LOCAL CASUALTIES: 8
Privates Fred Abley, Samuel Beddall, Luke Handley & Ernest Hopkins - First Battalion. Second Lieutenant Frederick John Noel Clarke - Third Battalion. Privates Frederick Morris & John William Posthill, Lance Corporal George Potts - Fourth Battalion.

ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 1,557

First Battalion in trenches.
Second Battalion: Quiet night. Patrols reported some German working parties heard and some transport moving but below the average. The village of Vermelles was shelled by enemy between 3pm and 4pm and again in the evening. One man and one horse slightly wounded. At 10pm relief by Royal Munster Fusiliers was commenced and completed at midnight. Battalion after relief marched to billets in Annezin, west of Bethune, arriving there about 3am on June 29.
Third Battalion in Trenches South of Hooghe; Royal Field Artillery: Vieux Berquin do Ecque: HQ, Second and Third Batteries move to bivouac.

Boy Run Over: A boy of about five years of age, living in Fish Street, met with an accident in that street this afternoon. He was knocked down and run over by a Midland Railway Company’s dray. He was medically attended and then taken to the Infirmary. Eye-witnesses attach no blame to the driver of the dray.
 
During the past week soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment have been working in the hayfields at Astwood Bank, and have rendered very good service.  In all probability their term of leave from military service will be extended.

Eighth Battalion Leave Suspended: We understand that the leave to the Eighth Battalion has been suspended. A week ago it was announced that each man would have three days’ leave, and the first batches of men have been home and returned to the front.
 
Yeomanry’s Departure: The Worcester Yeomanry (third line) are to leave Worcester tomorrow. The Artillery and Eighth Battalion (third lines) will leave when arrangements have been made for them to go under canvas.

Deserter: Private William Hurley (28), Bush Walk, was charged with being a deserter from the Sixth Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Chief Inspector Smith said Hurley was arrested in the city in February last, but later he escaped from a draft at Norton Railway Station. On Sunday, witness received information that the prisoner was again in the city, and with three other officers he visited the house and surrounded it. Mrs Hurley said her husband was not there, but witness searched the house and found him upstairs. Prisoner admitted being a deserter, but said that he had been making ammunition.  He was ordered to await an escort and pay 10s. as expenses for his arrest to the police concerned.

Information researched by Sue Redding.