Berkshire Chronicle Reading 02-1915

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Simmonds was born
to Readin I( when he
ha.d been in the N nvy
Chief
Stoker M .. rk Si~:~d~1:~;~d~:~~.•
also
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T'ahourdlll, ..
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in ' last week.
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Navy, after 12 ye'ars' Relrvicei
months ago,
He vn1",nf.,.Are.t
rejoined about 8.
' tim e is d!ltionoo ~t .Polrb.inmith.
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Grenadier Guards a Twyford man.
5e~trelY wounded at L~ Bassee.
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, A wounded p~it.to in tho
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Rogiment hlle ' brought homo
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''written h.vl a comr ade' in the
IIearnc. at tho front. and expre.s,,1
compauy that they .hould appear
of the t. Chroniclo!' Priva.te Hearne, 'whose
is at Blcwhury. la an officer's Bervant, and
served in that. capa.citv two officers of the B e,rk:'hi~.
who had the 'tragic fate to be killed the
-thov were in tho fi ~ ing line. viz., €aptain
Captain Birt. Private Hearno had fini.h ed h"" !, I'Im,e
when tho war broko out and waR,oalled up
Reserve.
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Frof1l the tronchb. the BerksrurJ.· ;"'~e,
BecalJPoO thov ~f\nteit -rc£!:"

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To • town Quit., Ifar . frnm the firing ono,
For the.v had dono ,t h,eir b6.L
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'Mid shot aPld 8~ell they all, did well,
But noblo live. wero 109t: . ,
Th ey took tho hill o.cross the' Settlo,
R,.•t what a prico it cost! .
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noW' the taloI hM been told
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Of how our b~l\vo lade died: I
To break Our ral'ks from right to loft
Tho Gormans tr ied anil tried.

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Their CRonnr,n. roared. thBoir'~ ri8~9 ' spat,
, But tho Berl<..flires did not Aineh"
For an officer bold they hod in front.

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Whoso Ilamo W!18 Major Finoli.' :
On , On thel" wllnt, the,ir faQ,09 .e~, .-.
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Th ov didn't Ainoh, there ,'Wa. no,t '3 moan.
Until thoy had gam:cd tho top, . ._ . ,

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N or oou~ they ·.tick · tho .teel , . ~
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For t~ey ad ~lie' ri~ht bo~ &~ th~' (rort~ .
The r1gh boys !at the ,wb,oe\;'l,', . .'
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When nig* came On lthev, tronp!1~ ..~, '.
For th" d'!;r~ ".ot . then to .I~,:"b.er..: ,., '
For the Gprma'n ,lI'una and 'men I&S' :well.
Wore lL?Rut 'ter~im~
n~~,bor. .
But what bared ' thel'" about ,8uoh odde!.
Or if the:ro had bo'e n .till morl!,
Th·. i ..... buti to:do their ' duty; .
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And to pay oJf the old• . old BOOrtf.
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in hi. hnds,
.to ,10"" h<>r.
G l''';. I~ll{, Cornwall, Kent,
soclion ,
off thoy . went

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