THE centenary anniversary of the First World War will be marked with a fourth exhibition in Ledbury, about how the town was affected by the conflict.

In 2014, Life in Ledbury 1914-1918 covered all aspects of life in the town during the war; in 2015 an exhibition commemorated the Ledbury connection with Gallipoli and the men who served there.

Last year an exhibition looked at events in the town and the lives of the eleven casualties from 1916, particularly remembering the casualties at Redan Ridge.

Exhibition organiser, historian Jenny Harrison said: "This year we concentrate on 1917; we commemorate the 24 Ledburians who lost their lives and look in particular the Battle of Khuweilfe in which 80 members of the Herefordshire Regiment died on one day. Four Ledburians were killed on November 6, 1917 during the Battle of Khuweilfe.

Mrs Harrison added: "This battle was the final engagement of the Third Battle of Gaza and took place north of Beersheba in the Judean Hills of southern Palestine. The 1st Herefordshire Regiment was part of the 53rd (Welsh) Division whose objective was capturing the dominating hill of Khuweilfe, key to the whole Allied position, and a flat-topped hill called the Tel. Their capture of these brought the 3rd Battle of Gaza to an end and opened the road to Jerusalem which the surrendered to General Allenby on December 8 1917. Casualties on November 6 at Khuweilfe were severe."

The Battalion lost 80 men on 6th November 1917, 4 of whom were Ledbury men, including Walter Chadd, Harry Jones, Stanley Mansell and John Watts.

The new exhibition will run from November 4 to November 12, at St Michael and All Angels Church.

Mrs Harrison has revealed that in 2018 there will be "a major exhibition to mark the Armistice and look back at events in the town during the Great War, the selection and selection and building of the War Memorials and remembering those who died in 1918."

Returning to this year, Remembrance Sunday in Ledbury, on November 12, will be marked with a town centre parade at 10.45pm, followed by an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial, followed by a service in St Michael and All Angels Church.