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Key dates over August 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 8

30th August 1916 - Women number 4299 working on the land as conscientious objectors are placed on farms

At the Front:

2nd Batt: batt assembled at 7.00am and marched to billets at Ribemont. Two men fell out during the march. Billets were very crowded as the whole brigade was in the area.

4th Batt: Rain and violent storms broke out at 10.00am and part of the Camp was flooded.. Batt moved by train at 8.15pm and reached the Asylum, Ypres at 8.40pm. All Coy in position by 10.00pm. Parties of 40 men, 20 men and 18 men worked all night.

10th Batt: Violent thunderstorms during pm but otherwise a quiet day

7th Batt: Still in the trenches and suffering several casualties.

8th Batt: Men in working parties but hindered by heavy rain.

On the Home Front:

“Objectors” and Farm Work – A communication was received from the Committee on Work of National Importance stating that at the request of a large number of Tribunals throughout the county, they had already been instrumental in placing several hundreds of men in farms, market gardens and fruit growing centres. The experience of the Committee had been that, while there had been a feeling of prejudice against the employment of conscientious objectors, there were at the same time many farmers who recognised their services should be properly directed to the land and several hundred and been so employed.

The Work of the Women The Rt Hon Mary Packington presented a report of women’s work on the land. This stated that the organisation now covered the entire county and there were only 32 parishes from which no returns had been sent in. The parishes canvassed numbered 165, farmers registered 568, women registered 4,299. Of these 107 received instructions under County Council scheme; 1380 armlets had been applied for an issued.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.