The weather deteriorated over the next few days, becoming
windy, much colder and with frequent showers. The Battalion began a “thorough
overhaul” of clothing, equipment and all other necessities, alongside a routine
of general training. For the next week the Brigade as a whole would provide
large working parties of up to 600 men per day and a further 300 each night.
Cpl. Christopher John
Kelly (see 29th May)
and Pte. George Edward Western (see 26th May) were evacuated
to England from 2nd General Hospital in Le Havre, travelling onboard
the Hospital Ship Panama. On arrival
in England Pte. Western would be admitted to the Lord Derby Hospital in
Warrington; the details of Cpl. Kelly’s initial treatment in England are
unknown.
Pte. Robert Cresswell
(see 2nd January) was admitted
to 69th Field Ambulance, suffering from haemorrhoids.
It was reported that 2Lt. William Neville Dawson (see 28th
May), who had been reported as being unfit to continue as a platoon
officer, had been informed of the decision that he should return to England and
resign his commission. However, for reasons unknown, he would not actually
leave the Battalion for a further three weeks.
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