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Key dates over October 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 4

21st October 1916 - Royal Porcelain appeals for men's exemptions

Rolling casualty count: 4661

1st Batt: Enemy shelling severe and continuous resulting in 11 men killed, 6 wounded and 1 missing.

2nd Batt: Batt marched to billets in Meulte and no one fell out. They were praised by the Divisional Commander.

3rd Batt: Batt made a successful raid on Regina and Stuff Trenches.

4th Batt: Batt very cold and uncomfortable as there was a lack of protection. The day was spent cleaning up. At 11am German aeroplanes passed overhead and were driven away by fire.

10th Batt: Batt marched from Warlay to bivouacs at Brickfields, Albert.

Royal Porcelain Company’s Employees – The Royal Porcelain Company applied for Frederick Gertner (30) married, sedentary work at home, sculptor: Harvey J. Harrison (34) married, china caster, labour at home; and William George Ricketts (32) single, sedentary work at home, china saucer maker. Harrison, it was stated, had lost a thumb of his left hand. Conditional certificate so long as he is without thumb.

Entertainment at Norton Barracks – On Tuesday evening a most enjoyable entertainment was given in the Y.M.C.A., hut by the Norton Depot Pierrot Troupe for the benefit of disabled soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment.

Twice Used Railway Ticket – Stourport Man “Getting his Own Back” – At the City Police Court today the Great Western Railway Company prosecuted Michael Draper, bricklayer, Brindley Street, Stourport, for defacing a railway passenger ticket and also with attempting to travel on the railway without having paid the fare. He pleaded not guilty to the first offence and admitted the second.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team