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Key dates over October 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 1

8th October 1916 - Anger over foreign hop imports

Rolling casualty count: 4494

1st Batt: Fatigue parties working in the Front Line. Weather fine at last.

2nd Batt: Church Parade took place in the Courtyard in front of Brigade HQ. In the evening there was a concert which was a great success.

4th Batt: Batt left Longeau and marched to Arbie and excellent Billets. Two Reg of French infantry marched past and everyone notice how smart, well-built and clean they looked. Our men soon made friends with them.

1.8th Batt: A and C Coys moved to the Front at Fosse de la Haie where they supplied working and carrying parties.

2/7th Batt: Relieved 2/8th Worc in right sector of Neuve Chapelle Section.. At 10pm B Coy made a raid on enemy trenches but owing to the moonlight they were spotted and 2 officers were killed and 9 men wounded.

2/8th Batt: batt took over trenches from 2/7th Worcs-one man was killed.

Importation of Hops –Worcester Protest of Licences – Members of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Hopgrowers’ Association, met at the Hop Market Hotel, Worcester on Saturday, in view of rumours to the effect that efforts are being made to get licenses to import foreign hops, to urge upon the Government to adhere strongly to the prohibition regulations passed last June. The Chairman referred to the action of the Government in stopping the importation because of the scarcity of tonnage, and said that every pocket of hops imported meant that we received so much less wheat or other necessary commodities. They could grow in England all the hops that were required by the brewers, and when they considered the moderate price at which hops were being sold the attempt to secure the foreign article was most uncalled for. They were there as hopgrowers to protest against any such action being allowed.

Worcester Man’s Sudden Death – Illness Puzzles Infirmary Staff – On Saturday evening the City Coroner held an inquest into the death of George Edwards (37) 12 James Street, a shunter in the employ of the G.W.R. Company. Mr Edwards was admitted in a semi- conscious condition on October 3rd. He would open his eyes or put out his tongue when shouted at. There was nothing in his condition to tell from what he was suffering. Tubercular meningitis was suspected. He gradually got worse and dies on October 6th. A post mortem examination showed there were no marks of injury, both lungs and other organs of the body were studded with small spots. The upper surface of the brain was congested. Death was due to tuberculosis and tubercular meningitis. Dr H Watson had previously attended Edwards who said that a horse had trodden on him and he was quite well on the 28th. He complained of a slight headache on the 30th and was taken ill at his parents house in London Road.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team