Thursday 15th February 1917

Brigade support positions at Zillebeke Bund and around Observatory Ridge Ridge (One Company in Stafford Street, in Sanctuary Wood (I.24.b.3.5); two platoons at the Redan, just north of Rudkin House; two platoons at Maple Copse; and the remaining two Companies at the north-west edge of Zillebeke Bund (I.21.a.1.5).

Working parties were again supplied for the front line.

Although no mention is made in the daily entry in the War Diary, one man was officially recorded as having been killed in action, presumably whilst engaged in the working parties. The man killed was Pte. Fred Greenwood (29340). He had attested for service in March 1916, aged 18 and had been called up in September. He had been posted to France on 7^th December 1916 and had joined the Battalion shortly afterwards. He was one of ten children of William and Jane Greenwood of Bradford. Fred was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground.

Pte. George William Foster (see 19^th December 1916) was admitted to 69^th Field Ambulance, suffering from ‘trench foot’; he would be treated for five days before being discharged to duty.

L.Cpl. Albert Bradley (see 25^th November) began to be paid according to his rank, having previously held the rank unpaid.

Brig. Genl. Lambert (see 10^th February) again visited Battalion HQ to see both 10DWR’s temporary C.O., Major Ashton St. Hill (see 12^th February) and Lt. Col. Western, C.O., 8^th Yorks., to co-ordinate the operations of the two battalions in helping in the repairs to the front line trenches, which he noted “had been badly damaged”, not only by German shelling but by some ill-directed British artillery fire.

(I am greatly indebted to Juliet Lambert for her generosity in allowing me to quote from Brig. Genl. Lambert’s diary and letters).

Capt. Frank Redington MC (see 18^th December 1916) left the Battalion and returned to England. He would have a period of leave before being posted to serve with the Machine Gun Corps.

Sgt. Albert Joseph Acarnley (see 6^th December 1916), serving with 2^nd Royal Berkshires, was posted back to England prior to beginning a course of officer training. He would later be commissioned and serve with 10DWR.