Monday 19th June 1916

Billets at Enquin-les-Mines

Further training continued, with the weather remaining good. The Brigade took part in Divisional manoeuvres, with the emphasis on attacking trenches, in anticipation of the Division’s involvement in forthcoming operations.

Pte. Thomas Anthony Swale (see 17^th June), who was one of the draft which had arrived only two days previously, was promoted Lance Corporal.

Cpl. Maurice Harcourt Denham (see 20^th May), re-joined the Battalion from 23^rd Infantry Base Depot at Etaples, where he had been following recent medical treatment.

Pte. John William Addison (see 13^th June) re-joined the Battalion from 34^th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples. 

Pte. Joseph Alfred Formby (see 9^th June), who had been wounded ten days’ previously, was discharged from 2^nd General Hospital in Le Havre and posted to one of the convalescent depots; he would subsequently (date and details unknown) re-join 10DWR.

Pte. Edmund Peacock (see 14^th June) was discharged to duty with 9DWR, having spent the previous two weeks in hospital suffering from trench fever and myalgia; he had originally been a member of Tunstill’s Company but had been invalided back to England having been wounded in November 1915 and subsequently posted to 9DWR. 

Pte. Frank Hargrave (see 26^th May), who had originally served with Tunstill’s Company, but latterly with 9DWR, re-joined his Battalion from the Infantry Base Depot at Etaples, following a seven-week spell in hospital.

The parents of 2Lt. Samuel Lawrence Glover who had been officially posted as missing in action since January (see 14^th June) wrote in acknowledgement of the recent confirmation of their son’s death: “Mr. and Mrs. J. Glover present their compliments to the Military Secretary and wish to thank him for the kindly tone of his letter though it contained the very sad notice of their son’s death. They will be most grateful to have further details if any come to hand later. They also wish to express their thanks for the kind message of sympathy from the Army Council”.

2Lt. Samuel Lawrence Glover

L.Cpl. George Liddemore (see 15^th February) was formally discharged from the army on grounds of sickness. He had been posted back to England having been taken ill in February. It is unclear what happened to George after the war, other than that he died in 1973.

A payment of £68 5s. was authorised, being the amount outstanding in pay and allowances for the late 2Lt. Harry Thornton Pickles (see 12^th May).

2Lt. Harry Thornton Pickles