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Lives lost on this day: 2

17th August 1916 - Worcester boy narrowly escapes German seaplane bombing raid at Dover.

At the Front:

2nd Batt: CO inspected C Coy in clean fatigue dress. D Coy on wiring drill and B Coy in Brigade Sports at 6.00pm, north of the camp. Batt entered a relay, tug-of-war and officers` tug of war.

3rd batt: Batt moved to Hedaville.

4th batt: 2nd in Command went to A Camp to find suitable places to establish an Officers` and Sergeants` mess during the 10 days the Batt would be in Divisional reserve.

7th Batt: Batt marched to Croix Barbee. Captain Blakeway and Lance Cpl Tyler awarded the Military Medal.

8th Batt: Sergeant Troth awarded the Military medal.

Yeomanry/cavalry: Major Wiggin brought his squad back to Kantara to re-join the Regiment.

On the Home Front:

Air Raid on Dover – Worcester Boy’s Escape – When the German seaplanes visited Dover on Saturday, the 12 year old boy of Mr and Mrs Toope of Worcester, was paddling in the water, playing with a toy boat. Suddenly a bomb fell into the water about 12 yards from him. Immediately on contact with the sea, it exploded with terrific force, throwing up a large volume of water and covering him with spray. His relatives moved further along the beach, fearing that further bombs might be dropped, but by this time the hostile airman had made away. Mr Bernard Toope who resides in Somers Road, Barbourne, Worcester, is well known as the representative of a local firm in the corn trade.

Mark Hambourg at Droitwich – There was a good attendance at a concert in the Salter’s Hall on Monday night, when Mark Hambourg, the eminent Russian pianist, was the principal performer. Among the audience were a number of people from Worcester and other parts of the district. They shared an evening of pure delight.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.