Tuesday 13th May 1919

Pte. Joseph William Carter (see 10^th March), serving with 8^th Yorks. and Lancs., was admitted to hospital (details unknown) but would be discharged and re-join his Battalion after three days.

Pte. Mark Beaumont (see 7^th May), who had been recently transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z, was examined by a Ministry of Pensions Medical Board in Leeds. The findings of the Board were that Pte. Beaumont “says his vision was equal on enlistment, but this is not recorded. He was struck on the face in October 4^th 1916 with splinters of shell and has had no vision in his left eye since. There are no changes and the refraction is normal. I have no record of his previous vision but believe that the vision of his left eye has always been defective”. It was concluded that the problems with his vision were neither caused, nor aggravated by, active service.

A payment of £27 3s. 2d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Frederick Fielden (see 21^st November 1918), who had died of wounds on 6^th September 1918; the payment would go to his sister, Elizabeth, Pte. Fielden having dictated a new will shortly before his death, removing all reference to his wife, who had since re-married.