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Key dates over March 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 1

4th March 1916 - Excessive heat means no football for 9th Bn Worcestershires

Rolling Casualty Count: 2785

At the Front:

2nd Batt: CO inspected in marching order. Batt were allotted the hot baths at the Ecole des Jeunes Filles, Bethune during am and pm. Snow fell during morning but thawed afternoon.

9th Batt: British India steamer “Edavana,” came. The 9th Batt were transferred to it. Trans- shipment of troops, equipment and military stores took 48 hours.

On the Home Front:

National Egg Collection: Five hundred and seventy-two eggs were collected at the Guildhall for the week ending Saturday. They were sent to London for France.

News of the 9th Battalion: Acting Brigade Sergeant-Major Lane, of the 9th Worcestershires, writing to his father, Mr. Lane, Station Master, Fernhill Heath, says that he is in the best of health, considering the terrific heat, which is 110 degrees in the shade. The health of the troops is splendid. Football of course, is out of the question.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.