Sunday 27th May 1917

Boeschepe training area, near Watou

On another glorious day only the Church Parade was allowed to interrupt training, and even then training was resumed at the conclusion of the service.

L.Cpl. Christopher Clapham (see 23^rd February) was promoted Corporal.

L.Cpl. James Henry Howarth (see 5^th May) was confirmed and paid in his rank, having previously held it unpaid.

Capt. Hugh William Lester MC (see 12^th March), who had spent the previous few months away from the Battalion on attachment to both 69^th Brigade and 23^rd Division Headquarters, re-joined.

Image by kind permission of the Trustees of the DWR Museum

Pte. Alfred Whittaker (see 15^th May) was discharged from 23^rd Division Rest Station at Waratah Camp, south-east of Poperinghe and re-joined the Battalion.

Pte. Fred Addy (see 22^nd May), who was under treatment at 2^nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, having been wounded on 22^nd May, ‘developed a cough of air in left side; chest aspirated and 500cc of fluid drawn off’. On further investigation it was reported that Pte. Addy had ‘had a cough since March and has been losing weight’; it would subsequently be confirmed that he was suffering from TB. He would be transferred, next day, to 14^th General Hospital at Wimereux and from there, on 29^th, evacuated to England onboard the Hospital Ship St. David.

Two former members of 10DWR, Ptes. John Cork and James Duncan Foster (see 11^th May) joined 2DWR from 34^th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples.