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Key dates over December 1916

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Lives lost on this day: 0

7th December 1916 - Lloyd George becomes PM

He reorganised the British government to focus all efforts on the war. He set up the Ministry of Labour to deal with the labour supply in British industry. He set up the Ministry of Food to deal with the food supply.

Rolling casualty count: 5078

2nd Batt: Batt marched to Camp 16 on the other side of Bray to new huts which were not so good but all under cover

A French bomb exploded in a brazier by accident and 18 men were wounded.

3rd Batt: Batt relieved the 8th Loyal North Lancs Reg in the trenches.

4th Batt: Work continued on cleaning up and improvement in the trenches. Men were also digging sump pits. A party was found to bury bodies lying behind Winter Trench.

2/8th Batt: Five men were evacuated sick and Lt Gibbs went to England.

9th Batt: First attempt to break the Turkish lines up the banks of the Tigris.

Home Front:

To the Editor - Worcester Infirmary: Christmas Appeal – Dear Sir, Kindly allow me to appeal to our friends for help towards brightening the Christmas season for our patients. For all, this will be a subdued festival, but we should like to be able to provide a present for each patient and, in all, we shall probably have 120. Anything sent specially for the soldiers will, of course, be kept for them only. I would ask for clothing, fruit, cakes, etc., and money, and am confident that I do not ask in vain. Mary Hershey, Matron, General Infirmary, Worcester.

Worcestershire and the War – Anzac’s Gratitude – A couple of Anzacs, Sergt. F Love and Pte J R Box, Australian Field Artillery, write: A party of wounded Anzacs visited the Worcester Porcelain Works on Tuesday. The works greatly interested us and we think this is one of the most wonderful industries in history. We were shown over the works by a thoroughly competent guide. Such outings as these to us “boys” help to take the mind off the horrible life we have been living for months in the mud-ridden trenches, and the hospitality which the public of Worcester has impressed on our minds for ever, that old England is first and foremost in looking after wounded.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team