Wednesday 18th August 1915

L.Cpl. Charles Thomas Mitchell (see 28^th April) was reported by Sgt. William Eley (see 30^th July), L.Cpls. Harry Waddington (see 19^th June) and Benjamin Hebblethwaite for ‘Insubordinate conduct to an NCO and obstructing an NCO in the execution of his duty’; on the orders of Lt.Col. Bartholomew he would be deprived of his Lance Corporal’s rank and revert to Private.

Pte. John Charles Brison Redfearn (see 11^th August) was promoted Lance Corporal. This was also the day on which Redfearn is recorded as having disembarked for service in France although the Battalion, along with the rest of 23^rd Division did not receive orders to embark for France until two days later. It is possible that as one of the Battalion scouts, Redfearn, with others, had been despatched early to prepare for the arrival of the main body of troops.

Gnr. John George Waggitt, arrived in England with 5^th Artillery Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force; they were to be based initially at Otterpool Camp, near Pymouth. John George Waggitt was the brother of Pte. Willie Waggitt (see 8^th August) who had recently been wounded in action and would, on his recovery, serve with Tunstill’s Company.