Sunday 14th January 1917

Winnipeg Camp

Training continued. There was a second attempt to conduct the Brigade exercise which had been planned for the previous day, but this had again to be abandoned because of the continuing misty weather.

Pte. Thomas Ward (see 12^th December 1916) was reported by Cpl. Hubert Charles Hoyle (see 10^th July 1916), and Cpl. Robinson (unidentified) for “neglect of duty; ie not removing a dixie when ordered to do so”; on the orders of 2Lt. George Stuart Hulburd (see 10^th January) he would be confined to barracks for seven days.

L.Cpl. John Henry Crawshaw (see 5^th January), who was under treatment at 15^th Casualty Clearing Station having been wounded in the shelling of Ypres ten days previously, began to be paid according to his rank having previously held the rank unpaid.

Pte. William Frederick Ackrill (see 5^th January), who had suffered wounds to his legs and sides in the shelling of Ypres ten days earlier, was evacuated to England from 13^th Stationary Hospital at Boulogne; the details of his treatment in England are unknown. On arrival he would be transferred to Lochee Red Cross Hospital in Dundee.

Cpl. Henry Markham (see 5^th January), who had suffered severe wounds to his right thigh and left foot in the shelling of Ypres ten days earlier, was evacuated to England from 13^th Stationery Hospital at Boulogne. On arrival he would be transferred to Lochee Red Cross Hospital in Dundee.

L.Cpl. Willie Marsden (see 20^th November 1916), who had suffered very severe wounds in the trench raid in November, was discharged from 13^th General Hospital at Boulogne and evacuated to England aboard the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle. Having arrived in England he would be transferred to hospital in Dundee.

CQMS, ‘A’ Company, Maurice Harcourt Denham (see 28^th October 1916) went home to England on ten days’ leave.

CQMS Maurice Harcourt Denham

Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton