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Key dates over April 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 1

4th April 1917 - Increased Turkish presence in Palestine

Rolling casualty count: 5737

War Front: 2nd Batt: Batt marched at 8am to Neuville via Doullens and Bouquemaison on a wet day-no one fell-out.

2/7th Batt: Batt relieved at Villecholes by 2/8th Worcs and moved to Villeveque. % men were wounded.

2/8th Batt: Batt took over from the 2/7th Worcs. One Coy was in trenches, one in Villecholes, one in trenches on the ridge, one in shelter at the Vermand-St Quentin Rd.

4th Batt: Every man had a change of underwear and a bath.

9th Batt: Batt joined General Marshall`s Column and left the Front.

10th Batt: Batt moved to Acquin to begin training.

SMD RFA: batt moved forward and four guns were moved into action before dawn.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: The Turks' morale had picked up and their forces on the Palestine front were increased in men and guns.

Home Front: Kidderminster Town Council – Increased Rates – The Depity Mayo9r introduced the estimates for the year at the meeting of the Kidderminster Town Council on Wednesday. The amount required for the borough rate was £12,374 and for the general district rate £17,646.

Birmingham Objectors Sentences – Two Birmingham conscientious objectors William Lawrence and Clifford Arkinstall, were found guilty at a Court martial at Norton Barracks last week of refusing to don uniform, have been sentenced to 112 days’ imprisonment, which sentence has been confirmed.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team