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Key dates over February 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 9

11th February 1917 - Fraudster case at City Court

Rolling casualty count: 5444

War Front: 2nd Batt: Voluntary services were held am and the rest of the day was spent cleaning up.

4th Batt :Although it was Sunday there was no Divine service owing to Batt being isolated from other ranks. Weather beginning to thaw during the day but still freezing at night.

2/7th Batt: Church Parade am.

2/8th Batt: Church Parade am and later 3 men evacuated sick.

9th Batt: batt pushed on working north west and met no opposition.

10th Batt: Cleaning up dug-outs in Rob Roy and Central Trenches. Heavy fire destroyed some wire and a dump appeared to have been blown up during the night.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: On a long patrol, Sergeant Allen of D Squadron, rounded up singlehanded some Arab ponies and brought them to camp. They belonged to an Arab patriarch who came from Beersheba to get them back.

Home Front: An Adventurer’s Career – His Operations in Worcester – Undischarged Bankrupt’s Offences – A case of unusual interest was investigated at the City Police Court today, Frederick Johnson (42) described as a builder, of Wycroft, Battenhall Road, Worcester, was charged on remand, in custody, with furnishing false information under the Aliens’ Restriction Act to Elspeth Young ,boarding house keeper, Lowesmoor, and also with the following charges, preferred since he was before the Court a week ago: that being an undischarged Bankrupt he unlawfully obtained credit to the extent of £54.3s.9d., from Charles Williams,antique furniture dealer, Sidbury, credit to the extent of £219.9s.6d.,from Messrs W & F Webb, house furnishers, High Street; and to the extent of £114 from Messrs Edwin Nicholls & Co., house furnishers, New Street. The prisoner pleaded guilty to all charges and chose to be dealt with summarily.

To the Editor- Every Dog His Day – Dear Sir, As a lover of animals in general, and of our faithful friend, the dog, in particular, may I trespass on your generosity to insert these few lines in answer to your correspondent of today? Times are hard enough at present, and grief is poignant on every side; why then add more misery to this state of affairs which is already hard enough to bear, by resorting to such means as “Man before Dog” suggests! In a great many instances these pets belong to soldiers who are nobly taking their part on the world wide battlefield of today,and,in numerous cases, (I myself know of several personally), where the only consolation and companionship many a lonely man and woman fighting out the battle of life alone and un-aided has in the kindly look and lick of the hand from one of these “ugly, dirty, useless animals” of God’s creating. No, let us think twice before we resort to such means as this in war economy,and, uncomplaining, face the music until our enemies cease from troubling, and ever dog shall have his day. Evesham

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team