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Key dates over October 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 1

2nd October 1916 - Pig Keepers Association annual meeting

Rolling casualty count: 4468

3rd Batt: Batt relieved 8th North Lancs from left section in Hessian Trench near Stuff redoubt

4th Batt: A wet day and night resulted in parapets falling and the trenches in a poor state. Working parties carrying materials a distance of 2000 feet through the trenches.

2/7th Batt: Batt relieved by 2/8th Worcs and went to billets at La Fosse.. D Coy in working party at Croix Barbee.

2/8th Batt: Batt took over trench from 2/7th Worcs at Neuve Chapelle and 1 man was killed.

10th Batt: men had to work 5 hours according to a training programme.

SMD RFA: Brigade marched to Warlingcourt leaving Hedauville at 7.15am They marched via Acheux, Louvencourt and Authie-pas arriving at mid-day. Weather very wet.

Gassed Canadians Military Funeral – The funeral of Gunner Francis Caffrey, brother of Mrs W Willis, late of Sansome Walk, Worcester (whose death through gas was recorded last week), took place on Saturday at Plaistow Cemetery, with full military honours. The military gave the “Last Post” and fired the volleys over the grave.

Pershore Pig Keeper’s Association - The annual general meeting of this Association was held at the Plough Inn. The secretary presented a very satisfactory statement of accounts for the year. This showed that there had been a gain in the funds of £9 for the year, now making a total of £59; of this amount £35 had been invested in War loans. Owing to the increase in the price of feeding stuff and in the cost of pigs, the number of pigs insured had slightly decreased leaving a total of 58.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team