 On 12 October 1917 , Statton was involved in operations during the First Battle of Passchendaele when he suffered a gunshot wound to his right shoulder . First admitted to the 22nd General Hospital , <unk> , Statton was then transferred to the VAD Hospital , Tonbridge , as the wound required treatment in England . Having sufficiently recovered after a period of hospitalisation at the Fort Pitt Military Hospital , Chatham , and 3rd Auxiliary Hospital , Dartford , Statton was granted two weeks leave from 28 January 1918 . Returning to duty , he was attached to the Overseas Training Brigade at Longbridge <unk> prior to re @-@ embarking on 1 May for France , where he rejoined the 40th Battalion twelve days later . 
