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Key dates over August 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

27th August 1916 - Rumania enters the war on the Allied side but is quickly defeated by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria

At the Front:

1st Batt: relieved by 2nd East Lancs at 10.00am. The Front Line trenches are very bad. Batt moved back into support.

2nd Batt: Divine Service at 10.20am. The brigadier addressed the Batt and congratulated men on good work in the attacks. Congratulatory letters were received from Brigade and Division. A draft of 21 men arrived.

10th Batt: Batt marched back to trenches and relieved the RW reg.

On the Home Front:

City Police Court – A Cunning Theft – George Price (43) warehouseman, 19 Sansome Place, was charged with stealing from the shop of Messrs Wetherall and Co., a bag of sugar (30 ½ lbs) value 14s. The defendant had been employed by the firm for 20 years. On Thursday he was in the warehouse, but went away for a short time. On his return witness asked where he had been and what he had done with the bag of sugar he had taken away. He said he had not had a bag of sugar, but had taken some dirty aprons away. Witness said he knew he was incorrect and said he would give the defendant half an hour to bring it back. At the end of that time defendant said the sugar had been put into the jam pot. Later Detective Handley and witness went to a little shop kept by defendant’s sister in law, and there behind the counter he found the bag of sugar. MRS Price, sister in law of the defendant said that defendant had brought sugar to her previously and she had paid for it. The prisoner now pleaded guilty.

Six Soldier Sons: Three Wounded – Mrs Chance, Lower Chestnut Street, Worcester, who was informed a few days ago that he Son Pte Alec Chance of the Suffolks had been wounded, has today received two letters that another Son Pte Harold Chance was wounded on August 24th. A third Son, Pte Harry Chance, who was gassed is now in hospital and three other brothers are at the front.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.