Wednesday 7th August 1918

Billets at Cereda and Grumo.

The Battalion was engaged in training and on the rifle range.

Temporary, Medical Officer, Lt. E.J. Fisher (see 8^th July), left the Battalion; presumably Capt. Norman Robert Davis (see 8^th July) had returned from leave.

Pte. Charles Walton (see 31^st October 1917) was reported by Cpl. Mark Butler (see 25^th May) and Lt. Andrew Aaron Jackson (see 21^st June) as “absent from roll call at 9pm until reporting at 9.30pm’; on the orders of Capt. Dick Bolton MC (see 27^th July) he was to be confined to barracks for five days.

Pte. Harry Beaumont (29306) (see 25^th July) was transferred from 23^rd Division Rest Station to 62^nd General Hospital at Bordighera, near Ventimiglia; he was suffering from “I.C.T.” (inflammation of the connective tissue) to his neck.
Pte. Alfred Charles Dolphin (see 17^th July) was transferred from 29^th Stationary Hospital in Cremona to 62^nd General Hospital at Bordighera, near Ventimiglia; he was suffering from “I.C.T.” (Inflammation of the connective tissue) to his left hand.

Pte. Herbert Bibby (see 26^th July) was discharged from 24^th Casualty Clearing Station and posted to the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia.

Pte. Herbert Willis Pickles (see 29^th June), who was under treatment for gonorrhoea at Brighton Grove Military Hospital in Newcastle, was reported for ‘breaking out of hospital’ at 6pm; he would remain ‘absent without leave until 12.10am the following day and would be ordered to be deprived of seven days’ pay. Five days later he would be discharged from hospital and re-join 3DWR at North Shields.

Pte. William Henry Thornton (see 7^th August 1917), serving in England with the Army Pay Corps, was appointed Corporal.

Pte. Patrick Conley (see 23^rd June), serving in England with the Labour Corps, was posted to 303^rd Reserve Labour Company.

Acting L.Cpl. John Widdup (see 9^th March), serving with 322^nd Quarrying Company, Royal Engineers, had his rate of pay raised to ‘skilled rate’; he was the brother of 2Lt. Harry Widdup (see 21st March).