Tuesday 25th March 1919

Billets at Montecchia di Crosara

A/CQMS George Alfred Giles (see 8^th October 1918), L.Sgt. Harold Bray (18231) (see 23^rd December 1918), L.Cpls. Harry Leaper (see 31^st January), Percy Simpson (see 27^th October 1918) and Victor Lawson Smith (see 5^th March) and Ptes. Joe Arthur Bentley (see 25^th August 1918), John Blackburn (see 29^th September 1918), James Butterworth (see 23^rd July 1918), Samuel Cordingley (see 24^th August 1917), Albert Edon (see 17^th August 1917), James Albert Garbutt (see 5^th January), Joseph Hirst (29641) (see 25^th August 1918), Louis Frank Lewis (see 22^nd June 1918), Albert Mellor (see 17^th March), Tom Midgley (see 17^th March), Maurice Paignton (see 31^st March 1918), Henry Pike (see 5^th June 1918), Samuel Stansfield (see 20^th November 1918), William Stokes (see 28^th August 1917), Harry Sugden (see 18^th December 1918), Fred Melton Vasey (see 1^st September 1918), George Wheatley (see 8^th December 1918), Arthur Walter Williams (see 11^th June 1918) and Ernest Wilson (11751) (see 10^th November 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 Capt. Henry Kelly VC, MC (see 13^th February). Two days later they, along with all the other men remaining with the Battalion, would all be formally taken on the strength of the GHQ Concentration Camp at Tavernelle prior to departure for England.

L.Sgt. William Edward Varley (see 14^th March), serving with 8^th Yorks. and Lancs., was promoted Acting Sergeant.

It was confirmed that Pte. Frederick Thorn (see 5^th November 1918), serving as an officer’s servant at XIV Corps reinforcement camp, had been selected for retention in the Army, attached to the British Military Mission with Supreme Command in Italy.

Pte. James Edward Haley (see 5^th February) was posted from the Regimental Depot at Halifax to 3DWR at North Shields.

2Lt. George Henry Roberts (see 24^th February), who had been serving with 3DWR at North Shields, formally relinquished his commission ‘on account of ill health’. His address on discharge was 136 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield.

Lt. Stephen Moss Mather (see 23^rd March) was formally released from the Army, with the formalities completed at no.1 Dispersal Unit at Heaton Park. His address would be 18 Menzies Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool and he would resume his pre-war occupation of shop assistant.

L.Sgt. George Heeley (see 24^th February) and Ptes. John Eastwood (see 23^rd February) and George William Fletcher (see 5^th June 1918) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Richard Beattie, father of the late Lt. Thomas Beattie (see 27^th October 1918), who had been killed in the crossing of the Piave, secured a grant of probate of his son’s estate, which was valued at £190 8s. 3d..  

A second payment, of £11 18s. 2d. was authorised, being a further amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Alfred Baker (see 9^th December 1918), who had died, apparently of heart failure, on 7^th July 1918; the payment would go to his widow, Florence.