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Tag Archives: territorials
November 1, 1918
A decisive battleground victory in France on September 29, saw Ashbourne men serving with the Sherwood Foresters of the 46th Midland Division storm the St Quentin Canal near Belle Englise in Northern France. The assault resulted in Allied troops breaching … Continue reading
June 21, 1918
The stoical forbearance for which Great War soldiers are noted was exemplified in a ‘field card’ written by a wounded Derbyshire soldier. “Dear Mother, Father and all. I have gone through the operation alright, and I think I have got the … Continue reading
June 7, 1918
The Ashbourne Territorials had been on camp at Hunmanby in North Yorkshire on August 3, 1914, when “sinister reports” prompted them to break camp and head for Derbyshire. The men disembarked the train at Derby, sleeping in the Drill Hall, … Continue reading
March 23, 1917
News reached Ashbourne of the deaths of two more Sherwood Foresters this week in 1917, as the area’s roll of honour grew yet longer. Lance Corporal S Barker, the only son of the late Mr Isaac Barker and Mrs Fowell … Continue reading
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March 16, 1917
The draining of able-bodied and skilled men from agriculture to swell the ranks of the armed forces had been a topic for discussion since the early months of the war, and by 1917 it was considered by some to constitute … Continue reading
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March 9, 1917
Yet another Ashbourne soldier’s death was recorded in the columns of the Telegraph this week in 1917 but, unlike so many before him, Bombardier Wilfred Jones was the victim not of enemy fire, but ‘spotted fever’. Jones, who was … Continue reading
February 2, 1917
The gallantry of the Sherwood Foresters’ territorials was saluted in the front page editorial column – with praise from a British Army General. The cruel jibes of ‘playing soldiers’ which some used to taunt the ‘Terriers’ in the early … Continue reading
September 15, 1916
Long before the advent of the internet, news from around the world would have arrived in the Ashbourne Telegraph’s Market Place offices by ‘wire’ – the modern technology of the day which gave the paper its name. But readers hungry … Continue reading
August 18, 1916
Hundreds of thousands of men were casualties of the Battle of the Somme, each one a story of personal tragedy. Tributes were paid to Fred Moon, whose death had been announced in the Ashbourne Telegraph the previous week. Moon, … Continue reading
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August 11, 1916
Soldiers involved in the ‘great advance’ in France, the Battle of the Somme, were reported as killed or missing this week in 1916. Private Fred Moon, Private A Dyche, and … Continue reading
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