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Saturday 16 February 2019

Monday 17th February 1919

Billets at Arzignano

Pte. John William Addison (see 4th August 1918) was admitted via 70th Field Ambulance to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, suffering from an abscess in his left groin; a minor operation would be performed to drain the abscess.
Ptes. Henry Grimshaw (see 13th October 1918) and Herbert Sloane MM (see 24th January) 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 by 2Lt. Wilfred Frederick John Thomson MC (see 16th February).
Pte. Frederick William Warner (see 16th January) was transferred from 62nd General Hospital in Marseilles to 57th General Hospital, also in Marseilles; he was suffering from scabies. 
Gnr. Harry Beaumont (see 27th July 1917), who was home on leave from the Royal Garrison Artillery in France, was married, at the Church of St. John and St. Martin in Beverley, to Ethel May Malton; Harry Beaumont was the elder brother of Pte. Mark Beaumont (see 16th December 1918), who was stationed in Malta, where he had been serving with 1st Garrison Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Ptes. James Crane (see 8th September 1917) and Dan Moore (in the absence of a surviving service record I am unable to make a positive identification of this man or establish any details of his service) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. 
Pte. William Harper (25972) MM (see 17th January), who had been on leave in England, was officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. 
Cpl. John Henry Eastwood (see 15th January), who had been serving with the Chinese Labour Corps, was officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He was found to have suffered a 20% disability whilst in service, due to a hernia and haemorrhoids and was awarded a pension of 7s. 10d. per week, to be reviewed after 18 months.
Sgt. John Whalley (see 20th January), who had been in England since having been taken ill in November 1918, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.
Pte. Fred Kershaw (see 18th January), who had been in England since having been wounded in August 1918, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.
Pte. James Bradley (18319) (see 3rd May 1917), who had been a prisoner of war since May 1917, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; it is not known exactly when he had returned to England. 
L.Cpl. John Widdup (see 7th August 1918), who had been serving with 322nd Quarrying Company, Royal Engineers, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he was the brother of 2Lt. Harry Widdup (see 8th March 1918).
Pte. Henry Wood Thrippleton (see 6th October 1918), who had been serving in France with 259th Employment Company, Labour Corps, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.


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