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Key dates over November 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 8

10th November 1916 - Criticism of City Tribunal and Corporation

Rolling casualty count: 4881

1st Batt: Batt went to rest in camp South of Bernafay Wood.

2nd Batt: Batt marched to Buire Station and entrained for Airanes, then marched 4 miles to billets at Longpre in the Abbeville district.

4th Batt: Two Coys were employed to work at Brigade Stables at Ville and Hampstead Stables at Mericourt.

2/8th Batt: Batt occupied laying out trenches.

10th batt: Aeroplanes were active on both sides and 2 hostile planes were brought down. Patrols reported that work was being done to repair Desire Trench.

Home Front:

Local Officer’s Quick Promotion: The promotion is gazetted of Temp. Capt. E. Finn, West Yorkshire Regiment (formerly in the Worcestershire Regiment) to the rank of Temporary Major while second in command of the Battalion. Major Finn is a Worcester architect, who succeeded to the practice of Mr. Sheppard. He joined the Worcestershires in November, 1914, and was invalided from Gallipoli. Subsequently he transferred to the West Yorkshires, and has been in France for some time. He is married to a daughter of Mr. W.J. Moody, the County Council Finance Clerk.

Recent Tribunal Case: Sir, - In reference to my case at the County Tribunal, Worcester, headed “A Candid Opinion,” I have written to my sleeping partner, enclosing a cutting from your paper, and this is his reply: “Thanks for cutting. I am exceedingly surprised at what Mr. Willis Bund says I said, as I have never written him on any occasion. However, I have written him for an explanation, as I don’t like remarks made public which I have never said. It think the statement which he said I wrote would prejudice the case.” Edgar Chapman, Tailor, 66, Broad Street, Worcester [The statement as it appeared in the “Daily Times” on Wednesday, was as follows:- “The Chairman said he had received a letter from the sleeping partner, who ended by saying, “I have a very poor opinion of the Worcester City Tribunal, as I have of everything connected with the Corporation.” – Editor, Worcester Daily Times.

Allies Flag Day: The total result of the sale of flags on September 30th was £284-12s-10d., including £16-17s. in donations. After payment of expense and purchase of flags, £35 was sent to each of the Allies’ Red Cross Funds, as voted by the Committee under the presidency of the then Mayor (Ald. H.A. Leicester). The accounts were audited by the Hon. Treasurer to the Mayor’s War Relief Fund.

Mayor’s Sunday: The order of procession will be as follows:- The Depot the Worcestershire Regt., the Wireless Training Centre Royal Engineers, Territorial Force Depot, Army Service Corps (Forage Department), King’s School (O.T.C.), Royal Grammar School (O.T.C.), Volunteer Training Corps, Boy Scouts, Church Lads’ Brigade, citizens, police, Corporate procession. The military will arrive in High Street a little before 10 o’clock. The procession will leave the Guildhall at 10.15 am for the service, which will commence at 10.30 am.

Organ Recital: The second of a series of organ recitals was given in the Cathedral on Thursday night by Mr. Ivor Atkins. A large congregation assembled. As on a previous occasion, Mr. Atkins was assisted in the programme by the Festival Choral Society, who contributed two selections. The organ selections were played with Mr. Atkins’ accustomed skill, and the tone poem, “Finlandia” (by Sibelius) brought into play the full capacity of the organ…As is usual on these occasions, the programme contained a hymn for the congregation, and the one chosen was John Wesley’s “Put thou thy trust in God,” sung to a familiar tune. The Precentor read the opening prayers, and at the close of the recital a collection was made for the Professional Classes War Relief Fund.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team