Tuesday 20th March 1917

Bollezeele

The weather again turned much colder as the Battalion marched on, starting at 8.41am and covering thirteen miles, via Zeggers Cappel, Wormhoudt and Herzeele, to Houtkerque. Brig Genl. Lambert (see 18^th March), noted that, Although “the day was very stormy and unpleasant … we got through our march before the rain came to its worst”

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

Pte. William Brooke (see 8^th March), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was reported absent; he would ‘report himself to the Military Doctor at Hexham’ two days’ later. He would be admonished but would suffer no further punishment.

The War Office wrote to the mother of 2Lt. Roland Herbert Wyndham Brinsley-Richards (see 9^th October 1916), who had been officially reported ‘missing in action’ following the action at Munster Alley in July 1916, asking if she had received any further news about her son. 

2Lt. Roland Herbert Wyndham Brinsley-Richards

A payment of £1 12s 3d was authorised, being the amount outstanding in pay and allowances to the late L.Cpl. William Hemp (see 14^th November 1916); the payment would go to his mother, Miriam.