Tuesday 24th April 1917

Scottish Camp, south-west of Brandhoek

Conditions remained fine and warm and the Battalion was engaged in training and route marching.

Pte. Michael Edward McCuen (known as ‘Teddy’) (see 16^th April), who had been severely wounded a week earlier and had had his right arm amputated, died of wounds at 2^nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Sidings. He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery which served the complex of medical facilities at Remy Sidings.

Pte. John Edward Smith (see 19^th October 1916) was reported by Sgt. Herbert Parkin (see 4^th March), and Lt. John William Headings (see 23^rd February) for, “Irregular conduct, ie absent from Regimental workshops from 1.15pm to 5.30pm’; on the orders of Capt. Edgar Stanton (see 5^th April) he would incur no sanction having returned to duty.

2Lt. John Selby Armstrong Smith (see 22^nd January), who had previously served with 10DWR, but was now with 9DWR was reported wounded and missing in action after an attack on German lines near Monchy-le-Preux, east of Arras. Also wounded in the same action was Pte. Gilbert Bell (see 8^th July 1916) who had been posted to 9DWR after having recovered from shellshock suffered while serving with 10DWR on the Somme in July 1916.

A payment of £1 18s 2d was authorised, being the amount outstanding in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Frank Oddy Waddington (see 14^th November 1916) who had died of wounds in November 1916; the payment would go to his father, Craven.

A pension award was made in the case of the late, Pte. Harry Shaw (12316) (see 21^st February), who had died from pulmonary TB in February; his widow, Sarah, was awarded 18s. 9d. per week.