Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1915

three · , n'f ..."'1:hA'

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killed"b~~v,~,;;:~O;~~~::~~~:~l~:~
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the rank
the officers
Walton , the .
Gentry "Birch, ,ana
Tb-o 2nd 'B&tta.Iion

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l.;~~ fsi. ·o&Uli.lion we~e~~ r~ag~ii';.:e.~th

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September :~tb '.a.nli :. oA~~~ell.t!"':d8y8~ ..
103ses include.. 8ucho''P0klar .otllners "'fIlI
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Radfom. wlio W1I8 ' rec~ntly 'lCieeorated
King with the r:n.E\.0.1, .aoo . Captllin '
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Wheeler .
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The (1st) 4tH iBlltta.lio ...were BuPje<:ted. ,to
h eaV3' illirapne! ·bOJ;llj)a ment.
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On Pa~e 7 'Will ibe .fo~na · pllol'hici11a.1'8 of -the
Berks offieera killed and ·.unded. . .

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· Priyo.te .Tones. .....hose.. hom~ ' 'i~ ,Itt Spanoers
' Wood. is aho .wonuiled . IRe jis Mi:t h' tihe ·Stldlerks · ;th>l
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'in the. ma chrne.g\1\l ,seciion.
· ' ~e'sa.'(ts .

.pmV,\.TE T. Gli'~@'Nfl.

· :'greatest

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Signaller "$. -A . '
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R ogiment, ·son· of ex·Guardian. W. R . Ayres, of ,9,
St. Edwar<f.. 'RoaR, ;R~iUg. "ho> ·....,8 _ou.oded in
t.h o great ..t tack ·on " SePte:mb8r ·~. ' •• !tow in hoopibal ·
at Warringt on, :.ban<>88;:F.
- o. - '-;:f1'GyioUR ,to enlisting,
Sig,:,aller W. A'. 'A:vres
emlll6ye!i. at ' the G.W.l,l.
Signal Work,... Me ·wa 'eliuoated &.t · Woklllgham
Road School.
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Writing to his paronts, SignaUer W . ·A. Ayrc8
tclls this gr&phic ~tory : I •
Now for Q, bit of " ]ii s~. On S atui dny m orp!iug the' Stand to: cnqt~ round ; about :5.20, ' ar~
aloo the rum. of Whreh 1 Idid .p ot p":rt&lto~ rAyr"" /"
n membor of th!, G:W cR. ' rr~mpe",,!,ee D illon :] '1 '
had had two bl.8CUlts ' on :~tho , lll'e1:IOUS .' · d o.y . ·b t '

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T. ,Q ilibons, Bth·.iBBl'ks. ,is ',in
.~utfeting frOID ,m~8 <J.loi&oniiig. · -mi ll '~home

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·W msoll .Gree n. B1rnungham. .
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' WOUNDED ' AN};) . :tt~-SSED.. ,
. . .,' eene ·of th~)8tiiUtics,
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· Privn·te.. Art.hur l;J.eliih., 'o'· ~",!-dkn ell . ~th 'B erkl\, trvr5~.lp;o-r
1ihas- been wo un~ ",d ,nod ga~
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'to 1..111. ~e " '~a ...in

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Corporal Oharles ~Bideollt , 8th ';Be:iks, 'of 41.
:E astha mpstea.d Rond, Wokingham, has been
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Sn;,-The hoys on ,this ~m, d esire
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mempe'hd , ta ·the " 'ChTomp ie.," a nd ~v ish
l.spet '1"er,y sugee.... I meea ~nol tell you
t.he. g ape r iR very popular . pup h e r e w,ith this ho.t·
w hon . W e hav e Borne splendid.. :con<:erta, two
mil~ ,behind t h e- fi" ing. •.tifle, Atnd a ' gre",t dearl '

owing toO U9 losiog ton :.men ge~ti;nR- · up ratio116. '\Vo 1

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Ilad littlo · or .(I() 'food, '"nd w,.tei: ·w... exceeding~y .
precio.us. At 6.2O ·the metl < oh~ed ·utider an .."'(ftl ,
machine·gun and ....br...
·fire. , Whim. t h..y ' h ad. '
A puriou.s incid ent hoa come unde'r our -:no tice.
of 'the ta18.~lt:· .comeB frn.mr tlle :Be.t~lttl!eB. ~'W
taken the first line wo ;,r"I1; aorosa ....itl;r- the .Ii "ll , .When the 8th :BllnaUon of the :ao';"'l :Ber,ks R .o i.
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I.been lU, Johe · .t!.'Ilncllf~( 1\ . few__tillIes, .,.;an.d
WIre . . _. . ·We ·. had · oaptllred three Imes, most ·
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of the enemy AOt w1j.itirl.l\' ~r ' th~ ba,yclnets. ~ ~ , . m en t w-o re statil,>ned n-t R~adihg, ·a priviite n a meli 8uffehxl a few, cn:su~ltie8; but tliat· has not ' dis·
signallern ;had t ...o ... ires ' I\'CI'068.-to tile ..alm.o"t cq,p.
Jack L ave r , \v.ltose hOIDe IS ILt ~ey"ton8te n e;
l~eQrf'elll!<1 ..the )IJOy>8, "oi\:.w~ ",re .,,11 >g'rult g : "~rong;
tured villit.ge '(or town) Of - -.' ,,= 'd ene~. hBa '~<;<in ' 'billeted at M'9ssrs. William ,M.<ffito-y"II, .'litd. ~4e
I\nd f op e Ito 'b e" in Bslllin ·Mon. ·
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broke n. 'Myself. ·Corpor..t. Oiddings . ;and Sh lrl ~y
th en Rer .....nt · to · an officer. ;:Sefo"" ,he·,le.£t,
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Yours '8ineere!y,
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took anoth er 'Wire acros.. We ·...ere ......lthin sight lMiss WelIol'dT-!'vllO is en~agoo 1\8 '0. waike".' o.t
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TlfE FIVE GlJNNERB.
of the ' viUage, lIond 'they were trying, 'to .top ·.~s
the potel , gave him a pllotograph ' of ' h erself
three chaps with ..0. quiok;nriog :irUn· . The -..hell. This wee k she ·!tU8 ~lIid ·tbis .returned 'to .'h er.
(D Rher) G. -S. 'TllDm.p'son, (Gin~et) ;W,. A.nss11.
did 'lI(,)t 'hit , .lfub .. 8niperlcdid. · apd ;p;\\t ono t lo rollsth ;th e photllgr aph hav in~ been >'foI'War<;!ed (by a. .lad.,
(Su; ar) ' W. Jones, Clli'Ch) 'c. !H . MaT tin, ana
'my ehoulder. meBS """t:\, o..~ 611<1 'O!.et yqli'n g. 'l>fY wh ose friend :pi cked it up ,j n i;he tl1<lu"'h"es whioh (Bl\b ) .A. Edwards. '
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tw o mates d~oppca 3o.,n "n~r:~ fi o\d :.!ir_i 'lg
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on mv ·wo;!"d · n.nrl Jhcn 'r,,'1 <\ ... , ,L,hs.l,cy",Jb~v ,t he B erkshires IhlJrd jl\8t 'Ilqi teB. _.tP ri vlrl'l.L.llve.r ~ 'N r 'I, ,G'!.'l. 'M1I'Chine . 'un ;Section.
(Ser"'Iee}~\~t oRo al. Berks . n "':&,.t ., .
got tlu, wIre acr0S6. ~. tay"1OW'" fil ,he- sn ipe I' '!n 'h"" uo t been iheard of. '\
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B .lE.R' · . t;,'d>..:f: #~~ ,f," . '< 'i . '.- .
th .. trees had ,wasted 'm'6.t ·<lf l-l/lO 'Bmh>'ti'ilitioll, "rId '
'Miss W elfoM h ns recei,vM 0. ·:latta.::, \;l;ati'fig'
- sere~ber ~t~~ HilKj' "r<.'''''~~_ .
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the n I maile n. bolt 'for l.it. arid ~ot .:tq~ ·tj1e 'field ' , ".My fri e lld, who h.&5 jnst · o£osse<i <£1'om IFr... ~e.
dressin!! )italion: "
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although , I a m s orry to say, minus ~ Jits _ l1i~rlt
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"Signaller Ayres. s'le~king of tho hosp ita l ,,'hero
a rm . . found this pllOtO in 'the trenches ""hich they
tic no,"" is, SIl.YI3 : "This ~laoe is A 1 .~ ~nd pI cnt,y to ; we nt in ter and ."Wl1ic11 the 'Royal ~ l"rks had ju st
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1 H el haa n sk e d Jl!:!l ,to . f orward . at
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" 'AS UED AL, 'T.HE ~;f:RKSHmEB ·DI;{) F1NiE owner. ,I t r tfst your , friend ;e ·· rell 'riglit . ...nd
. M a nd·1IIrs. 'Higgs, of '181, S gutil. rriptoll
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't hl\t h e wi ll h a.ve 1\ safe and speedy r eturn : "
Rea iug, h ave t:eceived some !.interesting .
lrom thoir -ann , who ' ·is ·.in .;the; ~er-k.o lR oY'll, ,H'i "1!Jo\:l
Lari~e.Col'1'0r31 'W . A. lFJet<ihsr. of th e . 8th R oyal
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.!'n til ortY, ' in tho In1i'nn Expeditionary
Bcrhhire ~ 'Reg~ent, t"'i\'lii;tJr at. 1;: :ATp illc S~r"'lt.
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Uudar date ., September.· <15 fhl) ·SIq'S ,that
Rea dUlg. b .... been wouiilieii,"oo (s n ow at'. I,ho
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., unlkr .or t of ,"cruea ·orders aU 'ithe time
Queen'. Cana'tl i&n. 'MilillaTY -HOIIpitoal, . 8"0 1'1I01 ,£I'e:
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' llIId ~.r e frightfully busy. They .·had had" two '
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firsr "t \Wimoreu:f;, ;n..... r >Bciiilruine.' 'Fletcher
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'was former1!': <6, . pott&r in - ~the G .J ods :Depot.
I stamos; r.oom1tly-i ~ W-n8 8bsoluto1y awful. 7We hC)pe
Re.di~g G~'w rR.n - lW:ritiog to .hi• .'~a!:?rits, .\.a !REi'DING 'MAN TWICE WOUJ.\ln J;'D.: 'w gi"e
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chaplain .• aY.8:- .'A proco 'of slteU jut film i no t
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direct, but . lanliw'i6e, ,and ,made · 8. :la.rge Bnd :.vory
"<)ro wound. It ' h iq>peneo on aaturdo.y (floptQmb.r
ARi IY eOUNCIL'S
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A R C1\d Vl/f 'man named Private' J o hn Da:y; of 22.
25) soqn 8Ifter 'they ·began .. their . ...ttack ' on ·th o 'Wilson · tw».d. and i.ho is associ. ted with t he
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German trenches, .. na·, .8!' .urioal. "the :Bork,.hi~es d id' l2nd 'B attalio n ·of tile R oyal B orb11 i re .~<>g im e nt . .
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11'6 i8 ' quite . bright and wonderfUllY IhM for ,th e 6eGOlld timo 'boen wounded. ,H e wus i n

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SUFFERING !PROÂ¥. .nAB POlSOmNG.
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Private ·Edw....r.il
P.IYllard. lof ' 7. . 'S!'ntft<j.s,
bllr.y Roa.d, ill.eading, -. and ' of. · the . C GOlllpanlY.
8th Royal .B ellkshire ~ iment, .is·· at Ithe ;pre.'lCllt
timo lying.at tbea.a..e '8o~er'inJr .f rom g;tll ,poi<lo'nin.~ .
In n communication ' liP ia ,...us 'rh\\'· ·."'n_tbn ~ 110
has not got .n. vcr~a ~ttaoIi:. -.He' 8dds ,thAt t~e
fight;ng W'!" Of " uen '" ·" "vete . we&:ctel' ··th"t h e
was fortunate ·to ._pe .:&l~e. P.r;i~ate !HYrr3rd w~s
for Bome yCars oon)f()'feti..- ahe£ ~at · .t he ' Wicloti ..
C~f". BrOOtd -Stroot. .Readitig. , 'lie .cnf t&Pw..,.d. · fol·
lowed
tho · emJlloyment ·of - "'" ,,j}Ilrckem itlI.

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wh\("'1t work he was -'Going '· at:the time h o cn}j "t~ .
\I lli r h was tow&r<is the cud .'Of.:'laet year.
IIYllard is a nati"e .of 'Beilding.
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"THE CHARGE -WM .JeST GRAN D...·

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"BUt' RoyoU ' ,B erk"h i n;
Relliment, of 5, SoUtIi, }trellt; . Re'&liing J I'0?,ll"llcc\).,
w riLes to his moth-er .. ~from H
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is nothi llg to 'Wor..,. ,orer', :.i¥8't

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arm. We were ill • . oba~...;;a'drov.. {he Li)),rrrlali:B'
flro mil es b~k. Fino" worid .'1 was in·' the
line, and before:. II..,. got: .cto.:,. the '\.8eOond .I
the ollly one '.uOWO\.lndeil · but. of '60~ men. .
charge WitS jU8t-.-gnltilP.'-.~TJi6 · .d erik .ral',-.bbil" eryin!,) f6r ~meroy.'-~GIl,gu_ the..!' ..got
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and .Mrs. l:l. '

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Morris, hi8 ~bl:q,fJl.J;; .......11- . •..,.._

Berks at 'the"honot;~ .

Ihe .received inito r ies ·in tho yight arm .with ;four ,
· ;pieces of s ltell; Whilst on th e 25th of last · mOllth '
~whell the 2nd !Bnrkshires participa ted in the grea t ,
'O.ltack ' he r eqelved wounds ill'tho . right .I e~ nd leH I
.arm. H e' :is ".0\'; : in '. hosJ;'i~I'. ",t ''r:Iutting~" ,
!has unde rgono an operah6'n, .and ~ IS makUlg satts-

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!factory ' progress. .P r h'ate ~~. who i8, 29 , !'I'eirs o f
,.age. serv~d for 'severi years ....ith ·the :2nll.lBerks 'in
[nqia. H.e. wa., ~n .t~ e Reser:v.e l\!he1\ the ,WAr b roke
iOu~, b!lmg m .the effiJ)loy ~f '1;h ei· WW.R" Uom1'l11TY.
iH e , fought thr.ough the baftle ·at Fromelks. wher"
It ho 20d .Bcrk ,u' iT ~ ... suffered EO h ~av·i ly.
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'. In a letter ·to ihi. "\othe r PriYate nay .Lated that
,it wn.s a very .fi eree engal\'ement 00 t.he 25th of,
,last mO)pth.
When tb e ·Ber~hirOS'. ;g o!; o.in to. bfonl
,enemy·s.
the encounter reSoh'oct itself
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