Pte. William Douglas
(see 18th December 1918)
was admitted to 51st Stationary Hospital at Arquata Scrivia; he was
suffering from a corneal ulcer. He would be discharged after four days and
posted to the Base Depot at Arquata Scrivia.
Sgt. Herbert Parkin
(see 16th September 1918),
A/Cpl. Hiram Tasker (see 28th October 1918) and
Pte. Joseph McDermott (see 6th 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 Parkin and McDermott by Capt. Henry
Kelly VC, MC (see 12th
February) and for Tasker by 2Lt. Wilfred
Frederick John Thomson MC (see 12th
February).
Pte. Nathaniel Bather (see 19th December 1918) was transferred
from “Caesar’s Camp” at Arquata Scrivia to Taranto, in Southern Italy;
the details of this posting are unknown.
Pte. Leonard
Pankhurst (see 7th October
1918), who had been in hospital in Italy since October 1918, suffering from
influenza, was evacuated to England; the details of his treatment are unknown.
Mr. F. Binnall wrote in reference to Pte. Herbert Archer (see 28th November 1918), who had been in England since
having been wounded on 27th October 1918, stating his offer of
employment to Pte. Archer, who had worked for him before joining the Army. “I
am willing to give employment to Pte. Archer if he can get his discharge from
hospital at any time. If he is not strong enough for the work he did before
enlisting I can find him a light job until he is stronger. Wages to be paid
according and his cottage is ready for him as I have kept the place for him and
should be glad to have him back”.
CSM Frank Shelah Gilleard MC (see 2nd December
1918), CQMS Edgar Shuttleworth (see 17th January), A/Sgt. Kenyon Bradbury (see below), Cpl. Alfred
Frankland (see 13th
September 1918) and Ptes. Wilson
Eilbeck (see below), Joe Norris (see below) and Tom Smith (see 18th January) were
officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. CSM Gilleard would be
awarded an Army pension of 16s. per week, on the grounds that he had a suffered
a 30% disability as a result of the wounds he had suffered.
Kenyon Bradbury
had been an original member of 10DWR, having enlisted aged 24 and working as a
chainmaker in Marsden, near Huddersfield; in the absence of a surviving service
record, I am unable to establish any details of his service. Wilson Eilbeck was 28 years old and
originally from Hensingham, Cumberland. He had served with 1st/4th
DWR before being transferred to 10DWR but, in the absence of a surviving
service record, I am unable to establish any details of his service. In the
absence of a surviving service record I am unable to make a positive
identification of Joe Norris. He had
previously served with 1st/7th DWR, 8DWR and 2DWR, but I
am unable to establish any details of his service.
CSM Bob Harrison
(see 30th November 1917)
was also formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z having, at some point
previously (date and details unknown) been attached to 53rd (Young
Soldier) Battalion, Yorkshire Light Infantry, a training battalion based at
Clipstone Camp.
Cpl. George Henry Hansford MM (see 4th
December 1918), who had been serving with 3DWR, was also formally
transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.
Pte. Charles Lupton
was also formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He had been an
original member of 10DWR but at some point (date and details unknown) had been
transferred to the Labour Corps. In the absence of a surviving service record,
I am unable make a positive identification of this man or to establish any
details of his service.
Pte. Duncan Kendrick
was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service
due to sickness aggravated whilst in service; he was awarded a pension (amount
and details unknown) on account of heart problems and bronchitis. He was a
married man, originally from Exeter and had been an original member of the
Battalion, having enlisted in October 1914, aged 39. In the absence of a
surviving service record I am unable to establish any further details of his
service.
A payment of £9 19s. 3d. was authorised, being the amount
due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Victor
Hillam (see 26th August
1918), who had been killed in action on 26th August 1918 while
serving in France with 9DWR; the payment would go to his mother, Mary Ellen
Hillam. She would also receive a package of her late son’s personal effects,
comprising of, “photos, cards, wallet, note book”.
A package was despatched containing the personal effects of
the late Pte. Harry Clay (see 19th December 1918), who
had been killed in action on 26th August 1918 while serving in
France with 9DWR; the package would go to his mother, Mary, and comprised of,
“2 wallets, photos, postcards, letters, 2 certificates, memorial ribbon,
cigarette case”.
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