Saturday 22nd December 1917

Front line trenches on the Montello.

Snow and rain fell throughout the day.

Pte. Hiram Tasker (see 16^th December) was admitted via 70^th Field Ambulance to 23^rd Divisional Rest Station, suffering from trench foot.

Pte. John Edward Scott (see 2^nd November), serving with 2/7^th DWR, was sentenced to five days’ Field Punishment no.2, having been reported for “not complying with an order”.

Pte. John Edward Atkinson (see 9^th December), who was on home leave from 17^th Labour Company, Labour Corps, was admitted to Halifax Military Hospital, suffering from bronchitis. He would be discharged within a few days and would return to France on 1^st January.

Pte. Arthur Chapman (see 1^st December 1916), who had been severely wounded in November 1916, suffering a compound fracture of the right femur and fibula, was formally discharged from the Army, with the award of the Silver War Badge. He was also awarded a pension of 27s. 6d. for four weeks, reducing thereafter to 8s. 3d. per week, to be reviewed in a year’s time.

A payment of £42 15s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late 2Lt. Donald Halliday Lyon (see 22^nd October) who had been killed in action on 20^th September.

2Lt. Donald Halliday Lyon

A payment of £1 18s. 1d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Harry Hey (25170) (see 23^rd September), who had died of wounds on 23^rd September; the payment would go to his mother, Lily. She would also received a package of his personal effects comprising of, “card-case, photos, note-case, letters, book, disc, comb, thimble, New Testament, lock, buttons, tags, thread”.