The day was again marked by periodic, heavy shelling and
there were further reports of the use of gas by the Germans but, “there is no
information to hand that they have met with any success.” The overnight period
was again quiet.
Further enquiries were made in the case of 2Lt. William Neville Dawson (see 25th April). Capt.
Charles Bathurst, Battalion Adjutant (see
5th September 1915), confirmed that Dawson, “has never had any
employment. Previous to joining the army he was at Oxford University where he
was an undergraduate. He was also keeping law terms at the Inner Temple”.
The parents of 2Lt. Harry
Thornton Pickles who had originally served with Tunstill’s Company before
being commissioned, received a letter from their son, telling them that he was,
“quite well and feeling very fit”. When they received the letter his parents
had no knowledge of the fact that he had actually been killed in action the day
after writing the letter (see 26th
April)
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| 2Lt. Harry Thornton Pickles |
LCpl. Robert William Buckingham (see 9th February), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was promoted Corporal.
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