A quiet day in fine weather with little to report other than
the fact that a German aircraft dropped four bombs on the town at 10pm, but
reportedly causing no damage.
With time now to reflect on events, J.B. Priestley wrote
home to his family, “And there was snow, sleet, blizzards and about a slice of
bread a day to eat. We’ve marched and marched, slept in cellars (a few inches
under water) while all around the great shells were roaring and blasting. There
are a number of huge military burial places, both French and German, round
about and when the big shells ploughed their way into these, the result was
gruesome in the extreme. There is nothing in the British line to equal this little
lot. However, we are now some way back from the line, billeted in a town.”
Pte. Carl Parrington Branthwaite (see 22nd February 1915) who
had been taken ill during training at Frensham in November 1914 and
subsequently transferred to 11th Battalion West Riding Regiment, was
examined at West Ham Red Cross Hospital, Basingstoke. He was found to be
suffering from tuberculosis and the report detailed his condition: “sinus in
right axilla still discharging pus. TB found in discharge from wound. Evidence
of considerable collapse of right lung and consolidation TB infiltration right
lung”. He would remain in hospital for at least another ten days.
A payment of £5 18s. 11d was authorised, being the amount outstanding in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Anthony Hudson (see 8th December 1915), who had been killed in action in December 1915; the payment would go to his married sister, Mrs. Fanny Hall. However, for reasons unknown, only half of the amount was issued.
A payment of £5 18s. 11d was authorised, being the amount outstanding in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Anthony Hudson (see 8th December 1915), who had been killed in action in December 1915; the payment would go to his married sister, Mrs. Fanny Hall. However, for reasons unknown, only half of the amount was issued.
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