Monday 26th May 1919

L.Cpl. Wilfred Henry Fiddes (see 21^st April) was formally discharged from the Army as ‘surplus to military requirements having suffered impairment since entry into the service’; he was found to be suffering from a ventrial hernia, aggravated by his service. His disability was assessed as being 10% and he was awarded a one-off gratuity payment of £100.

Lt. Robert Oswald Milligan (see 26^th November 1918) wrote to the War Office from his home on  Hanson Lane, Halifax; “I was severely wounded at Messines on June 7^th 1917 and was granted a full wound gratuity of £250. Since I was not finally discharged from hospital until July 17^th 1918 and remained unfit until Nov 25^th 1918 can you confirm pension entitlement?”.

A pension award was made in the case of the late Pte. William Belcher (see 27^th October), who had been killed in action on 27^th October 1918; his widow, Florence, was awarded 13s. 9d. per week.