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1918-12-31
Regiment 1st Wiltshire
Location France, Clairy Saulchoix
Entry 11.00. Colour Party and escort with Colours returned to the Battn. Strength: Officers 41. ORs 821. Horses 51. Mules 4. [signed] T G Parkes Major Commanding 1st Battn Wiltshire Regt. Appx 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Awards during the month of December, 1918 MILITARY CROSS T/2/Lieut/A/Capt F West-Kelsey BAR TO MILITARY CROSS Lt/A/Capt W D Rowe, MC [signed] T G Parkes Major Commanding 1st Battn Wiltshire Regt. Appx List of Officers at Duty with the Battalion during the month of December Lieut Col G B C Ward, DSO. A/G.O.C. 110th Infy Bde from 1/12/18 to 8/12/18. Leave to UK 21/12/11. Major T G Parkes, MC; Major A Whittle, joined Battn 13/12/18; Capt H T Morgan, MC, Adjutant; Capt W D Rowe, MC; Capt R Swayne, MC; Capt F West-Kelsey, MC; Capt H Webber, A/Q.M.; Capt C H Gaskell, MC, from hospital 5/12/18; Lieut D P Hannam; Lieut D F Brown, joined Battn 5/12/18; Lieut E S C Parsons, MC, joined Battn 17/12/18; Lieut G Cartwright, joined Battn 24/12/18; 2/Lieut W J Bullock, MM; 2/Lieut H Stanway; 2/Lieut W B Mason, leave to UK 22/12/18; 2/Lieut A E Thompson, from leave 7/12/18; 2/Lieut A Cooke; 2/Lieut F Willis, MC; 2/Lieut R C Spark, MC; 2/Lieut G R Beauchamp, MC, from leave 14/12/18; 2/Lieut W E Lane; 2/Lieut W M B Rees; 2/Lieut B Webster; 2/Lieut J G King, MM; 2/Lieut E W J Duley, leave to UK 25/12/18; 2/Lieut P Mintrim; 2/Lieut W E Cooke; 2/Lieut F G Comfort, from leave 12/12/18; 2/Lieut E W Timms; 2/Lieut P S Page; 2/Lieut F L Walker; 2/Lieut L E Greenslade; 2/Lieut F P Parker; 2/Lieut J H Arnold; 2/Lieut G L Willcocks; 2/Lieut F Greenfield; 2/Lieut H D Deighton, MM; 2/Lieut R S Jones, from hospital 14/12/18; 2/Lieut J H Adams, joined Battn 5/12/18; 2/Lieut L W Balch, joined Battn 24/12/18. [signed] T G Parkes Major Commanding 1st Battn Wiltshire Regt.