Thursday 20th February 1919

Billets at Arzignano

Sgt. James Henry Howarth (see 11^th August 1918) and Ptes. Harry Bailey (14133) (see 5^th July 1917) and Fred Wilson Fawcett (see 15^th September 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 by Lt. Edward Kent Waite MC (see 19^th February).

Pte. Walter William Ford (see 16^th January), who was on demobilization leave from 3DWR, died from influenza whilst at his home in Bristol.

Pte. Sam Tinkler (see 3^rd December 1918), serving in France with 54^th Company, Labour Corps, was posted back to England for demobilization; he would be formally demobilized from Clipstone Camp.

Pte. Claude Wilfred Norman (see 3^rd December 1918) was discharged from hospital in England (details unknown) and posted to 3DWR at North Shields.

Cpl. William Foulds (see 6^th February), who had recently been demobilized and was awaiting formal transfer to Class Z, appeared before an Army Medical Board in Bradford. The Board found that, “He complains of earache in the right ear. Scar from removal of glands below right side of jaw; no other enlarged glands”; it was determined that he had suffered no impairment whilst in service and should be discharged as fit.

Capt. Alfred Percy Harrison MC (see 27^th January), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was officially released from the Army, with the formalities completed at no.2 Dispersal Unit at Crystal Palace; his address on release was 59 Belsize Avenue, Hampstead.

2Lt. Fred Dyson (see 1^st December 1918) was officially released from the Army, with the formalities completed at an Officers Dispersal Unit in London; his address on release was 26 Casson Street, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield.

Cpl. James Hotchkiss (see 22^nd January), L.Cpl. John Smith Hodgson MM (see 24^th January) and Ptes. Thomas Percy Lloyd (see 4^th June 1918) and John O’Gara (see 4^th December 1918) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. Pte. O’Gara, having suffered a wound to his right eye, would be awarded a pension of 13s. 9d. per week, to be reviewed after one year.

L.Cpl. John Smith Hodgson MM

Image by kind permission of Andy Wade and MenOfWorth

Pte. Edgar Pooley (see 24^th April 1918) was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he was noted as suffering from ‘valvular disease of the heart’, representing a 30% disability, and was awarded a pension of 8s. 3d. per week, to be reviewed in nine months.

Pte. Wilfred Frankland was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He had originally served with 8DWR, going to Gallipoli in September 1915 and had also served with 9DWR before joing 10DWR. He had then been transferred again, to 2DWR. 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.