Wednesday 4th September 1918

In Brigade reserve in huts near Monte Pau.

Cpl. Stanley Vyvyan Golledge (see 26^th August) was promoted Acting Sergeant.

Pte. Ralph Pocock Crease (see 17^th March) was promoted Acting Corporal.

A/L.Cpl. Robert William Gough (see 6^th August) began to be paid according to his rank, having previously held the post unpaid.

Pte. Francis Barrett (see 28^th July) was appointed (unpaid) Lance Corporal.

Pte. Jonas Yoxall (see 20^th August), who had been wounded on 20^th August, suffering shrapnel wounds to his forehead, was transferred from 11^th General Hospital at Genoa to the Convalescent Depot at Lido d’Albano.

Ptes. Thomas James Hogben (see 1^st July) and John O’Gara (see ???), who had been wounded  in June, were evacuated to England; the details of their treatment in England are unknown..

Cpl. William Foulds (see 25^th June), who had been suffering from swollen glands in his neck, was evacuated to England from 81^st Stationary Hospital in Marseilles. On arrival in England he would be admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. Having been admitted he would be operated on: “an incision was made and pus evacuated and hot fomentations applied”. 

Pte. Charles Grant (see 5^th July 1917) was evacuated to England; he was suffering from chronic conjunctivitis, but the details of his treatment are unknown.

A grant of £104 3s. 4d. was authorised, to be paid to 2Lt. Billy Oldfield MM (see 19^th August), who had been severely wounded in April while serving in France with 1^st/4^th DWR and was still at 2^nd Northern General Hospital in Leeds.

2Lt.Billy Oldfield MM

Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton

A payment of £1 19s. 4d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Alfred Hirst (see 7th May), who was presumed dead having been officially missing in action since 20^th September 1917; the payment would go to his mother, Elizabeth.

A further payment, of £1 1s. 8d. was authorised, being an additional amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. William James Horne (see 6th May) who had been killed in action on 18^th October 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Agnes.

Letters of administration were issued in regard to the estate of the late Capt. Leo Frederick Reincke (see 3^rd December 1917); administration of the estate, valued at £127 0s. 3d. was granted to Capt. Reincke’s father, Leopold.