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Key dates over September 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 11

25th September 1916 - Flying Officer Killed Near Birmingham executing loop-the-loop.

1st Batt: Batt still holding the front Line, continual enemy activity and much damage.Co Sgt Major was killed.

2nd Batt: CO and officers of 5th Yorks and Lancs Reg came to reconnoitre the Line. Gen Pinney took over command of the 23rd Division from Command of 35th Division.

4th Batt: Training all am. In pm all coys practised with Small box Respirators.

In the Football final Z Coy beat X Coy.

“D” Company Inspection: On Sunday afternoon the Great Malvern, Malvern Link, West Malvern, and Madresfield Platoons, forming “D” Company of the Worcestershire Volunteer Regiment, were inspected in the College Football Meadow by Colonel Hudson (Commanding the Regiment), who was accompanied by Colonel Webb (Commanding the 2nd Battalion) and others. The rank and file numbered 161. There was a large attendance of spectators, and the movements of the Company were watched with interest.

Flying Officer Killed Near Birmingham: Another flying fatality occurred near Birmingham on Saturday afternoon. Lieut. Sidney Wilson, an Australian officer, was making a flight in a biplane during the afternoon and succeeded in getting above the clouds. He was suddenly seen to emerge through the clouds and fall towards the earth at a rapid pace, his machine coming down in what is known as a “nose spin.” He failed to gain control of the machine, and it crashed to the earth, the pilot being killed instantaneously. It is stated that Lieut. Wilson fell from a height of something like 8,000 feet.

Street Accidents: Walking along Upper Tything, Alfred H. FOxall (48), 14, Little London, stumbled over a projecting doorstep a the entrance to the house called “The Mall,” and, falling, was so injured that he had to be taken home by Henry Jew, 15, St. George’s Lane North, and Edgar Watts, 3, Henry Street. Later Sergt. Deakin and P.C. McKay conveyed him on the police ambulance to the Infirmary where he was sound to have a compound fracture of a bone in the left leg.

Programme of Lectures: On Wednesday next there will commence at the Public Hall an interesting series of lectures and character sketches by Prof. Keswick. He will deal with many phases of physiognomy and their relation to character, with discourse upon health subjects, and at the close each evening will give demonstrations in which he invites the co-operation of members of the audience, and a number of animated pictures will be shown…Songs will be given at intervals by Miss L.R. Leach, a mezzo-soprano and a collection will be taken each evening. Admission free.

Content researched by the Worcestershire World War 100 project team.