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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