Training continued. There was heavy
snow late afternoon and the conditions were described as being, “about the
coldest since December”. At 11.50pm a fire broke out in the Nissen hut which housed ‘B’ Company Officer’s Mess; no-one was injured.
Despite his recent minor brush with military discipline,
L.Cpl. Lionel Vickers (see 1st April) was now paid
in accordance with his rank, having previously been serving in that capacity
unpaid. The same confirmation of rank was also made in the case of LCpl. Edwin Lightfoot (see 28th March).
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L.Cpl Lionel Vickers (standing far left)
Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton
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Three days after being transferred to L Signals Battalion,
Royal Engineers Sgt. George Mitchell
(see 7th April) reverted
to Private at his own request.
Pte. John Onion (see 2nd March), serving in France with 2DWR, was wounded in action in fighting near Fampoux; he suffered severe wounds to his shoulder. The details of his treatment in France are unknown.
Pte. John Onion (see 2nd March), serving in France with 2DWR, was wounded in action in fighting near Fampoux; he suffered severe wounds to his shoulder. The details of his treatment in France are unknown.
Having been declared fit to resume office work on behalf of
the Army 2Lt. John Redington (see 16th March), took up a
post at the Army Recruiting Office in Wolverhampton. He was the younger brother
of Capt. Frank Redington MC (see 13th March); both men had
previously served as officers with 10DWR.
A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Fred Shackleton (see 29th July 1916), who had been officially ‘missing in action’ since July 1916; his mother, Sarah, was awarded 10s. per week.
A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Fred Shackleton (see 29th July 1916), who had been officially ‘missing in action’ since July 1916; his mother, Sarah, was awarded 10s. per week.
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