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Key dates over April 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 27

28th April 1916 - 9th Batt: Negotiations taking place for the surrender of Kut

Rolling Casualty Count: 3081

At the Front:

2nd Batt: At 8.00pm the gas gongs sounded. All corps put on gas helmets. It came from North of the Canal. No one felt any effects so helmets removed after an hour. The enemy was very active and there were several casualties.

8th Batt: the 8th draft of re-enforcements was received. The Right Co was troubled considerably by Minenwerfers. The trenches were in excellent condition and work pushed forward on the wire, the dugouts for support coys and the communication trenches on the left.

9th Batt: Negotiations taking place for the surrender of Kut

On the Home Front:

Farm Notes By Yeoman – The Lateness Of Spring – The Old proverb – “Never come March come winter” was strikingly exemplified last month from an Agricultural standpoint. It was most unfortunate with the present shortage of labour. It is many years since so little Lenten grain was planted by the first week in April, while the five or more inches of rain which fell in March, have left much of the heavy land in a very unworkable state. Autumn sown wheat, except on land which is water-logged is, in my opinion more promising than many reports indicate.

Cases From Redditch – A sitting of this Court was held at the Guildhall on Thursday. The Court heard a number of complaints by workmen against Messrs S Thomas and Sons Ltd., Redditch, for dismissal without the usual notice or wages in lieu of it. Albert Bott, Redditch said that he entered the employ of Messrs Thomas on August 14th, working on certain tools. On April 1st he was told by the manager that he has finished work. He was awarded £1 damages and 7s fare. In a similar case brought by Ernest Chellingworth the Court awarded him £1.2s.11d and Caleb Turner was awarded £1.8s.4d on a similar application. Other cases against the same firm were adjudicated

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