Saturday 9th March 1918

Billets at Biadene.

Pte. Charles Henry Russell (see 7^th March) was reported by Cpl. Alfred Sayer (see 11^th January) for ‘having an untidy bed’; on the orders of Capt. Dick Bolton MC (see 7^th March) he would be confined to barracks for three days.

Sgt. Joseph Patrick Melvin (see 18^th December 1917) was posted back to England to join 90^th Territorial Force Depot.

Sgt. Arthur Manks (see 1^st September 1917) was transferred from 10^th Battalion Royal Defence Corps to 161^st Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps.

At home in Liverpool, Florence Smallwood, wife of Pte. John Smallwood (see 5^th October 1917) gave birth to a daughter; the child would be named Josephine Beatrice.

At home in Kearsley, James Albert Longworth, the infant son of Pte. James Longworth (see 3^rd February), who was serving at the Trench Mortar School at the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia, died at the age of 13 days. His cause of death was stated simply to be ‘immaturity’.

Acting L.Cpl. John Widdup, serving with 322^nd Quarrying Company, Royal Engineers, returned to the UK on two week’s leave; he was the brother of 2Lt. Harry Widdup (see 8^th March).

A payment of £6 12s. 6d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late CSM Joseph Bona (see 17^th December 1917), who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; the payment would go to his father, Thomas.