Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.
Situated about 3k South of Albert, the extension to the village communal Cemetery was opened in August 1916.
The area was used by Casualty Clearing stations and graves were brought in from the surrounding battlefields after
the War.
10 men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are buried here.
[Picture courtesy of -
"WW1Cemeteries.com".].
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24th SEPTEMBER. Day passed fairly quietly.
3888 Pte Johnson Frederick. Home at - 8 Long St, Thirsk, N Yorks Killed in action.
Age 19. Buried at Adanac Military Cemetery Miraumont.
25th SEPTEMBER. 5.15 p.m Wire received from 50th Div ordering preparation to take tomorrow the German trench
running from Flers Line.
A "jumping off line" was ordered to be dug by 151 Bde.
2Lt Robert Stewart Omand. Died of wounds. Age 24. 57 Dempster St, Wick. Buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery
Extension.
3405 Cpl Nunn Benjamin. Home at 5 Holmebeck Rd, North Skelton, N Yorks. Enlisted
at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 21. Buried at St Sever [Hospital} Cemetery, Rouen.
26th/27th SEPTEMBER. Owing to working parties getting lost the trenches were not dug.
The Boch trenches were
to have been siezed at 4 a.m and this was cancelled. The 4th Yorks were in Prue Trench and Starfish line.
At 11 p.m the 4th and 5th Yorks were ordered to attack trenches in conjunction with 1st Div and 5th D.L.I. and
to work up Crescent Alley to junction of Trench.
The attack took place but not with 1 Div, who "lost themselves".
The 5th Yorks Bn lost direction and got into Crescent Alley which they held. The 4th Yorks
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German Maxim Machine Gun team.
[Picture courtesy of - "Photos of The Great War".].
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got into the German
trench with both wings "up in the air" and were driven out by a strong counter attack.
The casualties were
heavy with 2 Officers killed and 5 wounded and 8 other ranks killed and about 90 wounded. The Btn was ordered to
Starfish Trench to reform.
5376 Pte Gibson George, Herbert. Home at Barton Yorks. Born at Melsonby, Yorks and
enlisted at Northallerton. Died of wounds on the 26th. Age 22. Buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension.
The following 8 men were killed in this action and are
commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
4429 Pte Aspinall William, Henry. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
7505 Pte Brough George, Henry. Born at Derby and enlisted at Malton, N Yorks.
2572 Pte Buckle John. Home at Helmingham Suffolk. Enlisted at Northallerton N Yorks.
20297 Pte Burrows Frederick. Home at March Cambs, place of birth. Enlisted at Cambridge.
Ex 23176 The Cambridge Regt.
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Pte John William Horn.
Killed in action, 27 Sep 1916
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5176 Pte Horn John, William. Home at - Buttersett, Hawes, N Yorks, place of birth.
Enlisted at Askrigg, N Yorks. Age 20.
[Photo courtesy of - Craven's Part in the Great War.]
1854 Sgt Hunter Nicholas. Home at - 30 Gronelle Rd, Grangetown, Middlesbrough,
N Yorks. Born Eston and enlisted Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Age 24.
200648 Pte Wilson John, Alfred. Of Brotton N Yorks, Enlisted Skelton in Cleveland.
2Lt Ewart Richardson. Killed in action. Age 35. Home at Bryn Teg, Marton, Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Ewart has been a Solicitor since
1904 and practised in Middlesbrough. He joined the 4th Battalion in July 1915.
2Lt Eric Loftus Perris Died of wounds, age 20. Buried at Becourt Military Cemetery. Becordel-Becourt.
3099 Pte Hardwick John, William. Home at - 4 Thomas St, New Skelton, N Yorks, place
of enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 33. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.
29th to 30th SEPTEMBER. The Btn were relieved by the 6th Btn D.L.I. and moved to Clarke's Trench where
they were relieved by
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6th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers and moved into Divisional reserve trenches.
Day spent in rearranging Companies and allotting drafts.
Nothing was done for the comfort of the men coming out
and consequently practically every man was physically incapable of further action and the Companies were composed
almost entirely of drafts.
The Diary is signed off by Major B.H. Charlton.
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