Saturday 31st August 1918

In Brigade reserve camp near Cavalletto.

Maj. Edward Borrow DSO (see 30^th August), wrote home to his wife (I am very grateful to Dr. Bendor Grosvenor for allowing me access to Maj. Borrow's letters), “It’s turned very cold up in these mountains the last two nights. We are on the bare side for a week and fuel is mighty scarce. Over the ridge – a mile away – there is plenty of it – in fact that slope is covered with trees - and a fire, even now in August, is badly needed”.

Maj. Edward Borrow DSO

L.Cpls. Martin Jackson (see 9^th July) and Victor Race MM (see 15^th March) were promoted Acting Corporal.
Pte. Joseph Binns (19614) (see 21^st March) and Ernest Mudd (see 15^th March) departed on seven days’ leave to Lake Garda.


Cpl. Harry Wood (see 26^th August), who was under treatment at 24^th Casualty Clearing Station having suffered severe wounds in the trench raid on 26^th August, was reported as being, ‘rather ill; temperature 102, pulse 106; flushed and breathing rapid’.

Pte. Walter Eary (see 19^th August) was transferred from 9^th Casualty Clearing Station to 62^nd General Hospital at Bordighera, near Ventimiglia; he had been treated for tonsillitis, but was now re-diagnosed as suffering from a ‘laryngeal tumour’.

Cpl. George Jellett (see 20^th May 1917), serving in France with 2DWR (it is not known when, or under what circumstances he had left 10DWR, but he had also served with 2^nd/6^th DWR), was wounded, suffering severe injuries to his right leg; he would be treated at 18^th General Hospital at Camiers, before being evacuated to England (details unknown) on 7^th September.

Pte. Herbert Holt (see 20^th June), serving in France with 2DWR, was wounded in action, suffering injuries to his right wrist.

Pte. Samuel Walker (see 6^th June), also serving with 2DWR, was initially reported wounded and missing but this report was cancelled and he was confirmed simply as having suffered wounds to his “upper arm and ear; mild”.

A payment of £8 16s. 9d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. James Tuddenham, known to all as ‘Tudd’ (see 31^st May), who had been killed in action on 30^th April while serving with 1^st/6^th DWR; the payment would go to his mother, Elizabeth.

Pte. James Tuddenham

Casualties for the month were officially recorded as being:

Killed                                 2

Accidentally killed           0

Died of wounds               0

Wounded                          5 officers and 46 other ranks

Accidentally wounded    0

Missing                              1 officer and 7 other ranks

The official cumulative casualty figures since arriving in France in August 1915 were thus:

Killed                                   279

Accidentally killed                5

Died of wounds                  21

Wounded                       1,368

Accidentally wounded     53

Missing                                189