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Key dates over July 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 19

5th July 1916 - SMD RFA bombard enemy trenches

Rolling Casualty Count: 3517

At the Front:

2nd Batt: Batt inspected by Gen RB Haking. During pm, deficiencies in clothing were handed out.

3rd Batt: Batt moved up to defence in Authville and took over original front line trenches opposite Liepsil Salient. During the night the 1st Wilts made an attack and were driven back so A and D Batts moved up in support.

4th Batt: More wounded being brought in and still heavy rain. Lt Beard killed by a sniper. About 400 Northumberland Fusiliers of the Pioneer Batt came up at night to dig a fresh trench in front of the Batt line.

10th Batt: Batt withdrew to the Tara-Usna Line being on left of the Usna Redoubt. Dry day so some clothes drying out.

SMD RFA: Brigade relieved the 169 Brigade in action in front of Colincamps. Bombardment of enemy trenches at 11.0pm

On the Home Front:

The Streets Committee recommended the Council to consider the effect of the proposed factory at Blackpole upon the question of building in the neighbourhood, and to give directions to this Committee to present a report upon the necessity for obtaining a Town Planning Scheme to ensure the proper laying out and development of the land in the neighbourhood of the factory. Ald. Walter Caldicott, in moving the adoption of the recommendation, said a tremendous amount of work would be required, and probably before the report was prepared on the matter the factory and many workmen’s dwellings would be erected. Ald. Parker seconded, saying that that was the first opportunity the city had had of presenting a town planning scheme. Assuming that the district would some time come into the city, he thought that they ought to lose no chance of making the district as good as possible. The motion was carried.

Malvern Officer Suffering from Shell Shock: Lieut. H. Lloyd Oswell, of the North Staffordshires, only son of Mr. F. Lloyd Oswell, of the Old Bank, Malvern, is in hospital, suffering from shell shock. He has been at the front 14 months.

Lieut. -Col. J. Harington, D.S.O, Wounded: Lieut.-Colonel John Harington, D.S.O., Rifle Brigade, wounded, is the youngest brother of Sir Richard Harington, 12th Bt., Whitbourne Court, Worcester, and Walton Street, S.W. Born in 1873, he joined the corps mentioned as a second lieutenant, in 1895, from the militia, and reached his present rank on the first day of this year. He served with the Nile Expedition in 1898, being present at the battle of Khartoum, and during the South African War took place in the defence of Ladysmith. Afterwards in Somali Land Lieut.-Col. Harington was in the battle of Jibdail, and he was also in the Nandi expedition of 1905-6. This is the second time he has been wounded during the present war, and last year he got the D.S.O. for conspicuous service in the field.

The Health Committee recommended the Council to urge Worcester butchers to make greater use of the public slaughter-house than they do at present, and to suggest to such butchers as use the public slaughter-house, that a notification to that effect should be exhibited in their shops…Ald. W.H . Caldicott asked how many private slaughter-houses there were in the City. Mr. Till: Thirty-two. Mr. Burgess said the private slaughter-houses were open to inspection, and all the butchers could not slaughter at the public slaughter-house because there was not accommodation for them.

A Scene in Court: Helena Guest (46), married woman, 16, Tennis Walk, was charged with stealing two linen sheets, a blanket, and other articles, of the total value of £1 5s., belonging to Sarah Spilsbury, widow, 2, Little London. Prosecutrix said she was housekeeper to George Turner, defendant’s father. He became ill, and was taken to defendant’s house, and these goods were taken with him. ..Mr. Tree (defending) suggested that when defendant was attending the funeral of her father, prosecutrix caused a disturbance by knocking the wall with a shovel. Defendant told P.C. Harrington that she had taken bed clothes away with her father, but they belonged to him…The Bench dismissed the case and said that there was no ground for a criminal charge. Then followed a scene, part comic, part pathetic . Prosecutrix, a very old woman, wanted to take a sheet and blanket, which defendant had produced in Court. Defendant declared that there was no name on them, and she should not give them up. The old lady protested feebly, and sought to wrap them up, but a police officer said she must not do that. Defendant said she would give prosecutrix one of the blankets out of charity, but she should not have anything else that she could not prove was hers, because she had summoned her. The old lady seemed to be bordering on tears and collapse, and the Magistrates and others in Court looked on helplessly. At length the police suggested that they should leave the Court; and they did.

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