Wednesday 14th April 1920

Pte. Herbert Jacklin (see 11^th March) was formally discharged from the Army.


An increase was authorised in the weekly pension payable to Herbert Holt (see 16^th April 1919), who had been discharged from the Army a year previously; he was assessed as having a 30% disability his Army pension wa increased from 8s. 3d. per week to 12s.



Pte. Edward Smitham, the eldest son of Sgt. George Edward Smitham (see 22^nd November 1919), serving with 83^rd Company, Labour Corps in France, was posted back to England; he would be formally demobilized a week later.



At home in Long Preston Annie Metcalfe, wife of Harry Metcalfe (see 21^st April 1919), who had been serving from the ASC a year previously, gave birth to the couple’s first child; he would be named James Henry.

Image by kind permission of Algy Metcalfe