Thursday 18th April 1918

Front line trenches between San Sisto and Poslen.

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

Pte. John William Procter (see 30^th October 1917) was admitted to 71^st Field Ambulance suffering from diarrhoea; he would be discharged to duty and re-join the Battalion after four days.

Genl. Sir Herbert Plumer’s despatch (subsequently published in the London Gazette of 30^th May) included mention of three offciers and two men of 10DWR: Capt. Leonard Norman Phillips MC (see 25^th December 1917), Lt. Cyril William Wildy (see 4^th January), Lt. Stanley Reginald Wilson (see 19^th December 1917), L.Cpl. William (Billy) Hoyle MM (see 17^th December 1917) and Pte. Richard Cleasby Chorley (see 9^th April), who was currently attached to 223^rd Employment Company. There was also mention of Pte. Wilson Hepworth (see 26^th February), on attachment to 23^rd Division HQ.

Attempts were made to ascertain the whereabouts of the surviving relatives of Cpl. John Matthewson Richard Grieves (see 7^th June 1917), who had been reported wounded and missing on 7^th June 1917. According to a report by the P.S. Major of the Metropolitan Police, “I beg to report that, having enquired at 18 Coin Street, Stamford Street, I was informed by a Mrs. Wilmott (landlady at the above address) the Mr. J.H. Grieves was a friend of her husband and only had letters addressed there. She also stated that Grieves’ wife died a few years ago, also his father, and that the only near relative living was a Mr. George Salvage of 9 Stormont Road, Lavender Hill (father-in-law)”. Further enquiries were then made and two days later another report stated that, “having made enquiries at 9 Stormont Road, Lavender Hill, I was informed by Mr. George Salvage that his son-in-law, J.H. Grieves, is dead and the nearest relative to J.M.R. Grieves is his sister, Miss R. Grieves, residing at  22 Upper Street”.

A payment of £1 4s. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Arthur Greenwood (see 20^th June), who had been killed in action on 7^th June 1917; the payment would go in equal shares to his married sister, Emily Robertshaw, and his half brother, James.