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Key dates over November 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 1

13th November 1917 - Worcestershire Prisoners of War Fund

Rolling casualty count: 8120

War Front:

1st Batt: Batt relieved by 40th Australian Batt and marched to De Seule Camp.

2nd Batt: There was some trench mortar fire on the left front.

4th Batt: There was more practice in advance guard formation over broken and difficult ground. Major Stokes-Roberts left to take command of 2/5th Lancs Fusiliers of the 60th Division.

2/7th Batt: Sgt J Kendall was awarded the Military Medal.

10th Batt: Batt cleaning up and kit inspections. A draft of 16 other ranks arrived.

Yeomanry/Cavalry: There was no further advance from the Turks. Horses and men were desperate for water and when the Brigade was relieved at 2pm, D Coy met men with 2 little mules with full water skins which gave each man 1 pint of water. The mules and water had been taken from the enemy!

Home Front:

A meeting of the Worcester Branch of the National Farmers’ Union was held at the Star Hotel on Monday. On the question of the state of the tar-painted roads in the district, the Chairman said that their request that a certain width of the road should be left untarred so as to render it safe for horse traffic was considered sympathetically by the Highways and Bridges Committee of the County Council. It was pointed out that the Road Board insisted on tar-bound roads as a condition of their contribution towards the expense.

The Lord Lieutenant (the Earl of Coventry) wrote urging that auctioneers and farmers should ensure that at the forthcoming Christmas stock sales at least one beast, one sheep and one pig should be sold and re-sold for the Worcestershire Prisoners of War Fund, for which the sum of £8,000 was urgently needed. The Chairman warmly supported the appeal, saying that he was sure they would all be happy to support Lord Coventry in his splendid efforts for that Fund. It was the least that they could do to support the prisoners of war in their unhappy position, caused in many cases through their splendid daring in face of heavy odds. The Chairman offered a beast and promises of either a beast, sheep or pig were made by Messrs. J. Wythes, T. Amphlett, W. Lane, G. Smith, J.W. Darlington, A. Green, S. Weavers, J. H. Wythes, H. Hartwright and P. Baldwin. Mr. W.J. Smith offered two tons of mangold, Mr. Grosvenor and Mr. Darlington (for his son) a goose each. The hope was also expressed that every farmer and butcher in the market would buy one of his sheep or pigs at least once.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team