Wednesday 27th November 1918

In billets at Montecchia di Crosara and Grumolo.  

A/RQMS Edgar Shuttleworth (see 6^th October) relinquished his acting appointment and reverted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant, ‘D’ Company. It seems likely that RQMS Frank Stephenson (see 6^th October) had returned from his stay in hospital, but in the absence of a surving service record for RQMS Stephenson, this cannot be confirmed.

Pte. Sidney Powdrill (see 5^th September), serving with 69^th Trench Mortar Battery, was admitted via 69^th Field Ambulance to 23^rd Division Rest Station, suffering from bronchitis; he would be discharged and return to duty after one week.

A/Sgt. Thomas Anthony Swale (see 27^th October) and Ptes. Frederick Abbot (see 10^th October), John Charles Clarke (see 29^th October) and Stanley Sykes (see 28^th September) were evacuated to England, travelling onboard the Hospital Ship Grantully Castle. The details of A/Sgt. Swale’s and Pte. Sykes’ treatment in England are unknown, but Pte. Abbot would be admitted to hospital in Exeter and Pte. Clarke would be admitted to the University War Hospital in Southampton.

Pte. Richard Henry Harris (see 4^th October) was transferred from 16^th Convalescent Depot in Marseilles to the Stationary Hospital in the same city, suffering from scabies.

Pte. John James Goodship (see 18^th October) who had been taken prisoner during the trench raid on 21^st June, was one of a number of British prisoners identified as having been released from captivity in Austria and posted to British GHQ, Italy.

Pte. James Edward Haley (see 31^st December 1916), who had been taken prisoner on 29^th July 1916, was one of a number of British prisoners who were re-patriated to England. He would be posted to the Regimental Depot at Halifax, but would be immediately granted two months’ leave.

Sgt. Ronald Jeckell (see 31^st December 1917) and Pte. John Henry Crawshaw (see 2^nd August), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, were posted back to France to join 2DWR. However, a week later Sgt. Jeckell would be re-posted to re-join 10DWR and Pte. Crawshaw would be posted to 1^st/7^th DWR.

L.Cpl. Arthur Lund (see 17^th September), serving at Northern Command Depot at Ripon, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields.

Capt. Alfred Percy Harrison MC (see 6^th June), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, appeared before a further Army Medical Board; he had been re-classified as medical category C1 and therefore suitable only for service at home.

A payment of 8s. 7d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. William Barber (see 11^th September), who had died of wounds on 11^th September; the payment would go to his widow, Ellen.

The Infantry Records Office in York wrote to the father of the late Pte. Hector Salembier (see 26^th January), who had been killed in action on 7^th June 1917. Hector Salembier snr. had written enquiring about his son having returned to his home following the armistice. The letter confirmed that, “I deeply regret to inform you that your son was killed in action at Ypres on 7.6.1917. His place of burial has not yet been received in this office, but, immediately this comes to hand, the particulars will be forwarded to you”.