Monday 28th January 1918

Front line trenches on the Montello, between roads 14 and 19.

The case of Pte. Reginald Dayson (see 18^th January) who had recently been convicted on a charge of, “when on active service leaving his post without orders from his superior officer” and sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude, was reviewed by Maj. Genl. Sir J. M. Babington KCMG, commanding 23^rd Division. His decision was to remit five years of Dayson’s sentence.

Ex-Tunstill’s Man, Dvr. Arthur Overend (see 21^st October 1917), now serving in France with the ASC, and attached to 57^th Division, was confirmed as having been “tested as a ‘wheeler’ and in every way has been found competent to act as such; being graded 3^rd Class”.

2^nd/6^th DWR was disbanded in France, necessitating the transfer of a number of ex-10DWR men. L.Cpl. John Dalby (see 15^th December 1917) was promoted Corporal and transferred to 2^nd/4^th DWR. L.Cpl. Thomas Lloyd (see 23^rd December 1917), on attachment from 2^nd/6^th DWR to 457^th Field Company, Royal Engineers, was transferred to 2^nd/7^th DWR. Cpl. Joseph Dunn (see 29^th October 1917), L.Cpl.  James Edward Simpson (see 7^th September 1917), and Ptes. William Henry Gray (see 29^th December 1917), John Oldfield Greenwood (see 29^th December 1917) and Fred Kershaw (see 30^th July), were also re-posted from 2^nd/6^th DWR to 2^nd/7^th DWR.

Pte. Ernest Fozard (see 10^th September 1917), who had also been serving with 2^nd/6^th DWR, was posted back to England.

Capt. Herbert Sparling MC (see 18^th January), who had been severely wounded on 18^th October 1917, having his left leg amputated below the knee, was declared permanently unfit for any further military service, other than category Cii. He was awarded a wound gratuity of £250. His case would be re-considered in six months.

Pte. Harry Bradley (see 9^th January), who had been wounded on 4^th October 1916, was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service. He was awarded a pension of 27s. 6d. per week for four weeks, reducing to 22s. and to be reviewed in one year.

A payment of £3 14s. 8d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Meggison Bonass (see 21^st September 1917), who had died of wounds on 21^st September 1917; the payment would be divided in three equal shares to his mother Sophia, his sister, Laura and Miss Ethel Clark, who had presumably been his sweetheart.

A payment of £3 18s. 4d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. John Driver (see 18^th October 1917), who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Mabel.

Image by kind permission of Andy Wade and MenOfWorth

A payment of £2 4s. 3d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Arthur Hird (see 22^nd September 1917), who had died of wounds on 22^nd September 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Margaret. She would also receive a parcel of his personal effects, comprising of, “disc, photos, ring, 5 religious medallions, 2 religious books, rosary, cigarette case, cap badge, note book”.