Monday 4th February 1918

In billets between Crocetta and Biadene.

Another fine day.

Over the next few days the Battalion would be employed on working parties under the Royal Engineers and occupied in general training.

L.Cpl. Frederick William Warner (see 6^th December) was admitted to hospital (details unknown).

2Lt. William Jones MM (see 29^th May 1917), serving with 2^nd Battalion, Border Regiment, reported sick and left his Battalion (details unknown).

Pte. Matthew Woodward (see 3^rd January), serving with the Non-Combatant Labour Corps, was transferred to 297^th Labour Company.

Pte. James Thomas Sagar (see 1^st December 1917), who had been in England since suffering fractured ribs in an accident in October 1916, appeared before an Army Medical Board at Tynemouth. The Board recommended that he be discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service. He was granted a period of leave before reporting, on 16^th February, to Messrs. H. Pontifex and Sons Ltd, Farringdon Works, Birmingham, to take up munitions work. 

Pte. Archibald Louis Norris (see 16^th January), serving with 360^th Labour Company, was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service due to bronchitis; he was assessed as having a 40% disability and was awarded an Army pension of 16s. per week.

A payment of £2 6s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Willie Dracup (see 1^st October 1917), who had been killed in action on 1^st October 1917; the payment would go to his father, Harry.

A payment of £1 8s. 1d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Norman Holmes (see 18^th October), who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Hannah.

A pension award was made in the case of the late L.Cpl. Luther Pickles (see 7^th June 1917) who had been officially posted as missing in action since 7^th June 1917; his widow, Lily, was awarded 22s. 11d. per week for herself and her two children.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Francis Seed (see 19^th January), who had been killed in action on 7^th June 1917; his widow, Ann, was awarded 22s. 11d. per week for herself and her two children.