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Key dates over July 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

25th July 1916 - Girl saved from drowning in the Pinch on Hylton Road

Rolling Casualty Count: 3915

At the Front:

2/8th Batt: Batt thoroughly examined the condition of our wire.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Convoys of laden camels were seen travelling eastwards.

On the Home Front:

Only One Eye – But Called up: At the Worcester Tribunals Mr. Hemming mentioned the case of Thomas Turbefield, who has only one eye, but has been passed for service at home. He had been called up, but Col. Webb thought that was a mistake. He was appealed for by Mr. F. Hunt, groundsman of the County Cricket Ground and farmer at Broadheath. Conditional.

Official notice has been given to the deaths of Pte C.W. and Pte H. Lowe (brothers), of Roger’s Hill, Worcester (who belonged to a Territorial Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment), who died together during a heavy bombardment of the 19th inst., and while with a working party digging behind some recently captured German trenches. Charles was a member of the Sansome Walk Baptist Church, and played cricket in the church team. Before enlisting he was employed in the plate shop of Messrs. Heenan and Froude’s. Harvey formerly worked at Messrs. Littlebury’s, Sidbury. Charles was home on leave a few weeks ago, but Harvey, since going abroad about 18 months ago, had not been home.

Worcester General Infirmary: Week ending 22nd July: Patients admitted 10, discharged 8, in the House 22nd July: Men 13, women 20, children 8, wounded soldiers 47, Royal Engineers and other troops 3, other patients 9 – Total 100.

Rescue: A little girl seven years of age, named Rose Hickman, who is staying with Mrs. Clarke, Hylton Road, was on Monday rescued from drowning by Mr. Langford, caretaker at All Saints’ Church. She fell in the Pinch, Hylton Road, and Mr. Langford, who is unable to swim, entered the water to his waist and succeeded in catching the sinking child. With the aid of a younger son of Mrs. Harrison, who lives close at hand, the youngster was pulled up on to the Pinch, and after artificial respiration was administered seemed none the worse for her adventure.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.