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Key dates over September 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 12

8th September 1916 - Gazelle spotted at base camp.

2nd Batt: buses took Batt to Halloy, via Fervent, Bouquemaison and Doullen. Billets were mostly in huts. HQ was in the Village.

4th Batt: At 9am orders were received to move up to the Front Line.

10th Batt: Our Front line was damaged considerably and the Coy Cookhouse received 2 direct hits.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: men have spotted foxes, quail and a few gazelle around the base camp.

Early this morning a horse belonging to Mr. George Gerrard, of Hindlip, and attached to a milk float, ran away. In coming down the hill just beyond the garden city the horse and vehicle knocked down a woman, apparently a hop-picker, of about 40 years of age, and inflicted such injuries that she died. There was a youth in the float, but he was unable to control the horse, and this explains the accident. The horse continued its career until it reached Lowesmoor, where it fell down and cut its knees. The youth escaped injury…Dr. W.G. Bennett was called to the woman, but she died shortly after being found. All that she could say before dying was “O, God help me!” At present she has not been identified.

Content researched by Worcestershire World War 100 project team.