Saturday 8th March 1919

Billets at Montecchia di Crosara

A further five men were transferred to 8^th Yorks. and Lancs. They were A/CQMS James Allen (see 30^th January) and Ptes. James Frederick Coldwell (see 4^th April), Richard Harold Haresnape (see 4^th April 1918), John Thomas Mason (see 3^rd February 1918) and John Walton (see 14^th July 1918).

Sgt. William Proctor (see 1^st March 1917), serving in France with 298^th Railway Company, Royal Engineers, was posted back to England for demobilization.

Pte. Edgar Bairstow (see 27^th October 1918), who was serving with 3DWR at North Shields having been wounded in October 1918, was reported as having been, ‘improperly dressed, ie wearing civilian boots in Park Avenue, Whitley Bay about 2.30pm’ and for’ ‘slovenly conduct, ie greatcoat unfastened and hands in pockets’; he would be confined to barracks for seven days.

L.Cpl. Martin Jackson (see 1^st January) was officially ‘disembodied’; having suffered from appendicitis contracted whilst in service he was awarded an Army pension of 8s. per week.

Ptes. Jack Massheder (see 11^th June 1918) and John Quinn (see below) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

John Quinn had originally served with 8DWR, going to Gallipoli in July 1915; at some point (date and details unknown) he had been transferred to 10DWR. 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.

Pte. George Barber (see 26^th December 1917), who had been serving with the Royal Defence Corps, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Frank Murgatroyd was also officially 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 Army Service Corps. 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.