Saturday 26th January 1918

In Brigade Reserve at Pederiva

Overnight 26^th/27^th the Battalion would relieve 11WYR as the right battalion in the left sector of the Divisional front line. This sector ran from the area of Road 14 westwards to the western flank of the Montello, near Road 19. Three Companies and a further two platoons went into the front line proper, with the remaining two platoons in close support. Battalion HQ was at Ciano and the Transport Lines at Venegazzu.

Pte. Robert Russell (see 29^th October 1917) was evacuated to England suffering from nephritis; the circumstances under which he had been taken ill and the details of his treatment are unknown.

L.Cpl. Martin Reddington (see 23^rd September 1917) was admitted via 70^th Field Ambulance and 24^th Casualty Clearing Station to 66^th General Hospital, suffering from debility.

Pte. Thomas Henry Fearn (see 24^th November 1917) was discharged from 29^th Stationary Hospital in Cremona and posted to the Depot at Arquata Scrivia, en route to a return to active service.

Pte. Harry Hartley (see 29^th December 1917), serving in France with 8DWR, was transferred to 1^st Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers.

Pte. Harry Hartley

Pte. James Moran (see 21^st November 1917), serving in France with 4^th Labour Company, Labour Corps, was appointed (unpaid) Lance Corporal.

Lt. Charles Frederick Wolfe (see 23^rd November 1917), former Transport Officer to 10DWR, who had subsequently served with the Army Service Corps, was formally transferred to the ASC.

Pte. Frank Blakeborough (see 12^th November 1917) was posted from Northern Command Depot at Ripon to 3DWR at North Shields.

The War Office wrote requesting information regarding Pte. John William Midgley (see 20^th May 1917), who had been in hospital in Scotland having suffered wounds to his head and both legs in May 1917. The War Office now enquired whether he had “been discharged from the 1^st Scottish General Hospital, Aberdeen, and is sufficiently recovered to proceed to civil employment with Messrs. Hill, France and Gardner”.

A payment of £5 9s. 2d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. John William Henry Bower Clark (see 9th July 1917), who had been killed in action while serving in France with 8DWR in December 1916; the payment would be divided between his mother, Annie (£2 14s. 7d.) and brother Albert and married sisters Srah Walker and Martha Garside (18s. 2d. each).

A payment of £1 17s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Henry Cox (see 20^th September), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his mother, Eunice Smith.

A payment of 18s. 2d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Stanley Roebuck Hutton (see 20^th September), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Mary Alice. She would also receive a parcel of his personal effects, comprising of, “pocket wallet, photos, postcards, cigarette cards”.

A payment of £2 8d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Harold Jefferson (see 21^st September), who had been killed in action on 21^st September 1917; the payment would go to his mother, Ellen.

A payment of £3 2s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late L.Cpl. Herbert Horatio Millican (see 20^th September), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his mother, Emily. His mother would also receive a parcel of his personal effects, comprising of, “pocket Bible, photos, cards, 3 religious books, letters, 2 religious books”.

A payment of £4 18s. 9d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Hector Salembier (see 15^th June), who had been killed in action on 7^th June 1917; the payment would be directed to the Consul General of France, as Salembier’s family were French citizens from Croix, north-east of Lille, which was under German occupation.