Thursday 21st September 1916

Reserve trenches east of Pozieres

Conditions were relatively quiet, although German shelling resulted in four casualties. One man from ‘B’ Company died of wounds at 1^st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station at Dernancourt, south of Albert, although it is unclear whether this was a result of wounds received today or earlier. Pte. Arthur Campbell Foster was buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.

Sgt. Percy Cole (see 6^th August) who had suffered a compound fracture to his right arm on 29^th July was discharged from 2^nd Western General Hospital in Manchester. An Army Medical Board recommended that he be discharged from the army as no longer physically fit for service.

Notice of the award of the Military Medal to Sgt. William Jones (see 2^nd August), in recognition of his actions at Munster Alley in July,  was published in the London Gazette.

Pte. Sam Tinkler (see 6^th September), was posted from the Infantry Base Depot at Etaples to join 8DWR who were then near Martinsart Wood, three miles north of Albert.

Pte. Sam Tinkler

Carl Parrington Branthwaite (see 31^st August), who had recently been permanently discharged from the Army on account of illness contracted in service, was granted a pension of 20s. per week for the next six months, on the expiry of which his case would be re-examined.