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Key dates over April 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

6th April 1916 - Price of Guinness increased

Rolling Casualty Count: 2869

At the Front:

1st Batt: Back to the trenches to relieve the 2ndEast Lancs. One man was killed. The trenches were badly trench-mortared.

2nd Batt: Heavy trench-mortaring by enemy but little damage done.

4th Batt: Party of 1 officer and 5 other ranks left for leave in London.

9th Batt: Advance later on enemy's next position, the Falahiya trenches which was again successful. Batt captured 2 Turkish machine guns-this all took an hour.

10th Batt: Batt returned to Pont du Hem, marching in Coys and came under the orders of the 106th brigade until the 37th Brigade returns to Laventre tomorrow.

On the Home Front:

Worcester and District Ale Bottlers Association

The members of this Association have decided, that in consequence of the increase by Messrs Guinness in the price of their stout they will increase the wholesale price of Guinness by 2d der dozen (half-pints) and 4d per dozen (pints) from today 6th April

New War Taxes

The new income tax which came into force as from Wednesday will be payable in two instalments in January and July 1917. Changes were made in the first budget of last year, but the effect of the alterations of the income tax and excess profits is a mystery or rather a series of mysteries which it is doubtful whether the Revenue authorities themselves can yet unravel.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.