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Key dates over July 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 24

6th July 1916 - Yeomanry train early am before it gets too hot

Rolling Casualty Count: 3541

At the Front:

1st Batt: The route to Fricourt and Becourt Wood were reconnoitred and Batt left billets at 3.30pm and in the evening bivouacked 2 hours west of Fricourt. Preparations for active operations on the 7th were made.

2nd Batt: At 2.30 pm Batt marched to billets in Busnelles. Capt EO Underhill went sick.

3rd Batt: A and D Coys relieved but again needed to go to the defence of the 1st Wilts Regt.

4th Batt: Great quantities of rifles were collected and trenches began to look better. Two men were killed and 4 wounded.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Hard training taking place in early am before it became too hot for men and horses. Sports have been organised and bathing in the Canal allowed.

On the Home Front:

Worcester Sale of Work: A sale of work , on behalf of the Missions to Seamen, was held in the gardens of Cornwall Lawn, London Road, by the kind invitation of Mrs. Downes. This sale represents a part of Worcester’s contribution to the effort which is being made in all parts of the country to help our sailors in this time of their great need…The Organising Secretary spoke of the Society’s work among our sailors afloat and on shore. It was not generally realised what a great part the men of our mercantile marine were playing in this war. They were transporting all our troops to the scene of the war, and it has been stated that not a single soldier has lost his life through any inefficiency or lack of skill on the part of the men of our merchant service.

NSPCC and Child Neglect: The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children investigated 3,938 complaints of neglect and cruelty in England, Wales, and Ireland, during the month of May. Of the 3,853 completed cases, 3,738 were found true, affecting the welfare of 11,356 children and involving 4,684 offenders. Warnings were issued in 3,440 cases, 145 were prosecuted (resulting in 142 convictions), and 153 were dealt with by transfer or in other ways. In the Worcester and Mid-Worcestershire Branch, Local Office, 15, Chestnut Walk, Worcester, during the same month 18 cases were dealt with, affecting 45 children.

Trooper H.H. Jones, Yeomanry, son of Mr. G. Jones, the Wood Farm, Welland, has sent two postcards to his mother and father from Afion Kera Hissar, where he is a prisoner. He says he is feeling pretty decent and is settling down a bit. He adds that they are working, and remarks that if they get good food it will keep them fit.

A rare mixture of lollipops and other things were spread out on the solicitors’ table at the City Police Court this morning. There were some toothsome delicacies among the collection, but they did not look very inviting. There were chocolates of all descriptions, but they made a ‘messy’ lot all jumbled into a heap, some broken into pieces. Some squares of a sweet which, before the war, were known as Turkish delight, were in a little better condition, but even they failed to delight the eye or whet the palate. And these toothache producers (among them 90 bars of chocolate cream) were cheek by jowl with boxes of matches, socks, purses, combs, mouth-organs, and , the strangest relic of all, a water pistol. The whole was alleged to be the result of warehouse breaking and theft in the Market Hall by three boys aged 13, 14 and 15. The property belonged to Alice Savage, confectioner and was valued at £2 11s.

Caught in Belting: Louisa Corbett, Foundry Alley, Charles Street, was caught in the belting at Messrs. Ward’s leather works, on Monday, and was hurt. When she was admitted to the Infirmary it was found that she had several ribs broken. She had also injuries to her collar bone.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.