Saturday 28th December 1918

Billets at Morando

Pte. William Smart (see 14^th July) completed and signed his ‘Statement as to disability’ form, which was a precursor to his being posted back to England. The completed form, which confirmed that he did not claim to have suffered any disability in service, was witnessed by Capt. Paul James Sainsbury (see 24^th December).

Pte. Matthew Woodward (see 4^th May), serving in France with 297^th Labour Company, Labour Corps, departed for England on demobilization leave; once in England he would be transferred to 16^th Labour Company.

Pte. Thomas Walter Mellin (see 9^th October), who had been evacuated to England in October, was reported “absent from hospital leave at tattoo” in North Shields; he would return to duty two days later and would be ordered to undergo two days’ Field Punishment no.2 and to forfeit two days’ pay.

Pte. Stanley Sykes (see 27^th November), who had been in England for the previous month after suffering from jaundice, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields.