Monday 7th April 1919

2Lt. Cyril Edward Agar (see 29^th March), having returned to England with the cadre of the Battalion, was demobilized from the Dispersal Centre at Ripon; he gave his address as 88 Rotherham Road, Scarborough and he would resume his pre-war employment as a clerk.

2Lt. Cyril Edward Agar

Image by kind permission of Henry Bolton

Pte. Ernest Jobling (see 8^th December 1916), who had been serving with the ASC, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Ernest Jobling (standing)

Pte. Thomas George Coates (see 21^st March 1918), who had been serving with 406^th Agricultural Company, Labour Corps was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

A pension award was made in the case of the late L.Cpl. Arthur Clark MM (25966) (see 24^th January), who had been officially missing in action since 26^th August 1918; his widow, Lilian, was awarded 29s. 7d. per week for herself and her three children.

An increase was authorised to the pension award in respect of the late Pte. Fred Benson (see 31^st October 1916) who had been killed in action in July 1916; his widowed mother, Ann, was to be awarded 12s. 6d. per week for life, instead of the 5s. 6d. per week she had received hitherto.

Pte. Fred Benson

Further correspondence was exchanged regarding the affairs of the late Capt. Bob Perks DSO (see 27^th March); a cheque, dated 21^st October 1918, for 150 lire signed by Capt. Perks for a payment to the ‘Expeditionary Force Canteen’ was the matter at issue. The cheque had been returned marked ‘drawer killed’ and therefore the amount was to be deducted from the payment due to be paid on Capt. Perks’ account.

Capt. Bob Perks DSO

Image by kind permission of Janet Hudson