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16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was raised at Derby on the 16th of April 1915, by the Duke of Devonshire and the Derbyshire Territorial Force Association. They moved to Buxton on the 4th of May and then on to Redmires near Sheffield on 8th of June. On the 2nd of September they moved to Hursley near Winchester to join 117th Brigade, 39th Division. They moved to Aldershot on the 30th of September and then to Witley for final training. They proceeded to France on the 6th of March 1916, landing at Le Havre, and concentrating near Blaringhem. On the 30th June 1916 they were in action in an attack near Richebourg l'Avoue with the Sussex battalions suffered heavy casualties. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including, the fighting on the Ancre, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre heights and the capture of Schwaben Reddoubt and Stuff Trench as well as The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 they fought in The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood and The Second Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action at The Battle of St Quentin, The actions at the Somme crossings, The Battle of Bapaume and The Battle of Rosieres before moving to Flanders. They took part n The fighting on Wytschaete Ridge, The First and Second Battle of Kemmel and The Battle of the Scherpenberg. The Division had suffered heavy losses and they were reduced to a cadre on the 16th of May and took on a role supervising courses of instruction for newly arrived American troops, beginning with units of the 77th American Division at Wolphus. On the 16th of August the 16th Sherwoods transferred to 197th Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, returning to action in October in The Battle of Cambrai and The Pursuit to the Selle. They fought in The Battle of the Selle and on the 21st of October the Division was withdrawn for rest moving to the Serain area. On the 2nd of November they advanced through Le Cateau engaging in sharp fighting. On the 9th of November a number of units of the Division were selected to advance through Belgium to occupy the Rhone Bridgeheads and were placed under command of Bethell's Force. At the Armistice the advanced units of this Force were on the line of Pont de Republique through Grandrieu to Montbliart. They advanced into Germany and remained there until demobilised.
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
28th Mar 1916 Trenches 
12th Jul 1916 Trench Raid
13th of October 1916 New 2/CO
13th Nov 1916 Prisoners Taken
26th of February 1917 On the Move
15th Jun 1917 Reliefs Complete
28th July 1917 Chinese Attack and trench relief
20th Sep 1917 Attack Made
21st Sep 1917 Reliefs
24th Oct 1917 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters during the Great War 1914-1918. - Eakin MM Wilfred. Pte (d.13th November 1916)
- Gill Henry. Pte. (d.29th March 1918)
- Greenhough Vernon. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917)
- Hadfield Thomas William. Pte.
- Knowles Charles Joshua. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)
- Lindsell Walter. Sgt. (d.10th October 1916)
- Malpass Claude Ernest. Pte.
- McPhee James Archibald. Pte. (d.3rd Aug 1917)
- Morris Samuel. Pte. (d.19th Nov 1917)
- Neail MM Herbert. L/Cpl. (d.25th March 1918)
- Neail MM Herbert. L/Cpl. (d.25th March 1918)
- Raynor Thomas Oliver. Pte. (d.10 October 1916)
- Seabrook Harry Spencer. 2nd Lt. (d.12th Jul 1916)
- Thompson Ernest George. Pte.
- Thompson Ernest. Pte.
- Wakeford Henry Thomas. Pte. (d.15th October 1916)
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Pte. Claude Ernest Malpass 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Claude Ernest Malpass enlisted with the Notts & Derby Regiment on 11th May 1915 at the age of 20. Most of his service record appears to be lost including his medical
Claude was honourably discharged from the British Army on 21st October 1918 as a result of his wounds. As was customary at the time, for his wounds Claude was given the Silver War Badge (SWB) which is often incorrectly described as the Silver Wound Badge. The record for this award has a curious date entry of "att 6/12/15". I wonder whether this means that he should have been awarded the 1915 Star? regrettably we have no idea what this date means and would welcome any information that fills in any of the gaps.
Editor's Note: The date given as att. is the date he joined the 16th Battalion, presumably having trained with another battalion of teh same regiment. The 16th did not go overseas until March 1916, so he would not be entitled to the 1915 star.
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Pte. Thomas William Hadfield 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion Sherwood Foresters Thomas Hadfield served with the 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
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2nd Lt. Harry Spencer Seabrook 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.12th Jul 1916) Harry Seabrook was killed whilst leading a trench raid in the area of Richebourg.
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Pte. Samuel Morris 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.19th Nov 1917) Samuel Morris was the young brother of my Grandmother Marian and the son of Sarah and Joseph Morris of Field House, Chelmarsh, Shropshire.
Apart from one photo of him in his ASC uniform on a horse when he was a driver with No2 Coy, 22nd Division ASC, we knew little about him until I began to research our family history other than the fact he had died during the war.
He was gassed on the 17th of November while on a working party at Shrapnel Corner and died on the 19th.
My Grandmother's second son, born on the 17th of November 1917 was to be called Samuel, a family name passed down, but the family didn't know where Samuel was.
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Pte. Ernest Thompson 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Btn. Sherwood Foresters Ernest Thompson was wounded by gun shot to his left arm on 25th of March 1918. The medical records I have says `on the Amiens front'. He had four operations to save it but was amputated on the 5th at the South African No.1 Hospital. I have no photo of my brave great uncle, but I am so pleased to have all his army records and his hospital records as well. He was taken back to England on the Cambria were he was fitted with an artificial limb at Roehampton. Unfortunately I never met him.
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Pte. Ernest George Thompson 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Btn. Sherwood Foresters Ernest Thompson was wounded in the left forearm on 25th March 1918, on the Amiens front and arrived at a CCS where wounds were dressed, and then he was sent to the No. 1 South African General Hospital. After 4 operations the arm was amputated and he was transported back to England on the Cambria to Roehampton were he was fitted with a artificial arm. He spent 4 months in hospital and when he left he set up home in Alfreton, Derbyshire were he owned a fruit shop for a number of years.
He married in 1924, he moved to Derby, then down to Hastings, and finally passed away in a home in 1998. Unfortunately, I never met my great uncle nor have a photo of him, but I am so glad I got someone to research this history for me.
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Pte. Vernon Greenhough 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (d.4th Oct 1917) Vernon Greenhough was a miner from Crich in Derbyshire the eldest son of William and Elizabeth Greenhough, he enlisted in the 16th Battalion Chatsworth Rifles on 4th June 1915. He suffered a viii gun shot wound on the 9th October 1916. He recovered from his injury and reposted to join the 9th Battalion, Sherwoods (Notts and Derby Regiment). Vernon was killed while on an attack (the same assault where Fred Greaves was awarded the vc) near Poelcappelle, Belgium, on the first day of the battle of Broodseinde, Passchendaele. His body was never recovered but his spirit is always in our hearts.
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Sgt. Walter Lindsell 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.10th October 1916) Walter Lindsell enlisted on the 15th of May 1915 with 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters and was sent to Buxton. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 25th of May 1915. The Battalion were at Redmires Camp near Sheffield from the 9th of June 1915 and Walter was promoted to Corporal on the 18th June 1915. He was demoted to Private at own request on the 4th of August 1915. On the 2nd of September 1915, they transferred to Hursley Park and moved to Aldershot on the 30th of September 1915. Walter was promoted to Corporal on the 28th of October 1915 and finally to Sergeant on 12 November 1915. They moved to Witley Camp, Surrey on the 8th of November 1915 and embarked from Southampton for France on the 6th of March 1916.
Walter was seriously reprimanded for highly improper conduct in the field on the 3rd of June 1916. He rejoined his Battalion in the field on the 9th of September 1916. Walter was listed as wounded, missing and presumed dead on the 10th of October 1916.
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