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Key dates over August 1915

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Lives lost on this day: 4

26th August 1915 - Kidderminster Corporation to cut back on lighting

Rolling casualty count: 2234

1st Batt. In billets. At 8pm the battalion marched into trenches Sections 4 & 5 just north of La Boutillerie taking over from the 2/East Lancashires. A quiet relief no casualties. Enemy quiet all through night. 2nd Batt. Germans have been sniping very heavily all night. One of our working party dangerously wounded - shot through head. A German aeroplane came over our lines about 5:50pm.

Kidderminster Corporation has agreed, at a special meeting, to reduce the number of lights in the town. It will be cut to half that which is currently used. This will make a saving of £1168 per year. The Gas Company had wanted to increase the price per lamp by 10s. Alderman Ray, also a special constable in Kidderminster, said there was a scandalous waste of light under the present arrangements.