Key dates over September 1917

Lives lost on this day: 7

23rd September 1917 - 2 Austrian officers come in under a white flag

Rolling casualty count: 7585

War Front:

2nd Batt: At 6.30am Batt marched to bivouacs near Bedford House but 2 Coys were in dug-outs.

4th Batt: Enemy artillery very active on the Reserve Line from 7-10 am.

2/7th Batt: Church Parade am. Batt marched to Lichfield camp, St Nicholas, Arras and took over from 2/6th Warwicks.

2/8th Batt: Batt marched to Grimsby Camp, St Nicholas.

10th Batt: Batt continued cleaning up. 3 officers joined the Batt, Lts AE Allchurch, VG Goswell and LH Salmon.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team