Sunday 9th March 1919

Billets at Montecchia di Crosara

Pte. Albert Mellor (see 18^th December 1918) was reported by Pte. Tom Midgley (see 3^rd August 1918) and by other witnesses not from 10DWR as having been drunk on duty; he was placed in confinement to await trial by Field General Court Martial. However, Pte. Midgley himself was also reported on a charge of ‘neglect of duty; ie whilst in charge of two prisoners, allowing them to obtain drink; he was also placed in confinement to await trial by Field General Court Martial.

Sgt. George William Chapman DCM (see 30th October 1918), A/Sgt. James Shackleton MM (see 6^th February), L.Cpl. Ernest George Denyer (see 6^th February) and Ptes. Harold Raymond Hebdon (see 6^th February), Harry Horner (see 16^th February), David Hume (see 15^th December 1918), Pte. Henry Vanderstein Joyce (see 29^th July 1916), Thomas Edward Laycock MM (see 6^th February), Frederick Patrick (see 6^th February), Frederick Sharp (see 6^th February), Frank Swindlehurst (see 19^th September 1915) and Arthur Wood (29524) (see 6^th February) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Harry Hartley (see 7^th February), who had been serving in France with 1^st Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He would subsequently make a claim for an Army pension on the grounds of having suffered ‘myalgia’ as a result of his service, but his claim would be rejected.

Pte. David Hume (see 15^th December 1918), who had been serving on attachment from 10DWR with 296^th Railway Company, Royal Engineers, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he was awarded an Army pension (details unknown) on account of facial wounds he had suffered whilst in service.

Pte. Robert Clive Melhuish (see 29^th October 1917) was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; at some point (date and details unknown) he had been transferred from 10DWR to the Machine Gun Corps.

L.Sgt. Albert Earnshaw (see 9^th January 1918), who had been serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Frederick Abbot (see 15^th February), who had been in England since November 1918, after suffering from bronchitis, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.