Tuesday 8th July 1919

Capt. Gilbert Tunstill (see 23^rd March), serving with 3DWR, completed and signed his Protection Certificate, preparatory to his being released from the Army; he completed the paperwork at the Prees Heath Dispersal Centre.

Monday 7th July 1919

Pte. John Chadwick Taylor (see 13^th April), serving with 8^th Yorks. and Lancs. at Fiume, was admitted to hospital (cause unknown); he would be discharged and return to duty after six days.

A pension award was made in the case of the late L.Cpl William Rawnsley, MM (see 1st November 1917) who had died of wounds in November 1916; his father, Kendal, was awarded 7s. per week, backdated to 25^th January.

Thursday 6th July 1919

A/Sgt. Fred Greenwood MM (24522) (see 30^th May), who was on attachment to 505^th Prisoner of War Company at San Bonifacio, departed for England on two weeks’ leave.

Pte. William Herbert Websdale (see 30^th March), serving in Fiume with 8^th Yorks. and Lancs., was posted back to England for demobilization.

Pte. Fred Sutcliffe (see 14^th February), serving with 3DWR at Pembroke Dock, was reported as having been ‘absent off special leave; he was admonished, but suffered no further punishment.

Sgt. Bert Lockwood was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. In the absence of a surviving service record I am unable to make a positive identification of this man or to establish any details of his military service beyond the fact that he had originally served with 9DWR, first going out to France with his Battalion in July 1915, before being transferred (date and circumstances unknown) to 10DWR.

Saturday 5th July 1919

Nothing to report regarding the men of 10DWR.

Friday 4th July 1919

Nothing to report for 10DWR.

Thursday 3rd July 1919

Pte. John Whitham (see 20^th March), who had returned to England after serving in India with 1^st Garrison Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.


A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Bramwell Thompson (see 27^th October 1918), who had been officially reported ‘missing in action’ in action in October 1918; his mother, Sarah, was awarded 8s. per week.

Wednesday 2nd July 1919

While serving with the Irish Guards at Caterham, Surrey Pte. Michael Cooney MM (see 19^th September 1918) (it is not known when, or under what circumstances he had been transferred from 10DWR) was tried by Field General Court Martial on a charge of desertion; he was found guilty and was sentenced to 28 days detention.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Oliver Stancliffe (see 4^th May 1917) who had been killed in the German shelling of Ypres in January 1917; his father, Charles, was awarded 5s. per week, backdated to 6^th November 1918.