Wednesday 23rd April 1919

Ptes. Michael Newton (see 23^rd March) and William Ryan (see 23^rd March) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Ptes. James Arthur Heap (see 23^rd March) and Mitchell Dunn (see 14^th May 1917), both of whom had been serving with the Labour Corps, were also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

2Lt. John Davis (see 11^th April) wrote to the Ministry of Pensions:

“Having been invalided from the service through wounds caused on active service I would be glad to know if I have been granted a further gratuity or pension. I have the honour to inform you that I was recently examined under a Superannuation Scheme by Dr. Sir J. Sawyer when he told me that my wound would never get any better and that the best thing I could do would be to learn to massage my arm to prevent the wound from contracting. This I do now”.

2Lt. John Davis MM

Thomas Whitaker, father of the late 2Lt. Samuel Whitaker (see 14^th April) who had died from ‘influenza and broncho-pneumonia’ shortly after returning home from Italy, wrote to the War Office: “A circular letter dated the 15^th inst. has been addressed to my son at 67 Low Street, Keighley, asking that any change of permanent address may be notified to you in writing. 2^nd. Lt. S. Whitaker died on the 26^th February 1919 and a certificate of his death was sent to the War Office on the 4^th March. Our wounds are not yet healed and I hope we may be spared unnecessary laceration by receiving further notices relating to release and calling up which only have the effect of increasing our grief”.