Wednesday 9th April 1919

Pte. Ernest Mudd (see 21^st March), who was home on leave, was posted to the Regimental Depot in Halifax.



Cpl. Harry Wood MM (see 24^th January) was reported ‘absent without leave’ from Lake Auxiliary Military Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne; he would return to hospital on 14^th April. Having returned he would be transferred to 2^nd Western General Hospital, Lily Lane, Moston and from there, two days later, to Jericho Military Hospital, Bury. A further examination there would find that, ‘Scars over centre of left scapula; fair amount of discharge; X-ray shows presence of dead bone’. As a result he would be scheduled for transfer to a Base Hospital for a further operation.

Ptes. Joseph Foulkes (see 10^th March), Fred Graham (see 21^st September 1914), Matthew Howard (see 10^th March), Lewis Martin (see 29^th October 1917) and Jonas Yoxall (see 4^th March) were officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Arthur Baxter (see 21^st December 1918), who had been re-patriated to England having been a prisoner in German hands since July 1916, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Garforth Brooke (see 3^rd May 1917), who had been re-patriated to England having been a prisoner in German hands since May 1917, was also officially transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z; he was awarded an Army pension of 13s. 3d. per week.

The Infantry Records Office in York forwarded the Military Medal due to A/Sgt. James Shackleton MM (see 9^th March) to the Officer Commanding 5^th Volunteer Battalion in Keighley for presentation.

A/Sgt. James Shackleton MM