Thursday 28th November 1918

In billets at Montecchia di Crosara and Grumolo.  

Starting out at 7.15am. the Battalion marched nine miles north-east, via Terrossa and Montebello Vicentino to billets at Arzignano.

Pte. Herbert Archer (see 27^th October), who had been wounded on 27^th October, was evacuated to England; the details of his treatment are unknown.

Pte. John Smallwood (see 21^st October) was posted back to England; in the absence of a more complete service record, it has not been possible to establish the reason for his posting, but it may be that he had been wounded in the actions in late October.

Pte. Arthur Clarke (see 10^th November), who had been taken ill whilst on home leave, re-joined the Battalion.

Pte.  John Wright Pollard (see 16^th November) was admitted to 71^st Field Ambulance, suffering from influenza; he would be discharged and re-join the Battalion after one week.

Pte. James Henry Lomax (see 20^th November) was admitted via 70^th Field Ambulance to one of the local Casualty Clearing Stations, suffering from influenza; he would be discharged and re-join the Battalion after one week.

Pte. Douglas Mercer (see 10^th November) was discharged from 38^th Stationary Hospital in Genoa and posted to the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia.

2Lt. Norman Roberts MM (see 4^th May), who had been taken prisoner on 24^th March while serving with the Machine Gun Corps, was one of a number of British officers who were re-patriated to England onboard the SS Viper. Having returned to England he would be promoted Lieutenant.

Pte. Patrick Sweeney (see 8^th November) was discharged from 30^th General Hospital in Calais and returned to 7^th Military Prison at Les Attaques near Calais, where he was serving a sentence of 15 years’ penal servitude.

A/Cpl. Rowland Firby (see 3^rd August), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, reverted to the rank of Private and was posted back to France; he was originally due to join 2DWR, but would instead be posted to 13DWR.

Lt. John Keighley Snowden (see 19^th July), who had been detached from 3DWR, and serving as an “assistant instructor with a British Military Mission” (details unknown), relinquished his appointment.

Pte. John Dinsdale (see 17^th May) was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service on account of; in the absence of a surviving record it has not been possible to establish when he had been wounded or when he had left 10DWR. He was assessed as having suffered a 20% disability and was awarded the Silver War Badge and an Army pension of 8s. per week.

Pte. John Edward Dolan (see 12^th June 1916) was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit due to wounds. Having been wounded in June 1916 while serving in France with 10DWR he had been transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps, but in the absence of a surviving service record it has not been possible to establish any details of his service.

Pte. Albert Moore (see 15^th June), who had been formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class W, to resume his civil employment, wrote to the War Office, “In regard to one month’s furlough and ration allowance to which I am entitled having been transferred to Class W Army Reserve, June 15^th 1918. Hoping you will give my case early consideration”.

George Milner, father of Pte. George Edward Milner (see 27^th November 1917), who had been officially missing in action for the previous year, after serving with 2/7^th DWR, wrote to the War Office: “I have not heard of Pte. George E. Milner since he was at Ripon about November last. I should like to know something”. The War Office would reply that Pte. Milner was indeed officially missing in action and that they had informed next of kin in December 1917.

A payment of £5 1s. 10d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Noah Davis (see 1^st September), who had died of pneumonia and jaundice on 1^st September; the payment would go to his widow, Helena.