Friday 12th January 1917

Winnipeg Camp

Training continued.

Pte. Jacob Carradice Green (see 27^th December 1916) who had been treated in hospital for ‘ICT’ (inflammation of connective tissue) in his leg, re-joined the Battalion.

Pte. Sydney Charles Nicholls (see 14^th September 1916), who had been evacuated to England suffering from trench fever four months earlier, appeared before an Army Medical Board. The Board found him unfit for further military service due to myalgia: “Occurred in June 16 on the Somme. Got rheumatism from laying so much in the wet. Pain right hip, right leg and right foot and across small of back. Lame. General health good. Not fit for military service because he cannot march. Damaged as a civilian by stiffness of hip and back (muscular).Result of exposure on active service. Permanent.” A final decision was deferred.

The weekly edition of the Craven Herald reported news of the death of Sgt. Thomas Moyle MM (see 7^th January).

STEETON MILITARY MEDALLIST KILLED - SERGEANT THOMAS MOYLE

Information reached Steeton yesterday (Thursday) morning of the death in action on the Western Front of Sergeant Thomas Moyle, of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moyle, Elmsley Street, Steeton, aged 28 years. The deceased soldier spent ten days' leave at home in December last, along with several other members of the same battalion, and the news of his death came as a great shock. He was the holder of the Military Medal, and the fact was recorded in our columns on October 27th last. He married 18 months' ago Miss Atkinson, daughter of Mr. Thos. Atkinson, contractor, Steeton, for whom very sincere sympathy is felt. Prior to the war, Sergeant Moyle was a twister in the employ of Messrs. John Clough and Sons, Steeton. He was at one time actively associated with the Steeton Football Club as an official and a player. 

Sgt. Thomas Moyle MM

Notice of the award of the Military Cross to 2Lt. Frederick Millward (see 28^th December 1916) appeared in the London Gazette. The decoration had been earned when Millward was severely injured during the trench raid carried out in November. The official citation recorded that, “Although severely wounded, he assisted another officer to force a passage through the enemy wire and continued to command his men. He was again wounded”.

A pension award was made in respect of the late L.Cpl. Albert Henry Nutter (see 6^th September 1916), who had been killed in action on 5^th July 1916; his widow, Ethel, was awarded 10s. per week.

L.Cpl. Albert Henry Nutter