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Key dates over November 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 6

12th November 1916 - Children working the land

Rolling casualty count: 4887

2nd Batt: Batt attended Church Parade in the grounds of a private home am and the drums played there pm.

4th batt: Sunday church parade at the YMCA. Three Coys marched to the baths at Ville Sous Corbie.

2/7th Batt: Church Parade am and instruction to NCOs in pm.

2/8th batt: Divine service followed by tactical exercise.

10th Batt: Men were allowed to rest and some went to the baths.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: Information was received that troops east of Suez Canal were to be known as East Force and gen Dobell had assumed command of it.

Home Front:

The Romance of Fire: At noon on Sunday, October 22nd, a fire occurred at the warehouse and grain stores of Messrs. Clement Dalley and Co., Limited, Park Wharf, Kidderminster, containing upwards of 4,000 sacks of valuable feeding stuff and some 50 tons of linseed cotton and other cattle cakes. It was at once realised the stock was hopelessly damaged. With a view to minimise inconvenience to their wide circles of customers, even while the fire was raging, typists were set to work, and by the evening post orders were sent for a new supply of goods...In the meantime, a large gang of men had been employed in removing the salvage and preparing it for sale by auction on Thursday and Friday… Within eight days of the fire reorganisation was complete and orders were executed with the usual despatch. The company are to be congratulated that their mill, with its valuable machinery, and their large new seed warehouse escaped without the slightest injury.

Children on the Land: The following return shows the number of children who were absent from school for agricultural employment on the 16th October last, by permission of District Committees: Between 11 and 12 years of age, boys 32, girls 5; between 12 and 13, boys 213, girls 19; between 13 and 14, boys 113, girls 18; totals, boys 358, girls 42. By permission of head teachers: between 11 and 12 years of age, boys 79, girls 19; between 12 and 13, boys 89, girls 31; between 13 and 14, boys 18, girls 18; totals, boys 186, girls 68.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team