Saturday 13th July 1918

Support positions near Cesuna.

Sgt. John William Wardman DCM, MM (see 11^th June) re-joined the Battalion from 23^rd Division Rest Station.

Sgt. John William Wardman DCM, MM

Image by kind permission of Paul Bishop

L.Cpl. Martin Reddington (see 13^th March) re-joined the Battalion from the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia.

Pte. John Thorp Newsome (see 2^nd February) was admitted to 23^rd Division Rest Station, suffering from diarrohea; he would be discharged and re-join the Battalion after three days.

L.Cpl. Harry Bailey (25248) (see 29^th June) was admitted via 69^th Field Ambulance and 9^th Casualty Clearing Station to 62^nd General Hospital at Bordighera, near Ventimiglia; he was suffering from jaundice.

Pte. Robert William Gough (see 29^th October 1917) departed on seven days’ leave to Lake Garda.

Pte. John Walter Gethen (see 12^th June), serving with 69^th Trench Mortar Battery, was discharged from 11^th General Hospital in Genoa and posted to the Convalescent Depot at Lido d’Albano.

Pte. James Kilburn (see 11^th June), who was being treated for influenza and boils at the Camp Hospital at Northern Command Depot at Ripon, was reported as “Breaking out of camp after roll call and remaining absent until apprehended, breaking in to camp, by the Provost Sergeant about 10.55pm” and also for, “Irregular conduct, ie giving a false name and number to the Provost Sergeant”; he would be ordered to be confined to barracks for eight days.

A payment of £10 9s. 6d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. George Binns (see 10^th May), who had been killed in action on 14^th April while serving with 1^st/4^th DWR; the payment would go to his father, George.

Pte. George Binns