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Key dates over May 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 3

14th May 1916 - Austro-Hungarians launch an attack against Italian troops on the Asiago front in the Italian alpine region of Trentino, advancing up to 19 km(12 miles). Continues until 10 June.

Rolling Casualty Count: 3131

At the Front:

2nd Batt: In the evening the Batt relieved the 1/6th Scottish Rifles who had practically put a stop to the German rifle grenade fire.

4th Batt: Very cold weather but in the afternoon, men played a football match. 2nd Lt Woodhead returned from a Sniping Course and 2nd Lt Allsop from a bombing course.

On the Home Front:

Display by Worcester Y.W.C.A: A display by the 1st Worcester Company of the “Baden Powell Girl Guides” belonging to the Y.W.C.A., is under the direction of the Captain, Miss E.C. Jones, and the Lieutenant, Miss J. Bridger, was given at the Y.W.C.A Institute, before an interesting audience. Miss Helen Malcom, Y.W.C.A Girl Guide Commissioner, was present, and gave a very interesting address on the movement…It was announced that the Guides were urged to assist in the increasing of the food supply by planting their gardens with vegetables.

The Purchase of Stolen Lead: Edward Marsh, general dealer, was summoned for purchasing two quantities of lead, 98lbs and 70lbs., which was less than allowed by the Act, and also with failing to enter the purchase of the load in the register. The defendant admitted each allegation…The defendant told Detective-Sergeant Jones that he had forgotten to enter the purchase in the register. He gave 2d a lb for the lead, but the market price as 31/4d a lb. The defendant said when the man brought the lead he said he had a good bit more to bring, so that the total quantity exceeded the minimum allowed by law…The Chairman said it was a serious case, and the defendant was ordered to pay £4 4s.

Mr. J.W. Willis Bund presided at a meeting of the County Education Committee: It was reported that up to the 14th April, 1916, the number of children who had been granted permission by the Head Teachers to be absent from school, in accordance with the resolution passed by the Education Committee, was 247, viz.: Bromsgrove 8, Droitwich 22, Evesham 61, Halesowen 1, Kidderminster 10, Malvern 3, Martley 41, Pershore 49, Redditch 10, Rock 11, Shipston-on-Stour 8, Stourbridge 2, Tenbury 5, Upton-on-Severn 16. This represents a loss of attendances amounting to 5,088…Canon Longhurst said the figures were serious from an educational point of view, and he thought that the number of exemptions granted by head teachers were out of all comparison with those granted by the District Committee. He thought it was very dangerous. Mr. Terry said that many of the boys had lost attendances for ever. They had been granted exemption for some months, and during that time would attain the age of 13, and would not return to school.

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