Monday 6th May 1918

Billets at Cornedo Vicentino.

Pte. Willie Holmes (see 24^th April) was admitted to 24^th Casualty Clearing Station, suffering from dental caries.

At the Church School in Austwick a presentation of “a handsome silver wristlet watch” was made to 2Lt. Wilson Pritchard M.M. (see 1^st May) of the Army Cyclist Corps. According to a subsequent report, “The presentation on behalf of the villagers was made by the Rev. A. Ingilby, who said he was proud of the part which the Lieutenant had played. He was a man he was pleased to shake hands with. He then detailed the circumstances under which Second Lieutenant Pritchard won the Military Medal. Second Lieutenant Pritchard modestly claimed that he had only done his duty, and said that he should always value the beautiful present they had given him”.

Pte. Mark Beaumont (see 13^th April), who, being no longer fit for active service, had been serving with ‘E’ Provisional Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps was transferred to 169^th Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps.

Sir William Priestley, MP, wrote to the Infantry Record Office in regard to Pte. Claude Prosser (see 24^th October 1917), who was on indeterminate leave while awaiting the provision of an artificial arm. Priestley requested that Prosser be discharged from the Army as soon as possible.


Mary Davis, daughter of the late CSM James Davis MM (see 1^st May), died at the age of two years; the Army pension payable to CSM Davis’ widow, Charlotte, would therefore be reduced from £1 10s. 5d. per week to £1 5s. 5d., from the day following the child’s death.

CSM James Davis MM

Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton

Mrs. Elizabeth Dewhurst, sister-in-law of the late L.Cpl. Arthur Milner (see 20^th September 1917), who had been officially missing in action since 20^th September 1917, wrote to the War Office asking for information regarding her late brother-in-law’s will. She had been acting as guardian to his two children (Arthur’s wife had died in 1910) and she was enquiring whether this arrangement was to continue.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. John Buckley (see 20^th September 1917), who was presumed dead having been officially missing in action since September 1917; his mother, Sarah, was awarded 9s. per week.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Norman Holmes (see 2^nd April), who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; his widow, Hannah, was awarded 13s. 9d. per week.


A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. William James Horne (see 21^st February) who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; his widow, Agnes, was awarded £1 0s. 5d. per week.