Monday 21st January 1918

In Brigade Reserve at Pederiva

Cpl. William Dennison MM (see 30^th October 1917) was arrested on a charge of having been drunk; he was placed in detention to await trial by Field General Court Martial.

Ptes. Clarence Hubert Bolt (see 7^th January), Robert Clarke (see 29^th October 1917), John Collins (see 6^th October 1917) and James Percival (see 29^th October 1917) were reported by 2Lt. William Johnson Simpson (see 4^th January) and CQMS Hubert Charles Hoyle (see 25^th November 1917) for ‘creating a disturbance after lights out’; on the orders of Maj. James Christopher Bull MC (see 1^st January) they were to be confined to barracks for two days.

Pte. Andrew Davidson (see 29^th October 1917) was admitted to 70^th Field Ambulance suffering from scabies; he would be discharged to duty three days later, but would not actually re-join the Battalion for a further three weeks.

Pte. William Henry Bray (see 29^th October 1917) was transferred to “A.P.M. 23^rd Division” (I am, as yet, unable to identify the meaning of the abbreviation).

Pte. Charley Norman (see 7^th June 1917), who had spent seven months at 9^th British Red Cross Hospital at Calais having suffered severe wounds on 7^th June 1917, including a compound fracture of his left forearm and injuries to his shoulder, was evacuated to England; he travelled onboard the Hospital Ship, Newhaven. Details of his treatment in England are unknown.

Pte. John Longmire (see 23^rd September), who had been in England since having been wounded on 20^th September 1917, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields.

Pte. Tom Darwin (see 11^th January), who had been in England since having been wounded on 7^th June 1917, was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service. He was awarded a pension of 27s. 6d. for four weeks, reducing thereafter to 16s. 6d. and to be reviewed in a years’ time.

A payment of £8 2s. 2d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. James Tunnicliffe (see 20^th September 1917), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his father, James.

A parcel of the personal effects of the late Sgt. Luke Dawson (see 20^th September 1917) was despatched to his mother, Sarah. The parcel comprised of, “watch, chain, matchbox, rosary, 2 wallets, photos, letter, cards, cigarette case, 2 coins (2d.)”. There would be no payment on Sgt. Dawson’s account as there had been a debit balance of £2 1s. at the time of his death.

Sgt. Luke Dawson (standing, left)

A payment of £2 2s. 10d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Joseph Henry Woodcock (see 30^th September 1917), who had died of wounds on 30^th September 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Ethel. She would also receive a parcel of his personal effects, comprising of, “disc, letters, photos, cards, purse, cigarette case (metal), knife, 9ct. gold ring, 1 button, pocket book, small note book, small key”.