Tuesday 13th July 1915

Pte. Arthur Walton (see 5^th March) was reported as having ‘deserted His Majesty’s service’. A request would be made to the Leeds City Police to make enquiries at Pte. Walton’s home address and an officer would call on the 20^th to be told by Pte. Walton’s wife that her husband had ‘left home on the morning of the 19^th, stating that he was returning to his regiment’. Walton, however, would not in fact return and a new request would be issued to the Police on 2^nd August.

Pte. Ernest Wilson (11751) (see 30^th April) was reported ‘absent off pass’ from 11.55pm; he would return at 10pm the following day and, on the orders of Lt. Col. Hugh John Bartholomew, D.S.O., (see 29th June), would be confined to barracks for eight days and forfeit two days’ pay.

The father of 2Lt. Maurice Odell Tribe (see 3^rd March), Rev. Odell Newton Tribe died, aged 56.