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Key dates over January 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 3

12th January 1916 - Lifetime with the Worcesters comes to an end

Rolling Casualty Count:2694

At the Front:

1st Batt: Some light shelling.

10th Batt: Back to trenches relieving the 10th Royal Warwickshire at Neuve Chapelle.

On the Home Front:

Dear Sir, with your permission I should like to inform the 38 kind persons who sent donations to the fund for feeding Worcester Robins with Christmas cheer in their own homes, that their donations amounted to £8 4s. 6d., with some tea and sugar. I wish to thank them and to say that the name of each subscriber, with the amount, will appear in the annual report of the Worcester City District and General Mission. Meanwhile, vouchers and receipts for the purchase of bread, butter, sugar, meat, potatoes, tea, oranges, and some firing, may be seen on application to me, and I shall be pleased to answer any questions. John Thos. Hurry, Capt. W.C.D. & G.M.

Lifetime with the Worcesters: The wonderful record of an old lady’s life in the Army came to a termination on Sunday, when Mrs. Mary Haughton, a widow, died at the age of 73. Almost up to the end she was hale and hearty. She practically spent a lifetime with the Worcestershires. She was born in the camp of the 36th Worcestershire Regiment, her first husband was Sgt. John M’Inerney of the 29th Worcs., and after his death she married Corpl. George Haughton of the same regiment. She had five sons, each of whom entered the Army. Three are in the Royal National Reserve, the other two being on active service. Mrs. Haughton was very proud of her association with the Army.

Thomas Andrews, 5 Court, 5 House, Fish Street, was charged with being an absentee from the 3/8th Worcestershires. He admitted being an absentee, and was remanded to await an escort.

8th Worcestershires’ Xmas Fare: Capt. H.T.Clarke, of “A” Company, 8th Battalion, writing to Mrs. Wodehouse says: “On behalf of the N.C.O’s and men of my Company I wish to thank most sincerely you and the other two ladies who were good enough to provide us with such a plentiful supply of plum puddings, cakes, cigarettes, tobacco, etc., for Christmas. We were in the trenches at Christmas, so we postponed our feast until New Year’s Day, when we were back in reserve. With the aid of roast pork, sprouts, potatoes, and a barrel of rather good French beer, we gave the men the most excellent feast, the part they enjoyed most being the Christmas puddings. Then we adjourned to a big barn, and had a gramophone and mouth organ concert, and a few songs and recitations.”

Information researched by the WWW100 team.