Tuesday 30th December 1919

Pte. Philip Pankhurst (see 26^th July), who had been serving with 2DWR, was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Pte. Sydney Daniel Stamper (see 5^th July 1917) was formally transferred to the Army Reserve Class Z.

Cpl. William Henry Towers was formally discharged from the Army as no longer physically fit for service on account of wounds suffered in action. He was a colliery labourer, originally from Brighouse but had been living with his family in Sheffield when he had volunteered in August 1914. He had originally served with 2DWR and, in the absence of a surviving service record, it has not been possible to establish when he had joined 10DWR, the details of his wounding, or any details of his military service.

Payment of an £11 10s. war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Sgt. William Digby Stockdale (see 4^th January 1918), who had been killed in action in July 1916; the payment would go to his mother, Elizabeth.

Sgt. William Digby Stockdale

Payment of an £18 10s. war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. Albert Christopher Benson (see 24^th May), who had been killed in action in September 1918; the payment would go to his mother, Annie Snowden (she had re-married in 1916).

Pte. Albert Christopher Benson

Payment of a £3 war gratuity was authorised in respect of the late Pte. Ernest Arthur Carter (see 9^th February 1918), who had been killed in action on 7^th June 1917; his widow, Eva, was awarded 13s. 9d. per week.