Wednesday 5th March 1919

Billets at Montecchia di Crosara

A draft of 52 other ranks was posted to 505^th Prisoner of War Company at San Bonifacio; they would be officially taken on the strength of the Company on 27^th March. This comprised of almost half of the men then serving with the Battalion. The composition of this draft is unclear, but it is known that Sgt. John Stephenson (see 20^th September 1918), Cpl. Fred Greenwood MM (24522) (see 18^th December 1918), L.Cpl. Victor Lawson Smith (see 28^th September 1918) and Ptes. Fred Clayton (see 5^th October), George Green (22749) (see 24^th November 1918) and Charles Knight (see 27^th February) were among the men attached.

Pte. Frank Easterby (see 24^th October 1918), who had suffered severe wounds to his chest in August 1918, was discharged from 2^nd Western General Hospital in Manchester. He was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service on account of his wounds. He was assessed as having suffered a 50% disability and was awarded an Army pension of 13s. 9d. per week, to be reviewed after one year.

Cpl. Alfred Sayer (see 27^th October 1918) was transferred to the Army Reserve Class B; this class of reserve was for men who had completed their service in the regular army and were serving their normal period (typically of five years) on reserve. Section B reservists could only be called upon in the event of general mobilisation; pay was 3s. 6d. per week.

Ptes. William Grimes (see 21st June 1918) and William Stead Rycroft (see 9^th October 1916) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Francis Titcombe (see 29^th October 1918), serving with 3DWR at North Shields, was officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Harry Beckett was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he had been an original member of 10DWR but had subsequently been transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers. 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. Harold Laycock was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he had been an original member of 10DWR but had subsequently served with 11DWR and 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.

Pte. Anthony Mullaney (see 24^th June 1917), serving with the Labour Corps, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. James Wilson (see 17^th September 1918), serving with 728^th Employment Company, based at Hitchin, Herts., was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. A medical examination conducted prior to his transfer concluded that he had been suffering from malaria; that his condition was currently stable and represented no disability; but that he should be re-examined within twelve months of transfer.