Saturday 6th April 1918

Support trenches to the right Brigade near Malga Fassa on the forward slopes of Mount Kaberlaba.

The weather remained cold and wet, with showers of rain, sleet and snow.

Sgt. William Walker Rossall MM (see 4^th March) re-joined the Battalion from leave; the reason for his delayed return is unknown. 

Pte. Harry Barraclough MM (see 23^rd August 1917), serving with 23^rd Battalion  Machine Gun Corps (into which 69^th Machine Gun Company had been absorbed from 1^st April 1918), was admitted to 71^st Field Ambulance, suffering from ‘balinitis’ (inflammation of the head of the penis); he would be discharged and re-join his Battalion the following day.

Pte. Albert Edward White (see 22^nd January) was admitted via 71^st Field Ambulance to 23^rd Division Rest Station, suffering from from “I.C.T.” (inflammation of the connective tissue) to his left foot.

Ptes. Harry Clay (see 2^nd February) and Victor Hillam (see 28^th March) were posted back to France from 3DWR at North Shields; they would join 9DWR.

A payment of £3 5d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Fred Heppinstall (see 20^th September 1917), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Esther. She would also receive a parcel of her late husband’s personal effects, comprising of, “Bible, photos, letters, wallet”.

A payment of £2 8s. 6d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Thomas Wilcock (see 20^th September 1917), who had been killed in action on 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Ethel. She had been re-married three days previously and was now Mrs. Griffin. The pension award which had been due to commence with effect from 15^th April was now cancelled and Ethel was instead awarded a one-off gratuity payment of £35 15s. 

A pension award was made in the case of the late Sgt. Albert Edward Dury (see 16^th May 1917), who had been killed in action in October 1916; his mother, Sarah, was awarded 5s. per week, backdated to 1^st May 1917.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. William Beswick (see 6^th February), who had been killed in action in October 1917; his mother, Mary, was awarded 7s. 6d. per week.