Friday 24th January 1919

Billets at Grumolo and Montecchia di Crosara

Ptes. James Henry Innes (see 18^th December 1918), George Mather (see 5^th January), Arnold Robson (see 4^th April 1918) and Robert Wilson MM (see 18^th October 1918) completed and signed their ‘Statement as to disability’ forms, which were a precursor to their being posted back to England. The completed forms, which confirmed that they did not claim to have suffered any disability in service, were witnessed, for Innes by Capt. John Edward Lennard Payne DSO, MC (see 22^nd January); for Mather and Robson by Lt. Stanley Reginald Wilson (see 18^th April 1918); and for Wilson by Capt. Paul James Sainsbury (see 18^th January) .

2Lt. Stephen Brown Airey (see 19^th April 1918), CSM Alfred Dolding (see 17^th January), Cpl. Frank Revell (see 30^th October 1918), L.Cpl. William (Billy) Hoyle MM (see 15^th January) Ptes. William Henry Cleaver (see 16^th January), Bertie Gooch (see 17^th January), John William Holroyd (see 15^th January), George Ingle (see 15^th January), Richard William Johnson (see 17^th January), John William Procter (see 17^th January), Harry Squire (see 16^th January), Matthew Stone (see 9^th December 1918), Tom Wade (see 26th August 1918) and Charley Wadsworth (see 16^th January) were posted to England to be demobilized. Airey, Revell and Hoyle would be formally demobilized from North Camp, Ripon; Dolding and Cleaver from Wimbledon; Gooch from Thetford; Holroyd, Ingle, Squire, Stone and Wadsworth from Clipstone; and Johnson from Chiseldon.

2Lt. Archibald (Archie) Allen (see 31^st July 1918), who had left the Battalion after suffering severe shrapnel injuries to his left arm and chest on 21^st June 1918, appeared before an Army Medical Board assembled at 1^st Southern General Hospital in Birmingham. The Board reported that, “Condition exactly the same as at last Board. He is still in this hospital and is to be operated on next week. Officer detained in hospital pending further instructions”. Two days later 2Lt. Allen would write to the War Office, 

“I have the honour to submit this, my application for a further wound gratuity for your consideration. I was wounded 22^nd June 1918 whilst on a raid near Asiago, Italy, causing a disablement to my left arm and a severe chest wound for which I have had a part of my rib removed, and my lung was grazed by the wound. I have undergone hospital treatment since being wounded, having two operations and another I have to undergo on Tuesday 28^th. My last Medical Board, on 24^th, advised me staying in hospital for two months”.

The Ministry of Labour recommended that Lt. Cyril William Wildy (see 13^th November 1918), who was on an officer training class at the Signal Service Training Centre in Bedford, should be released from the Army at the earliest opportunity.

A/Sgt. George William Keeling MM (see 10^th January), Cpls. Stephen Grady (see 10^th January) and Walter Smith (18428) (see 10^th January) and Ptes. William Andrew Leiper Long (see 11^th January), Joe Noons (see 8^th January) and William James Nunn (see 10^th January), who were on leave in England, were officially struck off the strength of 10DWR, as a precursor to being demobilized. Formalities for Keeling, Grady, Long and Smith were completed at North Camp, Ripon; for Noons at Purfleet and for Nunn at no.1 Dispersal Unit in Wimbledon.

Pte. Richard Marsden (see 20^th November 1918), who had been on leave having been repatriated to England in November 1918, after being a prisoner of war in Germany, was posted to 3DWR at North Shields, before being re-posted to the Regimental Depot at Halifax.

Pte. Franklin Colbeck (see 21^st June 1918), who had been serving in England with 11DWR since having been wounded in June 1918, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.. 

Pte. Edwin Lightfoot, who had been serving with the RAMC, was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service due to sickness; he was the father of Cpl. Edwin Lightfoot (see 19^th March 1918), who had himself been discharged in March 1918.

The London Gazette published notice of the Military Medals awarded to men of 10DWR for the raid on 26^th August 1918. Those awarded the Military Medal were:  

CSM Stanley Vyvyan Golledge (see 4^th January).

Sgt. Wilson Allinson (see 29^th December 1918).

Sgt. Frank Brierley (see 27^th October 1918); he had been killed in action on 27^th October 1918.

Sgt. Richard Everson (see 27^th October 1918); he had been killed in action on 27^th October 1918.

Sgt. William Allen Sayer (see 30^th October 1918); he had died of wounds on 30^th October 1918.

Sgt. Harold Best (see 17^th January).

Sgt. James Walker MM (see 12^th January).

Cpl. Charles Stuart Carrack (see 11th September 1918). 

Cpl. Harry Wood (see 3rd October 1918).

L.Cpl. Arthur Clark (25966) (see 26^th August 1918); he had been officially missing in action since 26^th August 1918.

L.Cpl. William Dennison MM (see 2^nd January).

L.Cpl. John Henderson (see 2^nd September 1918).

L.Cpl. John Smith Hodgson MM (see 17th January).

Pte. Newton Dobson (see 15^th January)

Pte. Richard Harrison (see 16^th January).

Pte. Thomas Charles Jaques (see 16^th January).

Pte. Albert Jeffrey (see 2^nd January).

Pte. Thomas Edward Laycock (see 10^th October 1918).

Pte. Charles Frederick Marsden (see 26^th August 1918).

Pte. William Francis Murphy (see 26^th August 1918). 

Pte. Ben Pedder (see 17^th January).

Pte. James Percival (see 23^rd January).

Pte. William Noel Simpson (see 16^th January).

Pte. Herbert Sloane (see 26^th August 1918).

Pte. John Robert Weightman (see 26^th August 1918).

Pte. Smith Stephenson Whitaker (see 2^nd January).