Trenches in the Hill 60 sub-sector, opposite the Caterpillar
Conditions remained quiet and the weather began to improve.
Less than two weeks after re-joining the Battalion, Pte. Arthur Lumb (see 8th April) was wounded in an accident in the
trenches. He suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh; he would be evacuated
via 17th Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Sidings to 13th
General Hospital at Boulogne. The injury proved to be severe and would result
in the amputation of his leg. An investigation of the circumstances concluded
that the injury was accidental and that no blame should be attributed.
L.Cpl. George Heeley
(see 8th March) was
promoted Acting Corporal.
Pte. James Wilson
(see 25th October 1915),
who had been transferred to the ASC as a lorry driver with the Motor Transport
Section in October 1915, was evacuated to England, suffering from dysentery. On
arrival in England he was admitted to Addington Park War Hospital, Croydon.
Pte. William Frederick Ackrill (see 6th April), who had been in hospital since having been wounded in January, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields.
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