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Key dates over September 1915

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Lives lost on this day: 2

2nd September 1915 - Southport policeman thanked for service in Worcestershire Regiment

Rolling casualty count: 2253

1/8th Batt at Bayencourt digging communication trenches

Shortly after the outbreak of the war P.C Richard Hesketh of the Southport Police Force joined the 6th Worcestershire Regt and in due course became orderly to one of the officers. During the recent fighting the officer to whom Lance Corporal Hesketh was orderly, lost his life. The Southport soldier wrote to the relatives of the officer giving information as to the sad occurence. As a thank you and in recognition of his services to her son, the mother of the officer sent Lance Corporal Hesketh the sum of £50.

Information researched by Melanie Ballam and the WWW100 team