LOCAL CASUALTIES:  0

ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT:  194

Second Battalion in billets at Godewaersvelde.
 
Third Battalion Le Hue: relieved by W Kent regiment at 5am. Sniping as we withdrew. Into billets west of Bois de Biez.

The Worcester Relief Fund: £3,850.

The sum of £20-2s-3d had been contributed by the teachers of the various schools in Worcester towards the War Relief Fund, 234 out of 251 teachers in Worcester had subscribed to the Fund while others had contributed in different ways, some to the Teachers’ Fund.  At a meeting in St Martin’s Boys’ School, the money was allocated as follows: NUT Prince of Wales Fund, £1-10s; Descendants of City Teachers on Active Service, £2-2s; Belgian Refugees’ Fund, £3-3s; Worcester War Relief Fund, £13-7s-3d.  

It is announced that Lieutenant A Northey, Sixth Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, has been killed in action.  He was an excellent musician, and played the violin at concerts of the Worcester Festival Choral Society and the Worcester Orchestral Society.  He was honorary secretary of the Regiment Depot Hockey Club, a well-known figure in local cricket, Depot team, the Worcester Gents’ team, and also helped the St John’s Club.  He was appointed Second Lieutenant in 1906 and Lieutenant two years later;

The Worcestershire Eighth Battalion Territorials in the South who were inspected by the King are stated to be as fit as possible, and as ‘happy as sandboys’ by one of their number who returned home for the weekend.  The Worcestershires had a 10 mile march to the inspection and were in full marching order for 10 hours.  It is stated that complimentary remarks were heard as the King went along the line.