Key dates over October 1916
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Lives lost on this day: 10
26th October 1916 - Couple charged with breaking and entering
Rolling casualty count: 4725
1st Batt: very heavy shelling by the enemy left 2 men dead and 9 men wounded.
2nd Batt; A working party of 50 men was supplied. CO and Coy C went to reconnoitre the Flers Line.
4th Batt: Two parties of 1 officer and 100 men found to work on the new road west of Bernafay Wood. Batt received orders to be ready to move up to front line trenches any day.
1/8th Batt: Billets very uncomfortable due to wet weather and training was disrupted.
10th Batt: Two working parties, one of 4 officers and 200 men were found to pitch tents and another 120 men were put to repairing and putting boards in the communication trench.
Housebreaking Near Evesham – Offenham Couple Charged – At the Evesham County Police Court on Tuesday, a young married couple of Offenham were brought up in custody on several serious charges. The woman Annie James, was charged with breaking into the dwelling house of William Cresswell of Offenham on October 23rd with intent to commit a felony, also with breaking and entering the same house between Sept 14 and Oct 1., and stealing 30 £1 Treasury notes, the money of William Cresswell and with breaking and entering on Oct 5 and stealing three £1 postal orders. Her husband Percival James, labourer, was charged with breaking and entering the house between Sept. 14 and Oct 1 and stealing 30 £1 Treasury notes and stealing three £1 postal orders, a razor value 1s and 47 tea cheeks, value 5s.
Drowned and Stourport – Missing Birmingham Woman’s Body in Severn – An inquest was held at Stourport on the body of Gladys Mary Harwood, City Road, Edgbaston, whose body was found in the river Severn on Sunday. The evidence showed that deceased left home on September 30 at the usual hour to go to the Dunlop Rubber Company’s works at Aston, where she was a typist. She had not been heard of since. The father knew no reason why she should have been at Stourport. A verdict of “found drowned” was recorded.
Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team
Casualties
- Pte Horace Harry Elby Banner 27229 - 9th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte Bert Solomon Bate 17866 - 10th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte John Edward Beale 19459 - 4th Bn Worcs Reg
- L/Cpl Albert Frank Clark 30550 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- L/Cpl Albert Ernest Deakin 21447 - 1st Bn Worcs Reg
- Cpl Sydney Herbert 9054 - 4th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte Leonard Heritage 14987 - 9th Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte John Wilkes 21778 - 3rd Bn Worcs Reg
- Pte Bertram Edwin Curtis 33297 - Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
- Pte Charles Styler 15348 - Royal Warwickshire Regiment