Wednesday 10th October 1917

Most of the Battalion in Camp (name unknown) north-west of Ypres; D Company and one platoon of B Company remained at Berthen, attached to 8Yorks.

A fine, but cold, day.

The Battalion remained on attachment to 2^nd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops for work in the construction of a light railway.

The detachment of 10DWR based at Berthen marched, along with 8Yorks, from Berthen via Westoutre to Reninghelst.

Pte. William Noel Simpson (see 27^th September), who had been away since having been wounded in July, was posted from 34^th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples and re-joined the Battalion.

Pte. Victor Munnery (see 26^th September), who had suffered a relatively minor shrapnel wound to his chest on 20^th September, was also re-joined the Battalion from 34^th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples.

2Lt. Tom Hawson arrived in France, en route to joining 10DWR. He was 21 years old and originally from Bawtry. His father had worked as an auctioneer and valuer and Tom had followed his father into the business. He had volunteered early in the war and had served in France from July 1915 as a Private with the Yorkshire Dragoons, before being granted a commission in April 1917.


Pte. Walter Hanson (see 6^th October 1916), serving with 2DWR was admitted via 46^th Casualty Clearing Station to 18^th General Hospital at Camiers, suffering from severe wounds to his back; he would be evacuated to England (details unknown) and subsequently transferred to 3^rd Scottish Rifles.Mrs. Isabella Smith, mother of 2Lt. John Selby Armstrong Smith (see 24^th April), who had previously served with 10DWR, but had been reported wounded and missing in action while serving with 9DWR near Arras in April, wrote to the German Red Cross asking for any information regarding her son.

A payment of £2 2s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. James William Clark (see 7^th June), who had been killed in action on 7^th June; the payment would go to his mother, Eliza.