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Lives lost on this day: 4

31st January 1916 - Farmers raise money at Red Cross Sale

Rolling Casualty Count: 2733 

At the Front:

10th Batt: There was a demonstration of putting up a wire entanglement rapidly.

SMRFA: Major Lattey went on Senior Officers Course at Beauval

On the Home Front:

The President and Members of the Council of Angel Street Men’s Own Brotherhood gave a social in the School Hall of the Congregational Church, to the wounded soldiers from Battenhall Hospital and the Infirmary. Between 50 and 60 soldiers were present and the hall was tastefully decorated with flowers, palms, etc.

Farmers’ Red Cross Sale: The results of the block test and cheese guessing competitions were as follows: Beast, weight 727 lbs - First, Mr. E. Smith, 107 Bransford Road, correct guess; Sheep 531/2 lbs – First, Mr. B.G. Fowler, Kempsey (56/2lbs); Pig, weight 238lbs – First, Mr. Philip Bomford, Earl’s Court, correct guess; Cheese, weight 7lbs. 13 oz – First, Mr. E. Morgan, correct guess. If the prizes are not claimed before Saturday it will be understood that the money is to be handed over to the Red Cross Fund.

Tramps and Enlistment: A meeting of the Worcestershire Wayfarers’ Relief Society was held at the Shirehall. With reference to the question of the detention of tramps on Sundays, the Secretary said he had received letters from several Unions, Alcester, Kidderminster, and Pershore stated that they already detained tramps, and Droitwich and Martley stated they had given instructions for tramps to be detained. A summary of returns for the quarter showed that the casuals relieved were 3,773 men, 917 women, and 35 children; number of food tickets issued 1,839 to men, 364 to women, 9 to children. Of these 2,110 were exchanged for food.

On Saturday 651 eggs were collected at the Guildhall, and sent to London for France. A splendid contribution from Kempsey of 400 eggs collected by Mrs. Douglas, of Cleeve Court, was thankfully received. The Kempsey contribution is easily the best of any village which collects and sends eggs to the Guildhall. Inkberrow sent another 50, and Powick and Callow End 46. Kempsey apparently intend to try and defeat the record of 840 sent by the “City” a short time ago, and there is every prospect of the village doing it, as 400 were collected in one day. There is evidence of rivalry between the various villages, and it has been suggested that it should be encouraged by the offer of a prize for the largest number of eggs in a month. On one egg was written: “From a widow who does not cackle.” On another, “From a mother who has lost two sons.”

Information researched by the WWW100 team.