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Key dates over October 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 4

16th October 1916 - Man shot old man thinking he was a cat

Rolling casualty count: 4583

1st Batt: Batt marched to Sorel and then by motor omnibus to Meaute. They then marched to Sandpits Valley Camp under canvas.

3rd Batt: Batt moved to dugouts at Crucifix Corner, near Aveluy and relieved the 10th Cheshires.

4th Batt: German aeroplanes flew over Batt Lines.

1/8th Batt: Batt relieved the 1/5th Glos without casualties.

2/7th Batt: Batt had medical inspections.

10th Batt: Batt practicing the attack from artillery formation.

SMD RFA: At night 2 separate sectors took over positions near Bienvillers.

Malvern Absentees from Volunteer Drills – A Warning There was a sitting of the Malvern Tribunal on Monday evening,. There had been a number of cases in the last few months in which conditional exemption or temporary exemption had been granted by the Tribunal, with the condition attached that the individuals concerned should join the Volunteers. The Tribunal had heard of several cases in which the individuals to whom this exemption was granted, had either refused to join the Volunteers, or as a matter of fact, attended the drills. It was just as well that these men should understand that if they refused to comply with the condition which has been imposed, exemption lapsed. If those men who persisted in their refusal to join the Volunteers and to attend the drills, they must prepare to be sent to the Colours.

Whitbourne Shooting Accident – Man Mistaken for Cat – A serious accident happened on Sunday morning at Tedney. An old man known as “Mo” or Moore, employed by Mr James, fruit merchant, who has bought the fruit at Tedney, was cutting sticks for fastening down the hampers, when a young man named Robert James, a stockman, was walking in the woods with a gun. He says that he thought he saw a cat and fired at it. On going to the place, to his dismay he found Moore with terrible wounds in his head. P.S. English and Dr English were sent for and Moore was removed to Worcester Infirmary.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team