Friday 19th September 1919

A/L.Sgt. Rowland Firby (see 17^th May), serving in France with 13DWR, was promoted Temporary Sergeant; two days’ later he would complete a certificate stating that he would, “surrender my claim to early demobilization and express my desire to continue serving under the same conditions as soldiers retained with the Army of Occupation provided that it is agreed that I shall not in any case be retained after 30/12/1919 unless I give my written consent to such further retention”.

L.Cpl. Henry Edgar Grass (see 14^th August), serving in India with 1DWR, was reported as having been “late falling in for 7am parade”; he was severely reprimanded.

Pte. Leonard Pankhurst (see 14^th March), who had been transferred to Class Z in March, was awarded an Army pension of £2 per week having been assessed as being 100% disabled due to pulmonary tuberculosis attributable to his service.

Payment of a £5 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Lt. Frederick Hird (see 29^th April 1917), who had been killed in action in July 1916. This amount was added to the existing credit balance of £76 10s 7d which remained outstanding on Frederick Hird’s account as a result of uncertainty about the distribution of the monies because of his uncertain marital status at the time of his death.

Payment of a £5 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. Edgar Preston (see 4^th December 1916), who had been killed in action in August 1916; the payment would go to his father, Alexander.