Sunday 30th March 1919

Tavernelle

The cadre of the Battalion entrained at Tavernelle to begin their journey to England; the first days’ travelling took them via Voghera and Alessandria to Turin. 

Ptes. James Henry Lomax (see 4^th March), Walter Gee Wardley (see 18^th February) and William Herbert Websdale (see 18^th February), serving in Fiume with 8^th Yorks. and Lancs., departed for England on two weeks’ leave.

Lt. Eric John Lassen (see 28^th August 1918), who had briefly served with the Battalion in May/June 1916, formally relinquished his commission.

Sgt. James Henry Howarth (see 1^st March), L.Cpl. Horace Dunn (see 28^th February) and Ptes. Harry Bailey (14133) (see 1^st March), Mortimer Banks (see 1^st March), Thomas Butler (see 31^st January), Fred Wilson Fawcett (see 1^st March), Joe Mallinson Lancaster (see 24^th September 1918), Richard Metcalfe (see 1^st March), Fred Morrell (see 1^st March), William Francis Murphy (see 2th January), John Smallwood (see 28^th November 1918) and John Edward Smith (12299) (see 11^th June 1918)  were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

A/Sgt. Thomas Anthony Swale (see 26^th January), who had been serving with 3DWR at North Shields, officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.