Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of James and Ellen Forman. The War Diary for today records. The night passed without any attack by the enemy. The early morning was quiet. 9.00am. Large forces of the enemy was seen advancing up the valley between the position occupied by the Brigade and CLERY. These were engaged by rifle and light gun fire and a considerable number of casualties inflicted as the enemy continued his advance on the high ground. Our right flank of the Battalion was ordered to withdraw to the ridges south of LE FOREST WOOD and from there to the high ground south east of MAUREPAS. 1.00pm. Here orders were received from the General Officer Commanding 35th Division to cover with fire the advance of 2 Battalion’s of reinforcement who were approaching from the south west. This was done. Subsequently owing to a gap on the left flank the Battalion was withdrawn to the high ground south west of MAREPAS. 4.00pm. About this hour the line occupied by the Battalion was taken over by the 15th SHERWOOD FORESTERS (35th Division) and the Battalion was withdrawn through MARICOURT to SUZANNE. After reorganisation the night of the 24th/25th was spent in billets in SUZANNE.