Wednesday 22nd October 1919

Pte. James Pidgeley (see 18^th September) was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.


The amount of weekly pension payable to William Murphy (see 21^st January 1916), who had been discharged from the Army in December 1915, was increased from £1 8s. per week to £1 12s.

Payment of a £16 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Acting CQMS Thomas Doyne (see 27^th August 1917), who had been accidentally killed in February 1917; the payment would go to his daughter and sole legatee, Eileen. His widow, Bridget, was an inmate at Richmond Asylum, Dublin.

Payment of a £3 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. William Butterfield (see 16^th July 1917) who had been killed in action in January 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Sarah.

Payment of a £13 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. Reuben Smith (see 26^th April 1918), who had died of wounds in June 1917; the payment would go to his mother, Emily.

Pte. Reuben Smith

Payment of a £3 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. Jacob Sweeting (see 20^th December 1917) who had been killed in action in June 1917; the payment would go to his widow, Edith.


The Infantry Records Office wrote to Mrs. Lilian Clark, widow of the late L.Cpl. Arthur Clark MM (25966) (see 7^th April), who had been officially missing in action since 26^th August 1918, regarding the despatch of the Military Medal which had been awarded to her late husband. In reply, Mrs. Clark would request that the medal be presented to her in public. She would also ask, “Would you please give me particulars of how the award of the MM was reported as we should like to know how he came to be awarded the MM”.