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Saturday, 9 February 2019

Monday 10th February 1919

Billets at Arzignano

L.Cpl. Robert William Gough (see 8th February) and Ptes. William Henry Bray (see 8th February), William Gordon Johnston (see 8th February), Bruce Ernest Nash (see 8th February), Ernest John Robbins (see 8th February) and Robert Frank Smith (25829) (see 8th February) were posted to England to be demobilized; Gough, Bray, Robbins and Smith would be demobilized from Chiseldon, Wilts.; and Nash from Wimbledon.
Lt. Cyril William Wildy (see 24th January), who had been on an officer training class at the Signal Service Training Centre in Bedford, was formally released from the Army; the formalities were completed at Chisledon Camp, Wilts.
Pte. George Bell (see 8th January), who was on leave in Scotland, was formally demobilized from the Dispersal Centre at Kinross.
A/W.O. Class II David Frederick McKrill DCM, MM (see 25th August 1917) was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. Since having been wounded while serving with 10DWR in June 1917 he had served with 9DWR, but, in the absence of a surviving service record, I am unable to establish any further details of his service.
Pte. Thomas Caton (see 30th November 1918), who had been serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was also formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.
Pte. James Young McDonald (see 17th October 1918), who had been in England since having been gassed in October 1918 while serving in France with 5DWR, was also formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; having been gassed, he was assessed as having a 20%disability and was awarded an Army pension of 5s. 6d. per week, to be reviewed after six months.
Pte. Thomas Farley Seaman (see 25th November 1915), was also formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He had originally served with 10DWR before having been identified as under-age. At some point (date and details unknown), he had re-enlisted and had served with 9DWR, 2DWR and 2nd/4th DWR.


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