Thursday 30th March 1916

Billets at Sains-en-Gohelle (Coron Fosse 10)

The morning was fine, with “much aeroplane activity” reported. Advance parties departed to take over trench stores in the morning and the remainder of the Battalion began their relief at 7pm. On this occasion Tunstill’s Company remained in support trenches while the other three companies occupied the front line. All reliefs were completed, without casualties, by 11pm.

Pte. Johnny Smith (see 8^th January) was admitted to 4^th Stationery Hospital at Arques, suffering from pyrexia (high temperature).

Pte. Johnny Smith

Pte. Edmund Peacock (see 4^th February) who had been invalided back to England having been wounded in November 1915,  embarked for France where he would not re-join 10DWR but would instead be posted to 9^th Battalion.