Sunday 8th December 1918

Billets at Arzignano

The second day of the Battalion sports was completed with the finals of the 100 yards and the quarter mile; an obstacle race and a sack race; 220-yard handicap races for officers and also a similar event for warrant officers; a veteran’s 100 yards handicap; a Company tug o’war event; and the programme concluded with a handicap race for members of the Battalion band. 

Pte. Joseph Blackburn (29722) (see 11^th October) re-joined the Battalion from 23^rd Division Rest Station.

Ptes. Ernest Ashness (see 18^th October) and James Grubb (see 28^th July) were admitted to 23^rd Division Rest Station, suffering from scabies; both would be discharged to duty after six days.

Ptes. William Harper (25972) MM (see 18^th October), Herbert Jacklin (see 20^th August), Harry Orchard (see 29^th October 1917), John Perrin (see 5^th June), Fred Teal (see 2^nd July) and George Wheatley (see 4th October) departed on two weeks’ leave to England.

Pte. William Henry Bray (see 22^nd October) was discharged from the Convalescent Depot at Lido d’Albaro, near Genoa and posted to to the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia. 

At her home in Shipley, Mrs. Annie Smith, wife of Pte. Tom Smith (see 20^th September), died from influenza and pneumonia; she was 26 years old.