Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Daniel and Harriet Redhead. The 1901 census records for Meeting Lane, Burton Latimer, Northants. Daniel Redhead, head of the family and a Blacksmith, born 1855 in Cotterstock, Northants., and his wife Harriet, born 1853 in Cranford, Northants., also Herbert, son, single and a Printer Compositor, born 1887 in Cranford, Northants., and Helena, daughter, single, born 1889 in Cranford, Northants. The 1911 census records for 126, Wood Street, Rugby, Warwks. Frederick Newman, head of the family and married for 27 years, a Railway Goods Porter, born 1881 in Sawbridge, Warwks., and his wife Elizabeth Thornton Newman, born 1861 in Grandborough, Warwks., also Frederick Arthur, son, single and a Bootmaker, born 1885 in Rugby, Warwks. and Herbert William Redhead, boarder, single and a Railway Clerk, born 1887 in Cranford, Northants. The War Diary for the 27th September 1915 records. LOOS. At 6.00am. The enemy again made another counter attack and advanced on our front line trenches in mass, by 7.30am owing both heavy casualties and no relief, we were driven from the front line trenches and took up a second line 100 yards in rear, this was lost and retaken several times during the day, fighting continuing incessantly. At 11.00pm. The Battalion was relieved, when this took place we still held the second line of trenches. NOTE: Owing to continued shelling no food or water ever reached the men, thus they had no food except the iron ration, since leaving BRUUAY. [sic]. During Saturday night rain fell heavily, with showers on Sunday, conditions were very bad as the soil being a clay mixture made quick improvements impossible. The casualties were very heavy, the total being 402 – all ranks killed and wounded missing. The Commanding Officer (Lt. Col. A. PARKIN), Captain V. D. SHORTT and LT. L. L. PHIPPS were killed. Major -?-, Captain E. C. MANSFIELD, Captain -?-, Lt. MARSHALL, 2nd Lt. SAUNDERS were wounded. Captain D. H. FARRAR, wounded slightly and remained at duty. Lt. J. N. MORLEY, Lt. J. L. URQUHART, wounded and missing.