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Key dates over December 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 3

5th December 1916 - Appeal before Somme film shown to audiences

Rolling casualty count: 5068

2nd Batt: Batt marched to Camp111 arriving at noon.

4th Batt: A working party of 350 men was supplied to the RE. The Officers` camp was heavily shelled pm.

2/7th Batt: batt relieved the 2/8th Worcs in Regina and Courcelette Trenches with the Black Watch on the right and the 2/4th Glos on the left.

2/8th Batt: Batt relieved by 2/7th Worcs and went to Wellington Huts about a mile north of Aveluy.

SMD RFA: One section per Battery went into action relieving the 104th Brigade.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Brigade received orders to be ready to move in a few days.

Home Front:

Worcester War Savings – Appeal to Cinema Audiences – Taking advantage of the showing of the Somme Battlefield film at the Arcade Cinema, the Mayor (Ald. A Carlton) said that as a rule Worcester was very much ahead in starting movements of national importance, but in the matter of these War Savings Associations they had been rather behind hand. A few weeks ago they formed a Committee and since then the movement had been take up with great enthusiasm. Many of the largest manufacturers and big houses of business had each started up an Association and a great number of schools and churches had also formed similar societies. England at the present time was in a critical position, more critical perhaps than anyone knew. The war was costing is £5,000,000 a day and it was “up to them all to do a share towards finding that enormous amount of money”.

Clergy Widows and Orphans – Fewer Applicants for Aid – Members of the Worcester Society for the Relief of Clergymen’s Widows and Orphans met at the Church House, Worcester. The Secretary in his report stated that a sum not exceeding £950 was available for grants, this sum including £100 from the Board of Finance in respect of 1915. Applications for relied were considered from 29 widows and orphans, the number being five fewer than last year.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team