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Key dates over May 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 4

11th May 1917 - Neighbours Disagree

Rolling casualty count: 6346

War Front:

1st Batt: Batt inspected in drill order, wearing steel helmets, by the Col 24th Brigade.

Batt moved by Coys via Judas Farm to the railway crossing where guides from 6th Leicesters met them and took them to the trenches. A and B Coys were to the left and right, C in support, just north of Croiselles and D in reserve west of Croiselles.

3rd Batt: A quiet day but much enemy activity at night.

4th Batt: From 9-11am Coys were on the range. At 2pm, Batt marched to Arras, arriving at Grand Place at 5pm. Five officers joined the Batt.

2/8th Batt: Parties now digging by day on Brown line and by night on Fayet Support Line.

10th Batt: Batt marched to Carnarvon Camp at Scherpenberg.

SMD RFA: Batteries commenced registration but were stopped at 11am as the attack was cancelled.

Home Front:

Chess Championship: The challenge shield which is offered by the Worcestershire Chess Association for the Public Schools’ Championship of the county was brought to Worcester for the first time on Wednesday, when the Worcester College for the Blind defeated the holders, King Edward’s School Stourbridge by 6 games to 0. By becoming county champions, the College for the Blind have made a fitting finish to a very successful season, during which they have defeated every school they have met and have suffered defeat only once at the hands of the Malvern Town Chess Club.

News is received that Mr. J.A. Brown, formerly chief assistant to the City and County Analyst, was killed in action on the 20th April. He was struck by an explosive shell and died immediately. A testimony to his comrades’ regard for him is that a lieutenant and eight “volunteers” went out to the front line on the succeeding day to fetch his body, to which was accorded the honours of a military funeral.

Neighbours Disagree: Clara Bluck, 39 Lower Chestnut Street, summoned Doris Whitehouse, 41 Lower Chestnut Street, for using threats and William Bluck summoned Whitehouse for assault and Whitehouse summoned William Bluck for assault. Mrs. Bluck told the Bench that Whitehouse said if “she did not do three months for her before she went to bed, she would do it next morning.” In reply to Whitehouse, Mrs. Bluck denied that she said that Whitehouse was “used to gaol and rode in the black maria.” Mr. Bluck said that Whitehouse came and struck his wife and then she struck him and scratched him in the face. Bluck’s mother-in-law gave similar evidence and said that Whitehouse was drunk. Whitehouse: “You wicked woman.” Mr. Bluck pleaded to the assault and said that he did it to protect his wife and defend himself. The Bench then heard Whitehouse’s record, which showed that she had been convicted three times before. Defendant: I don’t see why you should read my record to prejudice this case. It is not lawful. I will write to the papers about it. Bluck was bound over for six months for the threats and was fined 25s for the assault.