Monday 15th January 1917

Winnipeg Camp

Training continued. The twice-postponed Brigade exercise to test communication between infantry and aircraft at last went ahead “in spite of a misty morning and poor visibility”. The Battalion War Diary recorded simply “practice for signalling between aircraft and infantry”. Later in the day the weather became very cold.

Pte. Sydney Exley (see 5^th January), who had been wounded ten days previously, was evacuated to England from 8^th Stationery Hospital at Wimereux. He travelled onboard the hospital ship Carisbroke Castle and on arrival in England was transferred to hospital in Bristol.

Pte. Lewis Walton (see 13^th November 1916), serving with 83^rd Training Reserve Battalion at Gateshead, was transferred to 3DWR at North Shields.

Lt. Cecil Edward Merryweather (see 14^th December 1916), currently on home service with the RFA, appeared before a further Medical Board at the Military Hospital at Ripon. The Board found that, “he has been under treatment and his headaches are less frequent. He should be fit for general service in three weeks”.