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Key dates over September 1918

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Lives lost on this day: 3

17th September 1918 - Raid on Turmus Aya

Rolling casualty count: 10626

War Front:

1st Batt: From the 17th September to 19th, 104 OR joined the Batt.

2nd Batt: There was a Batt scheme to capture Ginchy by flanking movements. The Minimum Reserve under Capt. F De Silvestre proceeded to Les Boeufs.

4th Batt: At 10.15 am the Batt assembled and did a small scheme, practising moving under a barrage and advancing with advance guards. A draft of 58 OR arrived.

14th Batt: A Coy worked on the St Leger to Henin Sur Soseul Road and B Coy went to dig the HQ Road at Croisilles. C Coy worked on Divisional HQ.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Reg was warned that a raid on Turmus Aya was to be carried out by a Gurkha Batt.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team