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Key dates over December 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 1

22nd December 1916 - Rail fares to go up

Rolling casualty count: 5142

2nd Batt: Batt relieved the 9th HLI in the left sector of the Line. Trenches wet and muddy. Germans fired salvoes during the night near the end of Agile Trench, the Sunken Road and Batt HQ.

4th Batt: Men doing range practice and other training.

2/8th Batt: Batt moved back to Martinsart Wood and formed working parties.

9th batt: A night patrol near the Turkish lines brought a blaze of musketry and3 machine guns firing. A hostile patrol tried to cut off their retreat. The Worcs Corporal ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge and the enemy scattered!

Yeomanry/Cavalry There was a shortage of supplies so men and horses went short because there was such a great concentration of men, 3 Anzac Brigades, Camel Cops, 2 Territorial Horse Batteries with the Hong Kong and Singapore Mounted Batteries.

Home Front:

Bishampton Octagenarian – Found with Throat Cut On Wednesday afternoon Mr Henry Drinkwater (84) who lived with his brother-in-law, Mr A Stanton (grocer, baker and sub postmaster of Bishampton) was found in his bedroom with his throat cut. He had been ill for about a week. At 4.30 he was all right when Mr Stanton saw him. An hour later Miss Stanton found him lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

Increased Railway Fares – Restriction of Luggage The Board of Trade announced that they have made order authorising the railway companies in Great Britain on and after January 1st 1917 to increase passenger fares by one half; to refuse to carry luggage exceeding a total weight of 100lbs per passenger. It is intended that these orders shall be applied generally, but certain exceptions will be publicly announced later by the Railway Executive Committee.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team