Thursday 3rd April 1919

Overnight, 3^rd/4^th Maj. William Norman Town (see 29^th March) and Capt. Leonard Norman Phillips MC (see 29^th March) travelled from Le Havre to Southampton onboard an American transport ship, the Nopatin. 

Pte. Reginald Dayson (see 21^st March), who was a prisoner at no.1 Military Prison at Rouen, was returned transferred to England to serve the remainder of his sentence; he travelled onboard the SS Nirvana, and would be admitted to Portland Prison, Dorset.

A/Capt. Fred Baume (see 8^th April 1918), who had been serving as an Area Anti-Gas Officer, was formally released from the Army and relinquished his acting rank of Captain on ceasing to hold his appointment; he reverted to the rank of Lieutenant.

Ptes. Samuel Lawton Birtles (see 31^st January), Owen Frank Hyde (see 1^st March), Ernest Portman (see 3^rd March) and Richard Henry Wedgbury (see 3^rd March) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Herbert Unwin (see 15^th March), who had been in England since having been wounded in October 1918, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z. He was assessed as having a 20% disability and was awarded an Army pension of 5s. 6d. per week, to be reviewed after one year.

Pte. Anthony Goulding (see 23^rd May 1916), who had been serving in France with 2DWR, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Ernest Fozard (see 22^nd September 1918), who had been serving in France with 9DWR, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Carl Parrington Branthwaite (see 18^th November 1918), who had been permanently discharged from the Army on account of illness contracted in service, appeared before a further Army Medical Board in Bradford. The Board restated his 100% disability, confirmed that he should remain in a convalescent hospital and ordered his case to be reviewed again in six months.


Percy Geldard (see 20^th October 1917), who had been discharged from the Army on account of wounds in June 1917, appeared before a Medical Board assembled in Accrington. The Board reported his condition to be ‘unchanged; no improvement’ from his previous Board, held in October 1917; however, their assessment of his degree of disability was revised from 20% to 50% and his pension increased to £1 per week, to be reviewed after one year.

A payment of £25 12s. 6d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances (including a war gratuity of £14 10s.) to the late Pte. William Dixon (see 13^th December 1918), who had died of wounds on 28^th October 1918; the payment would go to his father, William.

Pte. William Dixon

A payment of £36 19s. 1d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances (including a war gratuity of £16 10s.) to the late Pte. Ramsden Pyrah (see 30^th October), who had died of wounds on 30^th October 1918; the payment would go to his mother, Hannah. She would also receive a package of her late son’s personal effects, comprising of, ‘pouch, cigarette lighter, religious books, cigarette case, note book, wallet, letters, photos’.