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Key dates over November 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 8

9th November 1917 - City Police Court

Rolling casualty count: 8107

War Front:

2nd Batt: Men worked all night on the new support line.

4th Batt: There was a demonstration of use of smoke shells from 3inch Stokes guns and a lecture by Major Somerville from GHQ on musketry.

2/7th Batt: Batt relieved at night by2/4th BOBLI from 84th Brigade and went to billets in the prison at Arras.

2/8th Batt: Batt relieved by 2/5th Glos and moved to Levi barracks at Arras.

10th Batt: Batt moved to Bois Confluent relieving the 7th North Lancs.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Our planes destroyed telephone and telegraph communication at the chief Ordnance Depot and the Railway Junction and Col Baron Kress Von Kressenstein`s 8th Army had suffered severe losses. At 10am men were buried in 2 large graves close to the guns and the rest of the men were sent 4 miles away for water, food and fodder.

Home Front:

Lieut. Victor William Price, Royal Flying Corps (only son of Mr. W.T. Price, of Valley House, Malvern), was killed in an aeroplane accident at Lilbourne, near Rugby, yesterday morning. He was gazetted to the Worcestershire Regiment over two years ago and had seen service at Salonika and in Mesopotamia.

Mrs. Heath, newsagent, St. John’s, has received official notice that her brother, Capt. F. Sutton, of the East Yorkshire Regt., has been dangerously wounded, being shot through the lungs. He served in the ranks of the Worcestershires all through the war, having won the D.C.M. at Gheluvelt. About six months ago he was recommended for a commission and was given a lieutenancy in the East Yorks.

Driver Henry Charles Tilbrook, R.F.A., T.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tilbrook, 84, Hylton Road, has been awarded a parchment certificate in recognition of the act of gallantry together with two other men and a lieutenant. Driver Tibrook assisted, although under heavy shell fire, to liberate a gunner who had been buried under eight foot of sandbags and debris, caused by the bursting of a shell. “The action of these men (says the certificate) under great difficulties, was undoubtedly the means of saving the gunner’s life, as he would otherwise have been suffocated.” Driver Tilbrook joined the Army in August, 1914 and went to France in May, 1915. He worked at Messrs. Fownes. He was educated at St. Clement’s Boys’ School. He is 23 years of age.

At a Committee luncheon, the Mayor, replying to the toast of his health, referred to the progress of his scheme for providing homes for disabled soldiers and sailors and suggested that the central block of houses should be erected as a memorial to the glorious charge of the 2nd Worcesters at Gheluvelt and that event might further be marked by conferring the freedom of the City upon Lt.-Col. Hankey, who led the Worcesters. Mr. Simes speaking as a member of the Committee, said the scheme was fairly launched and they had now, given or promised, £3,000. The Mayor said Ald. Parker had prepared plans for the houses and his suggestions were on view in the hall.

City Police Court: Emily Wilks (35), 1 House, 2 Court, St. Peter’s Street, was summoned for using obscene language. P.C. Timson said that defendant was using bad language and there was a large crowd round her. Defendant said that she had had a glass of beer, which she was not accustomed to. Fined 5s.

City Police Court: Alice Griffiths, 36, Laugherne Road, St. John’s, was fined 10s. for contravening the Lighting Order. P.C. Claxton said that the light came from the rear of the defendant’s house. There was no blind to the window. The light could be seen for about 300 yards. Witness added that he had warned defendant, but she said she thought she should have been warned about this light.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team