Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1915

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(la,i) 4th
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G1st~ 4th .Biotal .Berkshi.J RegiJ~
t1IIj;l B11U'8il1 m f"raJlC& Ser~ant T. P.
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'.~ ~tier , o!' ~the l ~)' . 4th Batt.. ion nd~ai
·';;; I= :r~.,'J,: ~ksbire. Regiment•. Wl'ltlllg oome. S1y~tIi8.tl h
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Prin.te J,. Hew, of the 2nd Batta.l'on Reyal

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B~rkSbire:~egj.m.ent, Ol ,. ~, M"y C'ottakes. Clef.Fleldlf,- a well·knO~' member of the W~~I!Or­
a.tld Etoh Fo,,~ba.ll Club, -wn." J-1I8 'round<llt '"
Neu,,:e Chapetr€l on Ute 11th Moirch, lit! M,. I in
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b-enerp}. Bir MQwbiay 'l~~i=~
B.!Juar.e, {Reading, Wile the·
congratulations tJie 'other
the .ri~e old age-ot,;$J:" 'Phe
ta.ined hie oi:mlmismon in tne Inlm~!ru:
D eoember.;"1853. -He ' sened.,
Mutiny.I· &nd Wa.8. present at
tion of Ca.".npore; being WQ'IlJI<fefl
and h ..vinll !hi., horse· soot ..

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brevet- of M ..jor; For some
t:> the Governor-Genelm}.
OudEii At the
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Order of the Iudi~
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RilIeD!a.n P.· HamiIt<>nj ,~. 65, St. P .Jter 'a,

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on M a'l'Ch· 12th, whilst, B~lIIg wi tOO
2nd Battalion Rille: Bngad~, haeJ had I two 0 hls
cous-ins ki.lled:. · One ,received hie fatal . wo ds
on the. same da.y. ana the i:ltlier a.i>.)ut twO-months
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Waolter Leslie Grndden, whf W1I8 once a
w-ell-kno-.+o air rifte shot of th~ late R ealling
Albion Rill.e ClUb
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of the R (}vaJ Be"kBhire Re!;lime , w~ killed in
sc.tion whilst fighti.ng a.t Neuve Ch~p elle. i He
wa.s_ the you~ &on of Mr. an
Mrs. ~enry
Gradden , bUilder, In.te of Bal ViII{\.. Norfolk
Po.rk, Ma.idenhead', and Was 34 ~1! o.rs of age,

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wen-t. o!'t " "'.!I> priva.t ", hus br"~ght. h-Qno~r , to
the regtment. He w·as · g;.-a.ntoll tbf; ~¥a)ue

Included in · a recent list of wmmd-ed
na.qte of Lar,lce· COrp01'&! R o"". - ~91.
th~ lst
,Batto.Iion R~ya.l Berkahire Regi1l1en-t. .
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~ilit.a.i're by the. Pre!! ;d ent of- th... r en/ili , pnbHc

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reoog:niti'On of gallantry ' <lu ng ~h
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tlOna. be~w~n ~Ugl~ t, 21st-:--.'lOt , ~.nd wasl also
mentIOned 10 'S'r J"'h~. l?r"nch.'" dl~t eh...
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Sir J-()hn French's 'JourtJt dispa.tch de...l~ , willi
th" ~att.le of Neuve Cbapelle. w/'te re th e ~rit'..h
casUo.ltieB towlled 12,811.
Th ~ C
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Chief giv..... b igh prs.ise to Sl;' ~U~l-'" H ..i , the
Prince of Wales fwbp' h ~d done 'du . w' . b ' s
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a. 'd the
Te.l'Tlto.n~18.· B;e.·'n.tso refem to. ~he eccssfty at
a.D, unlimlte4 suppJy, 9f I>mmumtlon . the only
mean~' b:y "hien , greali. reeults
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AD interestiPS' lDcident. re tatin~. toh,e Io'c et'ng
of ,uncle ' a~al n""lie""7 ~he l ...ttilr~ I ~i ~I1g at tI,e
,....•n''''''- _, eaetel~n eltd ~f ~e!l[dlDg,.. anll ~ rro.l! UI~ II' . ~e .
EIf~tijm ~tpO.l,gn
(1st.) 4th ;Ba~t.a.IHln- Royn.l Berh'ij'bre ~eg ; rnqm, 18
told . Th e l\TI¢le, wool is im the! A rlJlY Sfmioo
Cor ps; \ inQ~tr ?d IWIt,at. ,egr,m ellt l"t W~Wh'$ ",as
p ..... inp, tluIo\1gh. and iW~8 told t~~
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.. I 4ava ~.neph,!w in !that," he rem. r kNl .! •.nd
was not eoo;tent.. tiU'. h e had' oommun' at.""' 1 with
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BattaJ:i,·:fu- ]i&<J}'a.i: Berksliire Rim.,. t. is n!}W
making; ra.pJd progress- a.t Cok €<"fur ownr lB reo .

cj)..ary frolJ)) h is bce-nt. ser Ious lln es~.
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na.ture1rv a. grel<t diB;>pl'oill~mel t to ~m tl/at I,e . .
\V8S. lIno.ble. to- ac(umpany- his.
attal~n to !.lle front, .fol'.... ev"".v<>n~ know... e. boo ta~e" ,hi. '"
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Te rr:to~Jale, very
very, ,s m'l<r.t anrl ca.p able .non'M~mi "":.0Iie·d
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Mue!l- symJ?ll-thy ....:11 be- f elt w~t'h hlln n,n ' h,s ·
hrotlii,,'" iIl' tne d enth-Clf their 'l'0thm:.
the
way. Rider IW1LS sticcOOded IH! compnnv <J\\iU't'l r. ' ~ '"
ma.!lter·serg~ant b y H:).rry FiShl'l" who is T' dally ,:, t
well kn9WD 'at the cas~l end of R ading.
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It is 'sntiidactory t~ sta.te tft t SergMni Win· ter" D.C.M;:. of i' the 1st' B.a.t~on RJyal IBert. .
shire R~giw.r-nt, who is ~WOUlld'ed. ~. progr<'is 'lIg :
fa.')lour&b!'y~ ~hie" ~,,f'O~:8.tiQn
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l&~fjer l'eceved.fr;!)m 'Dis
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rem.emDe-l'oo ' t!bat. Se~saiJ t
'"ed bill
Iii8tfn~d' 'Conduct, Medal
ga.)lantrV: tit ~ovemb~. : whe\l'
",t grea.t"rlek and , reci{}; ... ed
n Ul-cu" '''-!;''
had , booni- rtnried
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