlesex Regiment, You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I believe the convention was that the Adjutant was on the CO's right hand side, (so sat left of the CO as we look at it). dailyinfo[1]=' 4484 Rifleman David ROGERS 4th Bn. (There is a MiC for a Major Twyford but with no first name. 1], [ Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt., Bn. dailyinfo[24]=' Second Lieutenant David Wishart HANNA Military Cross 8th Bn. Band of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (Regulars) - formed part of the Clive Band of the Prince of Wales's Division following the formation of CAMUS in 1994 [5] [6] 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion (Volunteers) - formed in 1971, disbanded in 1999 forming part of the East of England Regiment [7] Formed by the Mayor and a Committee at Nottingham as a bantam battalion and then moved to Masham, Yorks to join the 105th Brigade of the 35th Division. Age 40. dailyinfo[7]=' 24272 Private Albert ANGEL 16th Bn. 31-07-1917. A total of 133 Officers and 3,420 Other Ranks killed, wounded or missing; 3,553 in all. His parents lived on Underwood Terrace, Smedley Street. Our records are never finished. The intimation was in the form of a letter from Lance-Corporal Lee, which reads as follows: "I sadly write to inform you of the death of your son, who was killed outright by a shell, along with two more poor souls. Around this time, First Army HQ, having by now got a good picture of the losses, failures and general conditions, called a Commanders conference for 9.00am, to take place at I Corps HQ on the Locon road, some 1.5 miles from Bethune. An extract from the London Gazette, dated 27th April, 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery at Neuve-Chapelle on 12th March, 1915, when he, on his own initiative, crept to within a few yards of a very large number of the enemy who were massed on the flank of an advanced company of his battalion, and hurled bombs on them. Read more about our collections and the information we hold. No obvious MiC for Griffin), The Adjutant appears to be the wartime commissioned Captain, P. H. Williams. British Army 3699 Private 45th Sherwood Foresters (The Derbyshire Regiment) 1st & 2nd Battalions. Sherwood Foresters WW2 | Museum of the Mercian Regiment Our If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. dailyinfo[18]=' 4749 Sapper VENKAYASWAMI 2nd Queen Victorias Own Sappers and Miners who died 18/07/1918 DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE) India ' All HQ and troops at Mudros left Lemnos and moved to Imbros. SUSAN on Twitter: "RT @KeyserSosse: 30th June, 2007 Captain Sean The front and communication trenches are by now very crowded and chaotic; German shelling adds to confusion. More than 11,000 British casualties were sustained on 9 May 1915, the vast majority within yards of their own front-line trench. https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/123102861. dailyinfo[3]=' Gunner James Trevor LIVESEY H.M.S. "Fandango." Mobilised for war and then landed in France. 1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. A981 Sergeant Reuben Hart of Church Gresley, Sherwood Foresters. var day=mydate.getDay() Rifle Brigade who died 01/07/1915 HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France ' The form will be sent to our Collections Management Team who will use it to improve our object records. Records of 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) from other sources. Read more about our collections and the information we hold. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916 - Imperial War Museums Notts and Derby Garrison Regiment attached to Middlesex Regiment, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/100748023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshall_(British_Army_officer,_born_1865), https://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2017/04/identifying-1st-sherwood-foresters-in.html, https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/sherwood-foresters-nottinghamshire-derbyshire-regiment/, https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/122407856, https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/123102861. William Walters. 30 Jun 2023 17:13:00 This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. We have over a million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Regular Army The 1st battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 24th Brigade in the 8th Division in November 1914 for service on the Western Front. Rifle Brigade who died 23/06/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Gordon Highlanders who died 16/07/1918 MAGNABOSCHI BRITISH CEMETERY Italy ' General Heneker now proceeded to carry out a scheme for which for some time he had been considering an attack on the strong Fresnes--Rouvroy line to the North East of ARRAS in the preliminaries of the fighting which ensued the Battalion took a hand, being a reconnaissance in force on the 5th Oct.,, whereby the enemys positions in and about the Village of OPPY were definitely located . Transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication south of Aumale until the end of the war. dailyinfo[8]=' Musketier Willy Erich Otto KRAUSE 5./I.R.118 German Army who died 08/07/1918 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, - Remembering The Dead Of World War 1. document.write; If you have concerns about the language in this record, or you have information to improve it, please share your feedback. 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters | Grandad's War He was killed on this occasion.". Took over the front line on the Montello (behind the River Piave) from the 70th (Italian) Division. 2/6th moved to Luton as part of 59th Division and then to Watford. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 7th Want to know what life was like during the War? Pte (d.27th May 1918). Read more about our collections and the information we hold. Alexander was wounded when his tank was hit by a shell on October 5/6, 1918 in the Ramicourt valley during the Battle of Montbrehain. is still Mullins, no second in command is listed, Major Griffin is senior Major and the adjutant since the 1st March 1916 has been a Captain C. Voss. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, - Remembering The Dead Of World War 1. Suffolk Regiment who died 02/07/1915 LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Records of 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) from other sources. They were subsequently posted to the 5th (Reserve) Battalion Manchester Regiment on November 27, 1917, moved to Scarborough and assigned a proper 5 digit Manchester Regiment service number (59*** or 60***). Battalion: 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment. He stayed in France and rejoined his battalion after recovering, promoted to Sgt. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. He landed in France on January 2nd or 5th, 1915 and joined the 1st battalion, "D" coy Sherwood Foresters (#14142) in a draft of men on January 22nd, 1915.