Tuesday 18th July 1916

Molliens-au-Bois

Rest and training continued.

In the calmer conditions which now prevailed following the actions of the previous days, Capt. James Christopher Bull (see 10^th July) wrote a personal cheque in the sum of £9 16s., being an amount he owed to the late 2Lt. Walter Douglas Taylor (see 6^th July), who had been killed in action on 5^th July; Taylor had been President of the Company Officer’s Mess. Taylor being dead, Bull left the payee blank but placed his cheque along with the remaining personal effects of 2Lt. Taylor.

Pte. James Leonard Bloomer (see 9^th July), attached to the Base Details Battalion at Etaples, was admitted to 24^th General Hospital at Etaples, suffering from pain in the amputation stump of the finger of his left hand; three days later he would be evacuated to England and admitted to 2^nd Northern General Hospital, Beckett Park, Leeds, for further treatment.

Pte.Thomas Walter Mellin (see 10^th July), who had suffered relatively minor wounds to his right arm in the actions around Contalmaison, was discharged from hospital in Etaples, but rather than re-joining 10DWR he was, instead, posted to 9DWR.

The funeral of 2Lt. Christopher Snell (see 15^th July), who had died of wounds received in action on 5^th July, took place at Brixton Independent Church at 3pm, followed by interment at Streatham Cemetery, Garratt Lane, Tooting.

2Lt. Christopher Snell

Pte. Fred Dyson (see 5^th May) was posted to France to 34^th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples en route to join 2DWR on active service; he would later be commissioned and serve with 10DWR.