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Key dates over December 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 1

14th December 1917 - Evesham Infant’s Strange Death

Rolling casualty count: 8376

War Front:

1st Batt: Men training in very cold weather. 1 officer joined Batt.

2nd Batt: Day spent improving the camp.

4th Batt: Men had baths and a change of clothing at Sur St Leger-60 per hour!

Remainder of men had a 6 mile route march and drill order with the drums.

2/7th Batt: Batt relieved in the evening by 2/8th Worcs and moved to reserve line at Villers-Plouich. 2 other ranks wounded.

2/8th Batt: Batt relieved the 2/7th Worcs in Front Line from Riley to Forward Trench.

10th Batt: Batt still in the Line. Re-enforcement officers, Capt EW Butler and 2nd Lts C Walker and PE Thompson joined the Batt.

Home Front:

Malvern Hills Conservators – Hiding the Quarries – Tree Planting - The Committee appointed by the Board met at West Malvern. Two positions were selected on which trees were to be planted, in three lanes, about 15 yards apart, as the irregularities of the ground permit. One position was on the north side of the Hayslad Quarry and on the slope of the hill: the other position chosen was south of the big slag heaps thrown out by the working of Colwall Park Quarry, also on the slope of the hill. If these trees got a firm hold and flourished, in a generation or two they should do a great deal towards hiding the disfigurements caused by these quarries.

Evesham Infant’s Strange Death – An inquest was held at Mrs Mason’s cottage in Church Lane, Pinvin, touching the death of the infant daughter of Ernest Harvey, market gardener of Evesham. Mrs Harvey, the mother said they were on a visit to her husband’s sister, Mrs Mason and on Saturday evening they went to the Electric Theatre. The child, who was only 22 days old and unregistered, seemed perfectly all right when they went in at 8 o’clock. They had been there about an hour when some boys in front of them commenced quarrelling and one of them accidently struck the child on the head with his elbow. It gave a jump, but did not cry out. As it had gone so pale she took it out and went immediately to Dr Askham’s surgery, but before she got there the child was dead.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team