Monday 9th July 1917

Billets in the Steenworde area.

After the rain of the previous day, fine weather returned

A/Sgt. Walter Appleby (see 9^th June) was confirmed in his rank. L.Cpl. Wilfred Clarkson (see 25^th June) was promoted Corporal. Ptes. Mark Butler (see 28^th May), Fred Wilson Fawcett (see 23^rd February) and Martin Reddington (see 31^st May) were promoted (unpaid) Lance Corporal.

Pte. William Franklin (see 5^th July), who had joined the Battalion just four days previously, was reported as having been “dirty on parade”; he was reported by Sgt. Richard Everson (see 16^th May), and was sentenced to three days confined to barracks. Pte. Leonard Hurley (see 25^th March) was reported by Cpl. George Heeley (see 28^th June) for having a “dirty rifle when dismounting guard”; he was to undertake three extra guard duties. Both punishments were on the orders of Capt. Bob Perks DSO (see 1^st July),

Pte. Richard Marsden (see 3^rd June), who had been wounded six days previously, was evacuated  from 3^rd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Boulogne, travelling to England onboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis.

A payment of £2 11s. 6d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Richard Field (see 19^th May); the payment would go to his widow, Minnie.


A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. John William Henry Bower Clark (see 16^th December 1916), who had been killed in action while serving in France with 8DWR in December 1916; his mother, Annie, was awarded 12s. 6d. per week.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Sydney Fox (see 9^th May 1917), who had been killed in the German shelling of Ypres in January; his widow, Rosina, was awarded 13s. 9d. per week.