Key dates over March 1917
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Lives lost on this day: 75
4th March 1917 - Ground gained at Bouchavesnes by 1st Worcesters
Rolling casualty count: 5644
War Front: 1st Batt: Under a British barrage of fire the troops went over the top in waves with our batt in the central position. The German front line, Pallas Trench, was easily overcome as was Fritz Trench. It was hoped to take the German 3rd line, Bremen Trench,. By nightfall, Fritz Trench was in British hands. Batt returned to Asquith Flats.
2nd Batt: general cleaning up. There was a voluntary Church Parade in the Cinema Hall.
4th Batt: Batt marched to Trones Wood and went by train to le Plateau. On arrival, plenty of hot water was obtained for feet washing and cleaning up but no baths.
10th batt: There were voluntary CE and RC services. Platoon drill, bayonet fighting and extended order drill for rest of the day.
Home Front: To the Editor: Destruction of Sparrows: ‘Sir, - We are assured that the abnormal number of sparrows constitute a real nuisance to those who are trying to increase the production of food, and one of our informants has gone so far as to say that he is not prepared to plant his land with wheat whilst the sparrows are so numerous. We therefore feel it our duty to appeal to the citizens who are owners or occupiers of property, to assist the growers of wheat and other similar crops, by destroying the sparrows on their land; and we feel sure we can rely upon them to do it in such a way as to prevent any unnecessary suffering on the part of these destructive birds.’ The City Land Cultivation Sub-Committee, Guildhall, Worcester.
School Offences: Walter Church, 18, The Moors, was summoned for neglecting to cause his children to attend school. Mr. F.T. Spackman said that Albert had made 11 attendances out of 38, and Annie 7 out of 38. The defendant’s wife said that her children had measles, and that was why she did not send them to school. Later she said that she sent them to school, but apparently they did not go. Defendant was fined 5s. in the case of Albert, and an order was made for Annie to attend school.
Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team
Casualties
- C.S.M Frederick John Allsopp 6646 - Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
- Pte. Thomas Abbiss 36566 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Arthur Amos 241811 - 1/8th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. John Ashton 22645 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Thomas Austin 9388 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George Banner 241792 - 1/8th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George Binley 34582 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Capt. Roland Powell Birtles 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Dennis Henry Bolt 35902 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Henry Reginald Bracey 30458 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Bridgwater 18884 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Arthur Chapman 30737 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Carl Cook 35916 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. James Craddock 30412 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Rupert Henry Crowther 30954 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George David 30718 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- 2/Lt. William Ewart Deakin 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Albert William Deakins 17863 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl. Alfred Durham 24235 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Edwin Charles Edwards 42658 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frederick John Edwards 16038 - 11th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Joseph Richard Emms 9014 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. John Everill 36404 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl. Geoffrey Richmond Field 25555 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Franks 40823 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Arthur Edward Fry 35631 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George Geere 9237 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Harold Grosvenor 34616 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Thomas Hands 8807 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Walter Robert Harrison 26208 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl. Charles Hawkins 9624 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Wesley Stephen Heard 40685 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Ernest Archibald Humphries 35157 - 2nd Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frank Jasper 36436 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Alfred John Jefferies 36251 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frederick Jones 27613 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- L/Cpl. James Lampitt 17251 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Robert Henry Lane 36489 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Sgt. John Richard Langford 10758 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Timothy Lloyd 40711 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- 2/Lt. Frederick Mallinson Marrs 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Arthur Matthews 30971 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frank Minniss 34072 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Albert Edward Morris 26279 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Percy Fred Neil 42674 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. John Osborne 9108 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Walter James Painting 34535 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frederick Hurst Parry 23705 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Payne 30951 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Arthur Pickering 40419 - 4th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Harry Prosser 19717 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Arthur Purchase 27108 - 2nd Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl. Jeremiah Rankin 10662 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George Rea 36687 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. George Richardson 40483 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frederick Ridley 40576 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- 2/Lt. Alan Percy Rosling 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- 2/Lt. Ronald Maynard Ross 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Harry Adams Ruffhead 42650 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Alfred Rushbrooke 40512 - 3rd Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Samuel Henry Salter 36441 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Stephen Sutton 40646 - 4th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Henry Taylor 17848 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Sgt. Thomas Vale 8237 - 2nd Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Vasey 40520 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl. William Charles Vaughan 13561 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- 2/Lt. William Ward 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. William Wadeson Watkins 30440 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- L/Cpl. Walter Henry Weale 30385 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Edward Whitworth 40477 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- L/Cpl. Thomas Henry Wilkes 27609 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Frank Wilkins 20915 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Thomas Richard Willis 40665 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Albert Edward Wood 30641 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte. Harold Young 27574 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg