LOCAL CASUALTIES:  10
Privates George Cooper & Edward Kyte - Second Battalion.
Private Frederick Bert Adams, Lieutenant Corporal John William Bradley, Private Alfred Charles Chambers, Lieutenant Corporal James Griffin, Privates Harry Jones, William Pitt, Harry Stokes & Albert James Watton - Third Battalion.

ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT:  334

Second Battalion on Divisional Reserve at Gheluvelt.

Third Battalion La Quinque Rue: relieved in trenches by Leicestershire Regiment and marched to billets at Le Touret. Rejoined Seventh Brigade at Lacourne. Marched to billets at Doulieu.

Private A Vaughan of ‘A’ Company and Private Hardman of ‘C’ Company, of the Third Worcestershire are staying at Boughton Park, Worcester.  Mr and Mrs D Marriage offered to take convalescent soldiers from the front.  Both men were in the retreat from Mons to the Marne, but here Hardman was taken ill with pneumonia.  Vaughan continued fighting till the Battle of the Aisne, where a shrapnel explosion put him out of action.

This afternoon 50 Belgian wounded soldiers, arrived at Shrub Hill, and were conveyed to the Worcester Infirmary.  They were part of a contingent of 250 who arrived at Birmingham and taken to the University College Hospital. Their impending arrival had quickly become known, and there was a large concourse of people filling the approach to Shrub Hill, together with a small fleet of motor-cars and other motor vehicles. Several of the cars were driven by ladies, one of whom was Mrs Peake, wife of the Commander of the Eighth Worcestershire) and they threaded their way through the crush with great skill.  Among the vehicles were a mail van, a laundry van, and a motor ‘bus. The Belgians, although obviously very tired, acknowledged this warm welcome by salutes and smiles. One of the soldiers had one arm bandaged, and a sympathetic citizen place a cigarette in his mouth and lit it. Everything was in readiness for the soldiers at the Infirmary.  

Several weeks ago the  War Office had asked the Infirmary Authorities what number of wounded soldiers they could take – at that time it was expected that the wounded would be our own troops – and they replied that they could accommodate 50.  It is not expected that the War Office grant will be sufficient to pay the whole cost.  In any case, the Matron would be very pleased to receive luxuries for them, especially jam, of which they are very fond.

The King’s School contingent of the Officers Training Corps were most hospitably entertained at tea by Mr and Mrs Nash, of the Noak, at the Chantry, Martley, when on a route march from Worcester through Tinker’s Cross and home. Mrs Nash kindly arranged for the return of the Junior Squad of 30 in motors, the remainder successfully completed the 17 miles well within the scheduled time, in spite of some rain and heavy roads. The parade state was 105 under the command of Lieutenant D L Beard.