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Key dates over July 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

26th July 1916 - Yeomanry struggle to feed men and horses

Rolling Casualty Count: 3921

At the Front:

4th Batt: CO `s inspection in marching order at 10.oam. Z Coy best turn out of the lot. Football match for officers of batt v 2nd Hants officers-result a draw.

2/7th Batt: relief by 2/4th Glos. Dead End Post, Hougement, Jock`s and Picoutin Posta taken over from 2/8th Worcs.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: There is great difficulty in feeding and watering so many men and horses at this time.

On the Home Front:

Mrs. Eden, of Lowesmoor, has received information that her son, Pte A.H. Eden, Royal Irish Regiment, has been wounded by shell in the right leg, and is also suffering from shell shock. Previous to the war he was employed by the G.W.R. Shrub Hill, and later as examiner on the G.W.R., Mountain Ash, North Wales.

An Aviator’s Visit: On Tuesday afternoon an airman visited Malvern, alighting in the College football field, where his biplane was inspected by a large number of interested spectators, the pilot being C.D. Bennett, late of No. 6, The College. After visiting the College the airman made a circle of the district, and then departed for Hendon.

Decoration for Worcestershire Officer: The King has granted Major William Beresford Gibbs, Worcestershire Regt., late Officer Commanding 15th Soudanese, Egyptian Army, authority to accept and wear the decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Nile, conferred upon him by the Sultan of Egypt, in recognition of valuable services rendered by him.

Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts have received a postcard from their youngest son, Cecil (who was with Messrs. Ratcliffe and Tysoe, corn merchants), stating that he is well, but a prisoner of war with the Turks since Easter Sunday. He asks for books. He was called up with the Worcestershire Yeomanry on the outbreak of war. He and his two brothers (Walter and Bertie) went out to Egypt with the Regiment, from thence to Gallipoli, and were in the Chocolate Hill and other fights, and came out without hurt. Walter and Bertie were eventually invalided home with dysentery. Their eldest brother, Frank, has joined a South Staffordshire Battalion, and was in the Dublin rising.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.