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Key dates over September 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 12

4th September 1916 - British forces take Dar es Salaam in German East Africa

2nd Batt: Batt marched12 miles to Neaux to new billets which were rather scattered. Packs were not carries but went with the transport.

4th Batt: Extra working parties made to work in Muddy Lane. German aeroplanes active between 5 and 6pm. Capt Matthews and 5 men joined from Etaples where they had been on a Lewis Gun course.

2/7th batt: Classes and fatigues a. In afternoon, a football match against 2/6th Glos was held and resulted in a draw-1-1. We beat them in the Relay Race.

10th Batt:batt moved from Aircraft Farm at 1.30pm and went to Red Lodge to relieve the 10th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. On the Route Danoutre to Neuve Eglise road a shell burst killing 8 men and wounding 13 men.

Bromyard Fruit for the Navy: The local Collecting Depot has received during the past week fruit and vegetables from Miss Kempson (Morton Jefferies) and Miss Alice Barneby (Brookington Grange), on behalf of the Bredenbury Flower Show.

Unburied Carcase: William R. Harding, farmer, was summoned for allowing a carcase of a sheep to remain in a field without being buried. P.C. Wynn stated that he found the carcase, which had been partly eaten away, lying in a field. George Clements, a farm bailiff said that he saw the sheep dead three days before the police called. Defendant said that he buried the sheep as soon as he had time to do so. Fined 9s., and witness’s costs 12s. 6d. Defendant: “I have no money. I had better go to gaol. I shall have some rest then, which I have not had for some time.” Allowed 14 days to pay.

Worcester Success: In the Oxford Higher Local Examination a pass certificate has been awarded to Dorothy L.G. Simpson, Worcester Centre, who also qualified for admission to university examinations. The Other Woman: Thomas Charles Griffiths (23), electrician, St. Martin’s Square, St. Martin’s Gate, was charged with assaulting Ellen Griffiths, his wife, on August 25th and 30th. He pleaded guilty. The prosecutrix said that when she complained about her husband going with another woman he gave her a black eye; and on the second occasion he kicked her. ..Asked about the “other woman,” he said that his wife told him to go with her. When he said that he would, she “showed herself in her true colours” and became angry. The Chief Constable said that there were two previous convictions, and last year a summons for assault was withdrawn. The Bench told defendant he must stop that conduct. He would be fined £1 or one month on each charge, and would be given a month to pay. He said that he was engaged at the Blackpole factory. Asked about military service, he said that he had been passed for sedentary occupations.

Gipsies handed over to the Military: Matthew Butler, William Stephens, and William Smith, gipsies, were charged with failing to report themselves to the military authorities. Supt. Sherriff said he saw these men, on Friday morning; they slipped into their caravans, but did not succeed in escaping his notice. When asked to produce their registration cards, they failed to do so. Prisoners said they had never been worried about this sort of thing before, and they did not know it was necessary to register…Colonel Miller asked that they should be sent to Worcester, to go before the Recruiting Officer. If medically unfit, they would be discharged. A fine of £2 was imposed in each case, and the men were handed over to the military authorities.

Content researched by the Worcestershire World War 100 project team.