Wednesday 11th July 1917

Billets in the Steenworde area

The weather remained fine.

Sgts. Wilson Allinson (see 8^th July) and Wilfred Fletcher (see 11^th May) were both reported as having been wounded in action. With the Battalion out of the line the circumstances of their having been wounded are unclear. The nature of Sgt. Allinson’s wounds and his immediate treatment are unknown, but Sgt. Fletcher suffered shrapnel wounds to his right shoulder and back would be admitted via 70^th Field Ambulance and 2^nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station to 1^st Canadian General Hospital at Etaples.

Pte. John Thorp Newsome (see 16^th January) was admitted via 69^th Field Ambulance to 23^rd Divisional Rest Station, having reported sick with “ICT” (inflammation) to both legs.

Pte. Ronald Bray (see 3^rd July), who had been wounded a week previously while serving with the Divisional Machine Gun Company, was evacuated to England from 18^th General Hospital at Camiers, onboard the Hospital Ship Pieter de Corninck; on arriving in England he would be admitted to 4^th London General Hospital.

Lt. Philip Howard Morris (see 8^th June), who had been wounded on 7^th June, was discharged from 4^th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill and appeared before an Army Medical Board at 6^th London General Hospital. The Board found that, “He was wounded through the upper arm by shrapnel”, but that his wounds were now healed and had left no injury to bone or nerve. He was declared currently unfit, but considered likely to be fit for home service in one month and for general service in two months. He was to be re-examined in a months’ time.