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Key dates over October 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

7th October 1916 - Street shrine for Malvern war heroes

Rolling casualty count: 4493

1st Batt: batt relieved by 2nd East Lancs and withdrew to support trenches. Weather still wet.

2nd Batt: Batt assembled near the Church at 9am and carried out an attack through part of Lucheaux Wood, getting back to billets at 1pm.

4th Batt: transport and Lewis gun teams with handcarts left at 11.30am of Houpoutre Siding. The batt, less x Coy which went with the transport, left camp at 12.40am and arrived at Railway siding at 2.30pm, had tea and arrived at Longeau at 6pm.

10th Batt: Batt moved from Amplier to Bois du Warnimont.

Theft from Worcester Bar - At the City Police Court today, George Aldons (30) described as a cook, of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing a £1 Treasury Note, 15 halfpenny stamps and 5s in money, belonging to Mr David Harper, Bridge Inn, Lowesmoor Terrace. The prisoner, said Mr Harper, had called at the house and had a lemonade. As he put the money into the till the prosecutor noted tit contained the note, two half crowns and the stamps. Then he left the bar for a moment and on his return the defendant left the house, after which the money and stamps were missing from the till. Three stamps were on the seat, where the prisoner had been sitting. He was later arrested in Broad Street.

Malvern War Shrine – From Cowleigh Parish Magazine the following paragraph is quoted “We heartily congratulate the people of Belmont on raising the money to pay for the War Shrine in the Belmont Road. We believe that this is the first street shrine put up in Malvern, paid for by the inhabitants of the street themselves. Owing to the absence of the Vicar the names of the heroes serving their country have not yet been written up, nor has the shrine been dedicated, but it is hoped that this will soon be done.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team