Distinguished public servant Bill dies aged 98
TRIBUTES have been paid to a distinguished public servant.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a distinguished public servant.
AN ambulance train taking wounded servicemen from Southampton to Birmingham passed through Shrub Hill Station, Worcester on Friday afternoon, waiting there for about 10 minutes. All who were at the station were filled with pity for the wounded fellows, and cigarettes and chocolate were given to those who were well enough to lean out of the carriage windows.
First Worcester War Victim – We regret to learn that Lieutenant Ralph Lessingham Spreckley (of the long established city brewery family), fourth son of Mr and Mrs H.W. Spreckley, has been killed in action.
“Worcestershire’s 5,000 Recruits” – There was another big day at Norton Barracks on Thursday, nearly 500 recruits arriving from all parts of the county.
On Thursday, 148 recruits joined at Norton Barracks, making a total for the month of nearly 2,900. Of the men at Norton, 80 go today to join the Special Reserve and 390 more will leave on Saturday, so that the depot is not likely to become overcrowded again. Orders have come down to Worcester that the Special Reserve Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment (the 5th and the 6th) are to be increased to 2,000 men each.
“Great Recruiting Efforts” – The Worcestershire Regiment has now got nine battalions, each of which is more than 1,000 strong. There are also 900 men in training at the regimental depot at Norton Barracks, and in just three weeks, 1,900 men have been enrolled in this county.
100 Years Ago: World War One Raging – As its share of the 100,000 Army recruiting scheme nation-wide, Worcester has been asked to raise two battalions – 2,000 men.
Journal Leader column – “We are at War” - The tremor and the tumult have already been felt in every corner of the country.
This week the stage of Worcester’s Swan Theatre is yielding a bumper golden harvest of youthful performing talent, flowering from a vibrant local crop of nine to 18 years-olds.
RICHARD Michael Oliver Hill, the seventh Baron Sandys of Ombersley has died at the age of 81 after a long illness.
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