With the prevailing wind blowing in from the German lines,
the need for the practice in the use of the new box respirators became clear,
although, in fact, there was to be no threat from gas. The entry in the War
Diary gives a clear statement of the quiet conditions, “Nothing of a serious
nature has transpired. Since we arrived here the weather has been generally
dull & wet. Wind generally S.S.W. to S.S.E. Our men have done very useful
work in strengthening parapets, draining trenches & strengthening the wire
in front line trenches. Several times portions of the parapet & trench
sides have fallen in, but all have been repaired”.
A memorial service was held at at St. Andrew's Church,
Sedbergh for Sg.t Harry Lyddington Mason
(see 20th October) and Pte.
Harry Clemmett of King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. It was later reported
that, “There was a large congregation ... The Vicar (Rev. A. H. Walker) took
the major portion of the service, and the lesson was read by Rev. H. F.
Donaldson Selby. The special hymns were 'The Son of God goes forth to war',
'Lead Kindly Light', and 'Peace, prefect peace'. At the conclusion of the
service the organist, Mr. A.E. Thorne, played the 'Dead March'.
 |
| Sgt. Harry Lyddington Mason |
The War Office wrote to request that Cox & Co. report
on the finances of the late Lt. Harry
Harris (see 20th October)
who had been killed at Le Sars. They were now seeking to settle Harris’
account.
 |
| Lt. Harry Harris |
A payment of £3 15s. 4d. was authorised, being the amount
outstanding in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Arthur Bell (see 29th
July) who had died of wounds in July; the payment would go to his widow,
Harriet.
A payment of £9 1s. 1d. was authorised, being the amount
outstanding in pay and allowances to the late Pte. David Kendric Collins (see 5th
July) who had been killed in action on 5th July; the payment
would be divided equally between his father, James, and Miss Violet Priscilla
Royce of Peterborough (presumably Pte. Collins’ sweetheart)
No comments:
Post a Comment