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Key dates over December 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 4

27th December 1917 - The Royal Albert Orphanage

Rolling casualty count: 8410

War Front:

1st Batt: A quieter day and a very hard frost. 2 officers and 3 other ranks were wounded.

2nd Batt: Batt continuing with Coy training programme.

4th Batt: Snow and high winds during the night caused the St Martin to Royon road to become blocked. W and X Coys were clearing snow. Y and Z Coys had musketry on the range where cold weather made shooting difficult.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: The Turks put up poor defence and were easily driven from their positions. They were unable to take Jerusalem and suffered heavy losses

Home Front:

The Royal Albert Orphanage – Christmas was celebrated at the Orphanage, although on a modified scale and the children enjoyed themselves immensely. The Master and Matron were enabled by the generosity of the many friends of the Institution to have a well laden Christmas tree, which as in former years, had been sent by Messrs J White & Co. Broad Street. The whole day was given over to festivities.

Christmastide In Worcester – What information is available locally is that, generally, a person paid some regard to the official request that they should not travel any more than was necessary during Christmastime. Probably many, especially those whose who has long journeys in prospect, were deterred from travelling by the reduction in the number of trains, making travelling an uncertain and tedious business.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team