Wednesday 17th July 1918

Front line trenches north-west of Mount Kaberlaba.

Pte. James Frederick Palmer (see 16^th January 1917) suffered an accidental injury to his left foot while delivering water to the front line near Mount Kaberlaba. Palmer himself declared that, “I was going with a pack mule to the front line carrying water. As I was going along the mule track I lost my footing on a rock. This happened about 5pm.” There were no direct witnesses to the accident but Pte. Henry Lindley Harvey (see below) confirmed that, “I was going up the mule track at 5.15pm and found Pte. Palmer sitting down on the side of the track. He complained about his foot being bad, saying he had caught his foot on a rock coming down the track”. It is not clear what medical treatment Palmer received.

Pte. Henry Lindley Harvey was 19 years old and from Doncaster; in the absence of a surviving service record it has not been possible to establish when he had joined 10DWR.

Pte. Alfred Charles Dolphin (see 17^th June) was admitted via 69^th Field Ambulance and 29^th Casualty Clearing Station to 29^th Stationary Hospital in Cremona; he was suffering from “I.C.T.” (Inflammation of the connective tissue) to his left hand.

Pte. Albert Edward White (see 8^th July), who had been wounded on 15^th June, was transferred from  81^st General Hospital in Marseilles to 16^th Convalescent Depot, also in Marseilles.

Pte. William Baxter (see 15^th July), serving with 17^th Prisoner of War Company, was placed under arrest to await trial by Field General Court Martial. He would be charged with, “Quitting his post as escort without permission; drunkenness; escaping when in confinement”. At his trial on 29^th July he would be found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with hard labour (although nine months of the sentence would be remitted). A month later he would be admitted to no.1 Military prison in Rouen.
Lt. Robert Oswald Milligan (see 21^st June 1917), who had suffered severe injuries to his left arm on 7^th June 1917, was finally discharged from hospital following more than a year’s treatment. The details of his treatment and posting after discharge are unknown.

A payment of £2 5d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late L.Cpl. Luther Pickles (see 4^th February) who had been officially posted as missing in action since 7^th June 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Lily.