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Key dates over November 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 7

27th November 1916 - Wheat beer outlawed

Rolling casualty count: 5014

4th Batt: It was a frosty night and a misty morning. Preparations were made for relieving the R Dublin Fusiliers, each Coy to go up 100 men strong plus signallers.. Each platoon had 1 Primus, 1 bottle of foot oil and each man had a pair of dry gum-boots. Rations were packed up to the line.

2/7th Batt: Working parties made paths in camp while others did training.

10th Batt: Batt marched to billets at Gezaincourt.

SMD RFA: Brigade was relieved and Brigade HQ handed over to OC 165th Brigade. Brigade spent the night at Pas. The 93rd Infantry brigade sent letters to the 21st Division thanking them for their support.

Home Front:

In connection with the Meat and Allied Trades’ Red Cross Sale on Thursday next, it is interesting to announce that the War Office have consented to the loan for exhibition at the Corn Exchange of a captured German gun. It will have to be brought from Croydon and returned in safety, and one of the conditions imposed by the War Office is that the cost of transport both ways must be paid. We are informed that Sir Edward Goulding, M.P., has discharged that liability in advance.

Keep to the Right: Sir, - In these hard times, when we are daily expecting to be upset by the Zeppelins, and are subjected to such restricted lighting regulations, would it not be a good way of facilitating the pedestrians’ traffic at night to follow the spending example so well carried out in the High Street on Sunday nights of “Keeping to the Right,” and so dispense with so much confusion. I feel convinced that if people would only give this little matter a careful thought a great deal of the bumping at night would be done away with and things made much easier for those who are compelled to be about at night. F.L., Malvern Road.

At the City Police Court today, John Wood, a white-haired man of no fixed abode, said to be 75 years old, and a music writer, was charged with stealing from Mrs. J. Archer White, 40, Lavender Road, a purse containing three £1 Treasury notes, one 10s. note, loose silver and other coins and stamps. Mrs. White said that on Saturday afternoon she was waiting to get on the Barbourne car in a small crowd of people. The prisoner was pushing to get into the car, as indeed, was everyone else. When she got on the platform she noticed that her handbag was light and open. Prisoner did not get on the car but went round the back of it across the road….When challenged by Mrs. White’s son, the prisoner said, “You accuse me of stealing your purse; come to the Police Station.”…The Chief Constable said that the prisoner declined to give any information concerning himself, and he asked that he should be remanded for a week in order that enquiries could be made. This the Bench agreed to. [See 30th November]

No Wheat for Beer: It has been reported to the Board of Trade that, in consequence of the scarcity and the high price for barley, purchases of wheat have recently been made by brewers for use in their business. The Board of Trade have accordingly made an Order, the effect of which is to prohibit the use of wheat in the manufacture of beer and similar liquors. The Order will come into force on November 27, 1916. It may be recalled that the use of any grain for the production of spirits, without the authorisation of the Ministry of Munitions, was prohibited by an Order dated May 10 last.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team