Wednesday 1st January 1919

Billets at Morando

Pte. John Foster (see 16^th December 1918), serving in France with 2/7^th DWR, was evacuated to England from 32^nd Stationary Hospital at Wimereux, travelling onboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis; on arriving in England he would be admitted to 2/1^st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.

Pte. George Clegg (see 29^th July 1916) who had been taken prisoner in July 1916 and held at prison camps including Le Cateau, Gottingen and Cassel, was repatriated to England.

Pte. Stanley Barker DCM (see 19^th November 1918) was discharged from1^st Northern General Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, following treatment for scabies, and re-joined 3DWR at North Shields.

Pte. William Shirtcliffe Mallinson (see 8^th November 1918), who had been in England for the previous six weeks, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields.

L.Cpl. Martin Jackson (see 9^th November 1918), who had been in England for the previous two months, was posted to the Regimental Depot in Halifax.

2Lt. Sam Benjamin Farrant (see 23^rd December 1918) was officially released from the Army.

Pte. William Kershaw (12689) (see 7^th October 1915) was formally discharged from the Army as no longer for active service on account of ‘valvular disease of the heart; he was assessed as having suffered a 30% disability and was awarded an Army pension of 19s. 1d. per week. He had originally served with 10DWR but at some point (details unknown) had been transferred to the Labour Corps. In the absence of a surviving service record I am unable to establish any further details of his service.

The London Gazette published notice of four awards to officers and men of 10DWR. 2Lt. Edward Kent Waite MC (see 27^th October 1918) was awarded a bar to the Military Cross; 2Lt. George Clifford Sugden (see 14^th December 1918) was awarded the Military Cross; A/CSM Richard Everson (see 27^th October 1918), who had been killed on 27^th October 1918, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal; and  Cpl. Sidney Twine (see 26^th August 1918) was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.