Saturday 24th November 1917

Billets at Longare.

The day was cold and misty; remembered by Capt. William Norman Town (see 21^st November), as “a day of fog worthy of our native county”. The Battalion marched a further thirteen miles, going first north to Grumolo, before turning east, via Camisano and Carturo, to Grantorto. Here Capt. Town recalled, “the billeting Sergeant whose directions seemed somewhat vague until the billet was discovered to be at a farm where large vats betrayed the production of wine.  A sentry was put on the vats forthwith”.  Pte. Harold Charnock (see 23^rd November) also recalled that, “A good deal of care had to be exercised as to the wine of the country, stores of which were plentiful.  Much of it was new, strong and very harsh and the men did not realise its strength.  We had very few cases of drunkenness”.

Cpl. Thomas Robinson (16490) MM (see 8^th June) was placed under arrest on a charge of “disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer”; the details of the charge are unknown, but he would be found guilty eight days’ later and would be reduced to the rank of Private.

Pte. Thomas Henry Fearn (see 4^th July) was admitted via 69^th Field Ambulance and 38^th Casualty Clearing Station to 29^th Stationary Hospital in Cremona; he was suffering from scabies.

L.Cpl. Arthur Lund (see 27^th July), who had been in England since having been wounded in July, was discharged from hospital and posted to 3DWR at North Shields.

A grant of probate was issued respecting the affairs of the late 2Lt. Arthur Calvert Tetley (see 7^th June); administration of his estate, valued at £1,583 7s 4d. was granted to his father, Calvert Greenwood Tetley.