Wednesday 19th July 1916

Molliens au Bois

Rest and training continued.

Pte. George Edward Bush (see 5^th July), who had been wounded two weeks previously, died of his wounds at 38^th Casualty Clearing Station at Heilly and was buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, near the village of Mericourt-l’Abbe.

Pte. Reginald Hancock (see 10^th July), who had been severely wounded in the chest during the advance on Contalmaison was transferred from a Canadian Hospital at Etaples to 2^nd Western General Hospital in Manchester.

CSM Alfred Lodge (see 5^th July), who had been severely wounded in the actions around Horseshoe Trench, was evacuated to England and admitted to Bath War Hospital.

CSM Alfred Lodge

Major Lewis Ernest Buchanan (see 17^th April) who had been in England since February, having been taken ill whilst home on leave, reported for duty with 11^th (Reserve) Battalion DWR at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase, Staffs.

Pte. George Richard Goodchild (see 8^th May), serving in England with 3DWR, was promoted (unpaid) Lance Corporal; he would later serve with Tunstill’s Company.

Pte George Richard Goodchild, pictured with his wife.

(Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton)

The Times, which two days earlier had carried an obituary of Capt. Herbert Montagu Soames Carpenter (see 17^th July), who had been killed in action on 5^th July, now confirmed the death of Carpenter’s sister, Marion (see 15^th July). Their report stated that, “The news of the death of Captain H.M.S. Carpenter, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, killed in action on July 6 (sic.) so affected his eldest sister, Miss Marion Carpenter, that she has died also. Captain Carpenter was the eldest son of Major and Mrs. Herbert Carpenter, of Fleurbaix, Esher.

Capt. Herbert Montagu Soames Carpenter

(Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton)