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Lives lost on this day: 3

16th October 1917 - CANON WILSON ON WAR

Rolling casualty count: 7937

War Front:

1st Batt: Improvements being made to the camp and the Officers` Quarters.

2nd Batt: HQ and Support Line shelled during the night but only the trench damaged.

2/7th Batt: Batt relieved the 2/6th Royal Warwicks in light support in the Chemical Works Sector. A and D Coys, plus HQ, in Pudding Trench. B and C Coys in Pampoux, C Coy at Single Arch.

1/8th Batt: Batt at Viller au Bois where they were allotted baths. Men were inspected by CC for infections.

2/8th Batt: Batt relieved the 2/5th Warwicks in the right sub sector of Arras Chemical Works Sector.

4th Batt: Batt marched to Peselhoek Station and had breakfast before entraining, with transport and animals. Train left 2 hours late and the journey took 12 hours instead of 7. At Saulty-Labret Batt marched to billets at Berles au Bois. W Coy left behind to be the unloading party for the remainder of the Brigade.

10th Batt: Enemy shelled D Coy HQ and Batt HQ with gas shells.2nd Lt JMH Storr and 7 other ranks wounded.

Home Front:

CANON WILSON ON WAR – Last month Canon Wilson preached in West Malvern Church on “Christ’s teaching as to “War and Warfare”. The sermon has been printed and thus made available for study by all who are interested in the reply that is made to the allegation that Christ’s teaching about war, though very noble, is not practical.

WORCESTER FOOD COMMITTEE – Milk, Meat and Butter – The maximum price for milk, retail in the City of Worcester, was fixed as follows: 6d per quart for the first half of November and 1/2d per quart for the remainder of that month; and 7d per quart from the 1st December to the end of March. A report was presented as to the examination of the books and papers of several retail butchers in the city and instructions were given for an examination of further butchers’ books. A resolution was passed fixing butter at 2s.6d. per pound as the maximum price sold by retail in the City of Worcester.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team