Monday 23rd December 1918

Billets at Morando

A/CSM Alfred Dolding (see 30^th October) was confirmed in his rank as Warrant Officer Class II and Company Sergeant Major.

L.Cpl. Harold Bray (18231) (see 9^th June) was promoted Lance Sergeant.

2Lt. Sam Benjamin Farrant (see 27th October), Sgt. Joseph Maddison MM (see 13^th March) and Ptes. James Barker (25964) (see 5^th July), Israel Burnley (see 25^th February 1918), Edwin Collins (see below), John Craven (see 23^rd March), John Walter Gethen (see 13^th December) and John Griffiths (see 17^th November) left the Battalion en route to England in preparation to be demobilised. They would sail to England from Cherbourg on 28^th December, onboard the La Marguerite and, on arrival, would be posted to Northern Command Depot at Ripon. 

Edwin Collins had been an original member of the Battalion, but in the absence of a surviving service record I am unable to make a positive identification of this man or to establish any details of his military service.

Sgt. Harold Howlett (see 1^st September) was admitted to 69^th Field Ambulance, suffering from jaundice.

Capt. Hugh William Lester MC (see 3^rd November), serving in France as Brigade Major to 11^th Infantry Brigade, departed on two weeks’ leave to England; his leave would subsequently be extended to 16^th January.

L.Cpl. Alfred John Davis (see 18^th May), serving in France with 179^th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, was posted back to England for demobilization.

Pte. Charles Edward Lund (see 29^th November) was discharged from 2^nd Western General Hospital in Manchester; he would have ten days’ leave before reporting to 3DWR at North Shields.

Capt. Alfred Percy Harrison MC (see 27^th November), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, wrote to the War Office, 

“I have the honour to request that my application for a wound gratuity may be reconsidered. I was wounded in the foot and leg by bullet on 7^th June 1917 and was in hospital until 6^th June 1918 as a result of these wounds. My medical category at the present date is still C1 from the same cause. My last medical board was held on 27^th November 1918. On referring to article 645 of the Royal Pay Warrant it appears that I am eligible for wound gratuity”.

Four days later Capt. Harrison would appear before a further Army Medical Board at Tynemouth which would find his condition to be unchanged and instruct him to continue serving with 3DWR.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. Matthew Henry Jubb (see 10^th April), who had been officially missing in action since 10^th April, while serving with 1^st/4^th DWR; his widow, Annie, was awarded 13s. 9d. per week.