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Key dates over September 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 1

19th September 1916 - Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund.

1st Batt: Batt supplied fatigue parties to repair the Front Line.

2nd batt: Batt parties working on the defence of Fonquevillers.

4th Batt: Batt relieved by 2nd Royal Fusiliers and moved back to B Camp close to Flamertinghe. I Officer and 240 men were sent to work on the Transport Lines.

10th Batt: Batt relieved by 2nd Queen`s Reg and marched back to Aldershot Huts at Outtersteene.

Flying-officer and Inspector John Hodges, the pilot, and Second-Lieut. Leslie Fyson, were killed while looping the loop at Birmingham on Monday. Giving evidence at the inquest later, Captain Simpson, R.F.C., said that in his opinion the last loop put rather a heavy strain on the machine, which collapsed and fell. Looping the loop as a training was very useful. All the progress at present was in the making of fast machines. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned.

Rank and File-Wounded: Mrs. Timms, wife of Sergt. Timms, Love’s Grove, has heard from her brother, Pte. H. Caswell of the Warwickshire Regiment, who was in the retreat from Mons and had the drums of his ears broken by shell fire at the battle of Loos, has again been wounded by shell splinters, and is in hospital in France. Before being called up he was a member of the Worcestershire police, stationed at Bromsgrove. His wife and two children still reside there.

Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund: Sir, - Most of the citizens are doubtless aware that an effort is being made to raise a national memorial to the memory of the great General, Lord Kitchener. It has been decided that the form of memorial shall be to help officers and men (either in endowed or their own homes) of the Royal Navy and Army, who have been disabled. I have been requested to ask the citizens who wish to contribute to this Fund (and have not already done so) to send their contributions to me at the Guildhall, Worcester, with as little delay as possible, so that they can be remitted to the Headquarters in London. Yours faithfully, Hubert Leicester, Mayor.

Content researched by the Worcestershire World War 100 project team.