Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1915

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those melltio}nea are

It i. .gratif)'lrig to
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amongst the' rank: an~ file ' of the, 8th Berks' . were
not so heaVY '1\8 hasjbeen ruDVIu~ .. ~rr! ano.t4er.
200 mell turned 'up af~r~.tk8 battle whp had been
slightl{ gassed. -!It n~be! : ?f ~the ,ran"', ~an~ file
and & ieutenant .IÂ¥ad also ~n .'tempora_n,J;Y" hnked
up -with the GJ)rU;(lnsJ
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CAPTAIl)i
S. D. ·'OIillMAN
Captain vr~lfrid , S6utlier. ' Dt.a..e' . Otpm~,!-, .8th
(Servioe) Battnliqn ' ~yaI , B'erks~lre ,·~~tc
killed in action on 13eptember .25th was ~~8~nQ
8un'iving soft of the Ijt:t,Arthur_Rlchard qldlllan,
and nephew of the ll+te ·~l()nel~~e·, . ~ged S!i,
he was gazetted tem~r"'ry "captal1i : m Febt-uary
of this yl)I\r. It was nt8t: reparted that'tbe',
';'ouude~. He served .~n the:~~tIi A,-f,rican War.
SECOND L~UT ~., R. RUSSELL.
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' Second Lieutenant Bernard RuS8!ll1 Russell,.2nd
Royal Berkshire R.,g;.ment, klllea, in FrlUlce
Septemher 2.,th. was the only tion- of .Mrs.
Cobb of :12. Earl's Court Squar~ S.W. He
21 ye'arR of age. and reCeived l,i8 commia.~ion
May last.
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TIl'E LATE CAPT . C, O. PARAMORE.
Mrs. Walton, whos~ hU8~nd lias i11f\,t given
tho command of the 8th Batt. of the &OY.ll1- Berks
RCll:iwent. having received ."'no~er ap)?Ointment,
wntes to Mrs. , Paramore, motl,er of vaptnin C.
G. Paramore. who was' kil1M i.n the attack· on'
Se'ftember 25th, iu the ·000 ..... of ' which she says:1
" feel I m uBt send you a. few· Ilines to expresiJ
our heartfelt sympatb, with. you" in your greo.~
loss. M)' husband was-1;o grieved -it your BOn'S
death; SUCK a good' officer; he said. II You kno"l
it
a victory that ao.y;· a.nd I ho,P8 ' it wilf be wJ
consolation to fool tha~ €aptain Paramore di8li
ill a moment of victory, and that it was due to
him and his men tht\t we gained that victory.My husband said all wem splendid. I feel it i8 so,
sad that we shall never sejl those new friends of
ours a.ny more. It w,.,. such III happy family tha.t
meMo anll it will always be 'a "ery happy memorl
te UR. My h usoond loved the regiment and all
his boys. and it was terrible haYing' to I"",\v'!'
turm 1I0W."
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'l'HF. LATF. CAPTAIN RADFORD, D.B.O.
Mr. Radford;. of 25, Park ' Cresr.ent, - Portlali
Placo. has received the foUowinlt .R oyal telegraq,
0 11 the los. of hi., soI), ' Capta.i{l Maurioe ~1ive R,~­
ford. D .S.O .. lot - Royal :Berksliire RegIment, In
France: '.' Tho Kinlt Bnd. Queen deeply'reltl'8t u'o
10"" you a[l'd the Army have sustained by ~he death
of Jour son in tho 8cnioe of hi. country. Tholi-'
r.rajo.tics t.Tl.I:v sympathise with you in your sor·
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Mr. and Mrs. Radford have recoived many kiJd
lettors of '!Ymp .. thy.
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MAJOR- J.. W. RIRD WOUNDED.
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lorajor L. W. Bird, of the 'lst Royal B'erks R~ mont, has neen wounded in' France for the secont!
tim" during the ore."nt war. He i. Ii son of Mk
Arthur Bird. J.P., of The Grange, Great Boo](hall. Surrey.
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, ;r..ANCE·OORPORA~ .F. PRATT.
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Information hM been rooeivoo that Lanc.,.corporal,
F, Pratt. of Lhe Bth Berks, and who reside. tt
East Ham. has been killed in action. His father.
', 'Wh~ has passed aWI\Y. WM an ox-Mayor of Eal.t
Ham.
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. _ PRIVATE DUNK.
. Priv~te Dunk. who wao also ·" ...ociated with the
8th Berks, has. al •.o been killed. He wn. abot r' n
the ear and <lied 1l1rllantiy.
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PRIV'ATE F. , J. W. THORPE.
Private J 'amo8 William' Thorpe. of the 8th Borks,

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in hospital at , W 901wicb sufferil1lt from- 9Omew~at
Aoverc woundsJn his chest. Aged 25, ,pa was, prior
to tho out!>reak of war, employed at M<ll!Gr6. '
Dymorc Brown's Brewery.
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LANCE.OORPORAlJ W . C. BUSHELL.r I '
New. 11M beeu reooived that Lancc--Corpor a
William Charles Bu.holl. son . of Mr. ' and Mp,
William BU8Iwll. of F..ast Reading, .has been ktll!ed
in aotion. ,Ag.od 20. Lan·o o.Corporal Bushell Ol1lism
on tho 5th .of September, ,1914. He w.as bOrn in
Reading. anli W.8. eml'loyed at the Biscuit Facto y . .
Ho attended tha Albert . Road IMission Hall. ""d.
tho late Lieutenant R. W. Poolton Palin..r evioded
groat interest in him. The deceased_ was _ extre~ly
nop'll .. r. "nd .,1M of a most .ami ..bl. ' disjJositi \>D.
He was edueatoo at Newtown-'Council l:!chool." j ,
A J,tUe charm .... ." fOUnd on l ;Lanoo.Corporal
nusholl·. body. and in r"burning .thlS, to his
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tho plat{)()n offioer said : '!,f apprcci .. tCrl YOllr
, and T l'ce{rct hi.. 10.... He . W&8 one of' my
N.C.O.'s. "
. PRIVATE D. , H . KEATE.
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Pri vato Don i. H. Koate, Bth Berks. residinK
the W~.t End of· Re"dintt.... was .wounded in
mouth (1\ tho great "Hack" Slid i. at St.
FraIlcc~ He was former1 y an D.s9i6tant ,,[,em,a n
tho G. w.R. lIo i. 20 vear. of age.
w", also In the R<>yal ~ 9rk!.
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PRIVATE W: 'F. SARNEY.
Another of tJl0 8th Berks who haa fallon is rrlV.' ...
William Fre<)crio'=
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. ,dllle{ in the ,sarno
Uu.hell. A n.. tive of ...,11.01111••
in hi. 28th .year. He
broak of war, prior to -

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~arddl'.. A chllm. writin4r 'to
lIe d,ed ." a ' soldier should. , He
OORPORAL S. TULL. ,
C()rporal Stanley Tull. BU; Berkil; ';~n of ~.
M ro. Edward Tull. of Reading) wa, gllMed
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PRIVATF; V. , M;: MAY:.
. I' :~ A photograph.ol hi. flailor brother with
name
' ahd 'address on the b..ck fOU~' near the - boil,. h""
:,le(1 to the .identifioation 01 P i"atO ·.YictlU' /Mabell
: May. of tho Bth Berke. 'llho , hoto,,.as picked up
• bf a oom!,>any ~qu&rterma.t'er'iIergeaut of tho' Royal
' Id.h F.u.,liirs, .who forwarded it . to' his p,arents.
· Thia N.C..Q. • 1I~ated .that no doubt PriV&t~ M&y.
I died gallantly . <
whil.. adnncin'l\: : on ,!.be- 'German
. t·ro}lohos and' was iliilled when ~ut· so yar.iJ,a from
Ihit gQ8!. lhi"atB~lo.y, who 'filLS 19. ye&M::?.f aie.
I enlisted about .. month after' .the ,-,>utbreak ; of
1 war.
Prior-- to that ho W,a.s ' with Mr. Jieliiher,
J buteher, of ' King'., Road, i R~ding. -whi st ~ !)of ore
i onterin,!" tho latter's emploYment he ·w".! witl} the
' 6rm :' of Mosars. ,Colebrook ,,,I>C! Co .. Limited. He
: ""'" ed ucated at ehr;,.t Church School•• ~ and WAS
I "' native of ·ReadinK .. HO ' enjoyed Kreat 'popularity.
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A ·REMA.RKABLE' ESCAPE.
P,ri..,.t... J .o hn Brant, of ·tlie 8th Batta:li~n: Royal
! B erks Regiment. ha. hnd a rem&rk.,ble ,c soape.
After tho . recont flero.e en·.,o,i:ement he f01in<l no
· fewer th ..n Beven- bullet holes ' tn his putti ...; nnd
yet ho eacaped withou~ a: scratch. Hi8, home is

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PRIVATE G. A . . LITTLE.
Ini-im,.ti~n. ha~ ·been rocl'Ved by- ni6 parents. who
'. r~.ide in tho vicin.ity of ell Street, that ;Priv~te
' Georgp Albert Little, of he 2Bd Battalion Royal
Berk"hiro Regiment, has 1 bOon woundeil .• ' and i,
~IOW Iyjll,!" in '. h<J6pital at Stourbridge.
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wound. (v.arious)." Alfoo 22. Pfivate Little has
· been witl) the Bed'6hjies for a Jil>riod of four
)·ears.
L&~t -\ winter he ~uffered ' from ' fiOostbiften
feet. Ho haa a brother in the A.S.C. (~ech.. nical
Trausport),. aud has h ..d two· oousill5 killed-Sergt.
Ernest Little, of the 2nd Berka. who foIl at Neu.vB
Chapelle:. and Private A)!:Iert Little, of tile · ~iddle.
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PRIVATE}" J f H. EAST. · ~
· Another of th., 2nd Berks to', be wO\lDdcd i~ '
Privato Joh" Henry East. whose ' home i6 in Kates.'
grovo. fIe is wounded in the foot. and i9 DOW in
hruipital at Exetor, where ho is making satiSfactory
pr4.!tre.8. H., joined the Berksl}ires just before the
, out,break of . ~ar .. . Priv;ate , ~~ i. 19 YO,a r,' of alre.
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PRIVATE Q. ' A. ' .ALLUM. I
.-Private George Allum, . of the , 2;id· Royal Berk.
Regiment . .anC! whose wife resid"" at Kennet Street,
Ro;>ding. i. reportee! Imissing. ' For &' period of ten
yearS h., Wtl.8 with the Berks Volunteers (afterw8rds
ToFritOrioale). and # the ' ouU,reak of war 'h e w ...~
':..~ociat.ed with t"P National ·Rooerve, of which
he I 'h8.8 ooen 8. mer.nbor sirfco ita Yformation. A '
month aftor tho outbreak of " war ' he olfe'r ed his
.e''i'' ie,~ •. and I"", been at the front for seven month •.
H!1 Ius employed ... a . !hotot filter ..,t 'Melms.
WarrICIe aud Co.. of R&adlDg-.
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LANCE-CORPORAL F', J. BURRiDGE.
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anee-Corporal F,r cderiok 'JQhn Bud·idge,.. eon of
M S. Quelch, of Spring Go:rilen8; Reading; III Iyiug
in hospital at Sevenoaks seriously wounded. He i.
~u\fering .from injurie. to his ris*~ arm. back and
c11 ~st. whil.t to add to hia misfortunes ho' i. S'UlIer·
ing -from the effect.i oC 'g". poisohing. . He enli.ted
in' lSeptember of last VORT. He w&s for , nine years .
en/p1I?ye'd at the Southampton Stroet. branch of ' the
R~adtng Industrial Co· operative Society. "
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PRIVATE ·E. E . ,JORDAN. .'
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notlYk of th'o Royal Berks to b0 teported .killed
i. rivate "Edwin Ernest · J.ordan, who ,w... a8l\O(\iated
wi h ,tho ht · Battalion .. ' His wjfe )"&rns through a
10 er that a ohum, who was fightiOft with him"
sa him .hot- in tho back. and' th .. t h" .t-ayOO with 1
h~' until he '. p..ssoo II ",a), . . P.rivate Jordan, who '
w - 39 yea", I>f age, i,!illed ' Kitoh~lJer' •. Army. in
D :ember. ' 110' WIIB -attached to the !lrd Battalion,
be 118' 8ubsequently transferred to the lst: -He pro·
e 00 to tl ... £rollt ill May 1&S~ Privet.,. Jordoari
w'I" eXoeedinlfly popular. ' '!,nd w&a wen.known by
thf llame of ) 'Di~':.'' ror ·about 20 years ' 110 waa
wi h Me&ar8. 'Huntley and Palmera, -beiliir ' employed
at tho North ·Fllotory. He 'wapm QdqfellQ:H, beinq:
00 nooted with tho ' Crown' of England Lodge.
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has been m&i-ried 13 ye.".~, 'and lea.ves four chil.
,drenx Hia _":ife r ,e.ideo at 3,·) forhill Rood. Reading.
LANCE·OORPORAL .-M. PJUES'f.' .
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. ~oo.Corpoo.l Maurice Pri&t.. 8~h p~k" of
Hat, died ,· at . Rouen from pneumQUltL b~ought on
b '&ovare ehr&imel wQ.und. ,in the ~ohest received on
tember- 25: . Hunt Clrtircb bells were n\ufBed
Sunday, tho :d cceaaed being a 'ringor. '
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PRIVAT-E E: O. SPOKES. ~:
.0 ' aro informed that l'riv'. · E. ~ G. Spok.... 8th
B rlru • .residitlo: 8t. 38. Vifillis.nl Strnet, Reading . .has
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· 'Pte. J : A. ·Webb • .of.; the' 6th Berko, 80n of Mn ..
Ai. H. ' W.rob; 65. Oor<\wo:llis Road, ,Maidenh~lid,
· "W~s ·killed on September, 25.
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< • _G. Sav.age" of. 2.
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