Friday 2nd June 1916

Bouvigny Huts

A quiet day, with further training carried out.

L.Sgt. William Alfred Walmsley Gaunt (see 24^th May) was admitted to 4^th Stationary Hospital at Arques, suffering from influenza.

Pte. Robert Cresswell (see 1^st June) was transferred from 69^th Field Ambulance to no.22 Casualty Clearing Station at Bruay;  he was suffering from haemorrhoids. 

L.Cpl. Walter Maynard Willis (see 12^th March) and Pte. Tom Lister Ellison (see 15^th May) departed for England on one weeks’ leave.

The weekly edition of the Craven Herald reported news of the latest despatch of parcels and the continuing fund-raising efforts of the “Comforts Fund”, organised by Geraldine Tunstill (see 7^th April):

COMFORTS FOR CAPTAIN TUNSTILL’S MEN

Mrs. H.G. Tunstill acknowledges with grateful thanks the following comforts for A Company, 10^th West Riding Regiment: Seven pairs socks from Grindleton, per Mrs. Ackernley; 18 pairs socks from Mrs. Tunstill, Aysgarth; 3 pairs socks, stationery, &c. from “A Friend of the Soldiers”, three shirts, 12 handkerchiefs, Oxo cubes, shaving soap, cocoa and £2 (monthly) Mrs. H.G. Tunstill, 36 pairs socks, Mrs. Ecroyd (Armathwaite); which have been sent with 2,500 cigarettes, 150 handkerchiefs, confectionery – from the Comforts Fund – this month. Now that Summer is coming people have not time for so much work, but socks, shirts and other comforts are greatly needed, much appreciated, and will be only too gladly acknowledged.