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Key dates over July 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 23

30th July 1916 - Sansome Walk Baptist Church mourn death of brothers

Rolling Casualty Count: 3960

At the Front:

1st batt: Batt relieved the 2nd Middlesex Reg in Cuinchy Sector. Trench in fair condition and weather fine.

2nd batt: Batt paraded for Divine service at 11.30amat the rear of the Brigade HQ. Major Landon CB presented the medal ribbons.

2/8th Batt: batt relieved by the 2/7th Worcs and went to billets at Laventie.

10th Batt: HQ established connection with Contact aeroplane at 10.30am.

There was to be an intense bombardment of the enemy at 6.09pm and at 6.10 am troops were to attack up the ridge and rush the german line. The whole Batt was to be clear of the trenches by 8.10am. Attack failed as men went too far to the right leaving a flank exposed. Men fell back but held the line below the ridge. Germans were seen leaving the trench during the bombardment.

On the Home Front:

Worcestershire Volunteers Regt.: His Majesty the King has accepted the offer of service of this Regiment. It is therefore necessary that all members should at once be enrolled and take the Oath of Allegiance. Battalion Commandants will make such arrangements as they consider necessary for carrying this into immediate effect…The attention of Battalion Commandants is drawn to the fact that it is necessary for all men who have been granted certificates of exemption by the Local Tribunals, on the condition that they join the Volunteer Corps, to be enrolled and take the Oath of Allegiance. By order, J. Baldwin, Major, Brigade Major Worcestershire Volunteer Regt.

At Sansome Walk Baptist Church, on Sunday, Mr. Newth said it was his very painful duty to convey the sad news of the death of a fellow member, Charlie Lowe, who, with his brother Harvey, was killed in France on the 19th inst. He was very well known to many of the members of the church and much loved…His loss, together with that of his brother, was a great bereavement to his parents and sister, to whom the church wished to convey deepest sympathy.

Second Lieutenant J.W.R. Campbell, of the Worcestershire Regiment (son of General Sir William Campbell, K.C.B., of Marchwood, Malvern, and Second Lieutenant R. Vintner, of the Worcestershire Regiment, were decorated with the Military Cross by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday

Information researched by the WWW100 team.