In a letter
home to his family, Priestley revealed that he was apprehensive about the fact
that he, along with the rest of the Battalion, was about to be vaccinated
against typhoid fever. He told his family, “I think we shall be vaccinated this
weekend so we look like having a very queer sort of Easter” (Easter Sunday would be 4th April).
He also described the weather as ‘beautiful’ and indicated that he might soon
receive a four days’ leave but would be unlikely to travel home because of the
long journey that would involve.
Pte. Harry Shields was formally discharged from
the army on medical grounds, due to gastritis and bronchitis; he was a 34
year-old warehouseman from Bradford.
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