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Key dates over October 1915

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Lives lost on this day: 2

8th October 1915 - Mother bales out bankrupt son

Rolling casualty count: 2474

11th Worcestershire complete initial training and the companies reassembled at Sailly Laurette.

Upton – On – Severn.

Mr Kent's propaganda.

Mr John Kent asked all present to bare their head for Lieut. Harold Moore, who was lying dead on the battlefield. The speaker read a letter from a comrade of the deceased…He lost his life in the noblest possible manner, while succouring a wounded comrade. (Mr Kent) still felt impelled to try to prevent conscription.

Mother pays bankrupt sons debts.

Worcester man who lived on legacies.

Arthur Herbert Shearman…no occupation. liabilities of £129.18s, and no assets. The cause of failure alleged by debtor "were living beyond my income and loss upon betting"

Information researched by the WWW100 team