... the Egginton Hall Hospital. Temporary Major A. B. Naylor has been appointed Acting Lieutenant Colonel while commanding a battalion. He is the son of Mr. J. R. Naylor, of the firm of Messrs. Naylor and Sale, architects, Market-place, Derby. Captain A. V ...

... 13th Ilattali&.—Temporary Captain Chas. A. W.t Monckton, from 11th (Service) Battalion, to be temporary Captain; dated August 10th, 1915, but with seniority from April sth, 1915. 6th Battalion the Sherwood Foresters.— Thoinas Orme Collet; to be Second ...

... years »n command of the 6th Battalion, Notts and Derby, About Officers. On page 9 will be found the announcement that Captain J. A. heajeroft of Wirksworth has resigned hts commission, and there is now the prospect of the Battalion also losing Capt. R. b. ...

... the 23rd Divisional Cyclist Company, dated April 28th: Temporary Second Lieut. J. E. M. Walker, 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. 12th Battalion (pioneers) Sherwood Foresters: Temporary Lieut. George J. M. Carrie to be temporary Captain, dated December ...

... other AS a Volunteer deceased joined the 3rd Battalion the Derbyshire Regiment, arid proved himself a most energetic and enthusiastic 'Volunteer. He was enrolled on Feb: 11th, 1869, and retired on FP.h. 11th. 1894, when he held the Tank of colour-sergeant ...

... C. Shaw, formerly of Normanton-by-Derby, has been ordered to bring the 2nd Battalion Notts, and Derbyshire Regiment from Fermon to Plymouth the 28th September. The battalion has been Ireland for nearly four years, following tours of duty in the Isle ...

... 18ih, and after serving less than a fortnight with his battalion in Lincolnshire was draf‘ed out to France again on September 11th. He prepared for his ccmmission with an Officer Cadet Battalion at Lichfield. Licutenant Longbottom is well known and respected ...

... AT THE FRONT. Captain Tom Forester, the Derbyshire cricketer, who i* serving in France with tbo llth South Lancashire Pioneer Battalion, writes to Aid. R. B. Chambers, Derby, the Hirer of tin County Cri ...

... from the Colonel of his regiment - states:—Your son was killed just before the Battalion attacked, on the 15th September. It was due to him almost entirely that the Battalion obtained their assembly formation with little trouble and practicslly no loss ...

... Vickers' Yard at Barrow in- Furness. He was granted a commission in Septenrher. 1914. in the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Pioneers) and sailed for France on August 29th, 1915. Captain W. G. Pearson, the Adjutant of the Regiment, wrote ...

... for Pioneers. All to date April 1, 1913 Ordeily officer. —For week commencing May 16, Lieut. F. H. M. Lnwcs; next for Wuty. Lieut. L. H. Finch. Training:.—Wednesday, 14th: A Company 11th drill. Drill Hall, miniature range. 7.45 p.m.; Company 11th drill ...

... New Village, Creswell, has received intimation of the death action her sou. Private Jut* Alfred Bolus. Notts, and Derbys. (Pioneers), which cnxmrred August 6tli, Sergeant A. Rice, fomierl)’ of CTcswell, in communieatiu*r the sad news the bereaved mother ...