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Key dates over November 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 4

1st November 1917 - Voluntary rationing scheme introduced

Rolling casualty count: 8044

War Front:

1st Batt: Batt in trenches in Warneton Sector-enemy quiet.

2nd Batt: Working parties supplied to 203rd Coy Australian Royal Artillery.

4th Batt: Batt at Berles au Bois. The 88th Brigade was inspected by Major Gen. Sir Beauvoir de Lisle KCB DSO, who afterwards presented medal ribbons to officers and men of the Brigade who had been awarded decorations. Brigade was complimented on their turnout and handling of arms etc. at the parade.

2/7th Batt: Batt in support in Chemical Works Sector and provided working parties.

2/8th Batt: Batt in the Chemical Works Sector-enemy quiet.

10th Batt: Batt at Kemmel Shelters. At the Adjutant`s there was a presentation of medal ribbons by GOC 19th Division to the following: Capt. AE Owens, Capt. FG Harper-Military Cross, Sgt EJ Calder, Sgt A Barber-Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military medals to Cpls HS Mason, W Timmins, A Millin, LCpl G Wakely and Ptes AH Butler(killed in action,) J Yeates, J Whitman W Griffiths, J Osborne, M Laste, C Howard, C Green, A Flowers, A Jones(wounded), J Matthews, A Slater, E Dalton, A Carter, A Millard.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: At 5am Reg moved from bivouacs to an abandoned Turkish camp where there was stabling and tibben for the horses. There were also pack saddles and an assortment of German weapons.

Home Front:

Food prices continued to rise. Food queues got longer.

To the Editor: Dear Sir,- The Mayor will be much obliged by your inserting in your correspondence column the accompanying letter which he has received from Trinidad. Yours truly, J. Livingstone Wood…”Dear Sir, - I shall be very glad if you would accept the small amount herewith enclosed (30s.) towards your most excellent scheme for providing cottage homes for disabled Worcester soldiers. The amount was given at War Intercession Services in the Church of St. James the Just. With best wishes for the fulfilment of the scheme. I am, sincerely yours, E.F. Tree, The Vicarage, Sangre Grande, Trinidad, B.W.I.”

The funeral of Prince Christian, the last surviving son-in-law of Queen Victoria, took place today with ceremonial befitting his rank. The body was laid to rest in the Royal Vaults of Windsor Castle. The coffin, which had been brought to Windsor overnight and left at Frogmore House, was placed on a gun carriage and a procession was formed, consisting of Life Guards, Coldstream Guards, Household Battalion and Canadian Forestry Corps. Within the Castle precincts, other Guards’ units were drawn up and a Guard of Honour was posted in the Horseshoe Cloister. Princess Victoria and Princess Marie Louise walked on either side of the King, immediately behind the coffin.

An Only Son: Driver Frederick Arthur Tombs, of the A.S.C., has been killed in action. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tombs, of Henwick Road, Worcester and was aged 26. He had been in the Army about three years. Previously he helped his father, a coal merchant and haulier.

Mr.C.A. Cook (Treasurer of Lady Huntingdon’s Free Church) has forwarded to the Secretary of the Prisoners of War Fund the sum of £14 10s. 6d., being 10 per cent of the proceeds of the recent sale of work.

A Former R.E: Mrs. Rose E. Glover, 16, Lavender Road, Barbourne, has received official news that her husband, Pte. Harvey Glover, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, died of wounds on Oct. 12. He joined the Royal Engineers in August 1916, and went to the front on Sept. 25th, 1917, when he transferred to the infantry. He leaves also a baby girl of 16 months. He was aged 34.

Information researched by the Worcestershire World War 100 team