Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1915

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'8.11(1. tJl-e'n saw 1 no
th;~t · h"PI) ~r.ed rather en.r ly in th.z
when we wer.e a<l· I t~~:~1. fj~~~~!i.~!
. recovered hy a '~oon" 1.1
I 27th . Major Richard
Prentice '
• 3rd, ,attncll·ed t·o '2nd, ROYIII
Eerkshire .Regiment. Wa.6 born. itl 1S73. and
educo.Wa.t La.mbrook, Brn.cknejl, M:~rlborough, •
..nd S.tn,idhul"lt. He obtai ned hiB c cmmis,,"on in
Ma.rch, 1894, tl.nd wos 'gazetred capta;n in MMch.
19f14: ?;e. Iler~ed in . jJ,e South African War. an~l
l'.~c e\ved i t.he queen's meido.l with three Cl:l8Pfi
"nd the King:s mednl wi~h 'two clasps. 1,1](1 WM
nfi.€rwa.rds with .the. 2nd Battalion in Egvpt,
Soudan, and India. H., ~'eli,ed ' in 1!J11 ' 1.0 joill '
f.~e fami~)· hwdne&J 0: -!9hn--Ha.\·vey and SOriB,'
LW ., B;rJstol, .nnd Iloca.nje a' . dir ector i ll 1914,
,,"d a dl~ector o!· ChMle.s , Harvey ano CO .,r LW., l L.u 'I!,l"e,·",
~d e rmll1 ~tel' , ll\ 1913. hltt r.(:tai ll fld lu" " con ·
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ll ectlOll WIth the Army
joining the Special '
sllot . dO}'f,n, ~ut, . pIcking himself up.
R e6ene. and recei..-ed, his majority ,in Sepl,em~l', ,;
~ rorw1\1'd a~a~~ . til' ,he \Vn'! h.it 0. second
1914. At the outbre&!< of the ,w"r h ~ ioin . d th " .·
' J:jecond LlCui.€nant ' W ., Jl.. ' . Wacher
?onl Batt".\ion Royal j ~erkshire R egimellt at
W8Il ()ol1nec~d with tlie machine·gnn
P or tsmouth. He took out. a draft to,. the 2nd ~ ctlcn . ,' ~Y.ho . were I m many a ttght corner.
B .. ttnl lO lI all the IStlI 14ar<:11, and WII6 "jn .com . ; Second LwuLenant· W. Aldworth (wounded), 1\
"'0.,"1 of hiB . .0M .,egill1 en~ fOl. " month. He \Va.' ! ",!u orl ¥r. W: Ald"·orth. or Abinl(do!l~ had rise n
iJl e fourth ron ot t.he la~e Mr. John HaFvey, 01 ~ f~ om ~h~ .ra~lk8, a?d had just -,>revioutil rec~ived
B,·,. LOl ; and Mrs. Harvey, and marril'd
ill l In, .COIJlmlE810)1 . I;l1s, leJt arP' and eye were lllJured
A Ii\W,t~ 1904, EleonOl' Frl\nces, eldest drU1~htel' by Shl/'!llln~l. and .h.e received a bul!.et wound in ~h e
(,[ . Colonel " J .. \V. Wotsqn, Bombay Steff Corps. llo<e. :Ue was . afterwo.rds . in n. hoopital at <;;:iru.
He J ~ "vcs (II WIdow and iour ' little g;rlt!.
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brldge:i . He ",";mt through t)IC" South Af.r;co.n
Of Lhose o./l1cers IUlllounced , :i.~ "l'!i. s i"g. b e. War. i Det;Cr~blU~ how .b.~ ~' 1IiI 'Ycunded, !hnce"
,11 ,,"'0 luIlN1," L1 ~ute'I"I) t George G l'ahll.m Hodg. . Co~JX,!al P .. .}I.a llk. Ba~. ) H~
first of all
"on. eO)l of Dr. Gr,.ham Hodgson ; ' of Cher Lsev. ~ clde:'.t ..\lv w~>unded whcl.\.../Nl.ttmg to the brea.st·
""" k!lJ~ ~);'11jlet leadil~g l n. d!!\,l'ge . H e ~ecnroo h 's works., - .:When ~~bseqn.~l1tly ~ :"'I\.S wonnded a
ooomml5S10n Cr= the ' 8p:ecia.1 Re!iel:)le 'If Q'lllaers fiecon<l tllU~, tJua .ccc.n81O~ bv· tlie eneIpY, he re · '
" I uno, antI had b~cd .a . lil;utenILnt' sillce I 1913. fuse,] :t f) give up. Ci>mm'9.nd. of tl~e cO~p'al1y. ~nd
L. eutenant Grah"m H~~6on W:\& IIIl expert Her. took ~harge of, the opera.tla n~, ught to ~he tlme
",a n linguist. ~nd owi 1$ to I,his fac t .lle took a we ad)ia.nC>£d. IThat wa .. about.- t)lree'(Iuarters ot
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JeadlJlI(' part Ul a.rrttl p;mg the Chci&.tm:l.S tru c e an hOl,lr a~terwardjj.
~hen be. "wo.g com~lIed
A Wedding took place
' .s~. -G-ilell' , Church an
",,}~twee n British nnd \ '*ons . Ll €'utenan~ E.- L . UHl,u~h h 's w.ouflds to gl1fe over -.com~~ld, iie'Sntu.rdBY{. th e contrjlct!"g . l',!-rtie~ '._ be;g'g , ' Miss
Llp' comb l",,d b een gp.zetted to h ia rank ;u. t ~:l.use ,h~ cl>ul<l- lI{lt mount tbe p&r&pet.
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'" ec "m01~th. SecOnd Lieu u;nll-ut Maur:c.e D ;W' j Cn.p~alJl Donald ..A. , ~~cp;~or, who. ;in .May A n1l16 E lZj\beth. S"yer . (daughter of .M..•. · alld
\\. s the BOn o f the R ~v. B. ,V. D ay, R eJt.<'.r
of 1 wa.3 l'epor~ filII ml~sllig, be}iev,ed, H:lllM, WIUI Mrs. W. G. ' Sayef,'; ,of ~, 'Killg'lI . ¥'e\I>!Clow Ro3<l1
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lOt. Peter's, Sandwic1l. Kent. H., .wa .. b y' pro. , laf:er rnoffi<llally reported as .wound~ .· a.nd ~ a and Mr. Chor1es~Tward
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ression a" o.rc h;~~ct. He belal1ged to th., Art. ;~t'·. 11 prlSOn~l' o.f, wa.r.
UI!fortunately he died , of Mr. and. :.Mr~: A. Higgs,
Rilles, ano 111 MardI obtained a comm;';';ioll i n
wllun4>< at Hanover on AUlNst IOtll.
Caltbi:in ' Street, Rea4ing.. .The · bl'idellr04om
b een' .. pnrish !:lellring"r
==~===~===~~~==~~~~"i..- MaclZresor, who UAS bclong~ to the rMi ll\en~ 4lRd
·is· also a member of tIl
·Cor 6i ~ ··.yea.rs. WII8 given his OO11lpallv ill 'Dec~IIi·
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ber: 1914. He was included '· in the list of· those th" honollr of hnvihg the
after the service J ,vhich WfiB
mentionoo l in dispatchell, a.nd Dublished onl
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23.<1. I He wa..q ' the vounl(Est SO;I of Mr.' DOll..l<1 services ' q1 'th e beUringers R\Td
ren~lered volunta.l'ily as ',\ mark
M&c !l~e gl)r, · of Ardehoil!.'-; Oban.
Hig~s. The ."iCar (the Rev . .Ii'.
Re~rdillll the 'Ja;nk . llnd file, ~ JCll/lthy 1ist, .. or
were 'many
killfd , aud WOUll 00 o.ppeo.r~ . on Jnne 17th. offiClatf'-<l at the service, alid
No f~lwer than 39 ""<>1'0 reJX,rt.e<1 killed' and 183 .pretlcnt; ill .the congregation. : The hymns were :
WOUll( ed, 'Amonp;st tile ro.nk a.n.d file
wllO fell ." How welcome wo.l! tne cwll" and "'I'h(- Voice
Mi . S c rivener
I was ,ciYate Will,am F . R.ieh3.rd!!On, who ' was that broothi d o' er ' Ed~n ;"
Olte of. the best . men, ·of the ll!~l'fiers' :a-ootioll .of pln.r-ed ~~ndel,S~ohn"'s .. W'edding . Mtl.rcli " .' a.s
tIle R"ading Athlet'c ' Club, o.nd n. very succe~'ul the ne~Iy mllrl'ied c(;uple, ' left " the ' clJurch,
The hude, who was . dressed in ' satin ..nd
·cr,)$.e~Ollntrv runner; aUio Acting Company :S 2Y'
orange bloseom, WQl'e a veil . and carried
gea.nt:Mr-ior' T. Pric~. ,. .
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bouquet of white asters . and 1iJi~s:~. '.
I .. The hr.ll~aur8 which w ....il l won . bv lhe" r~l1k and
'file on th,S ever;to·be·remembered OOCAShln il/ ' D.oreen . Whiu; actJ l as chief bridesmaio,
th s other bridesmaids were Miss Phyllis..
~ 11I<1e<! ~hree D.C.M.' • . , They were ,\I foJlows ;- '
(niece of the bridel,' Miss N.ellie and "l1i68 Resie
1901, Sergeant J . GRAY . .
Higgs (ni~ce~ of tha bridegroom) . ., MMter ..Lesli.e
· For i consDicuous ~a1lantrv n.nd · ability near Puroy; (nephew. af 1.~,! ..b ~i~e) acte? BS pag", and
Roulles BIUlCS, in hn.~d\inll hiB company a!ter carrlea ~ walkmg,stIc,k with · white bow.· ' " J'he
..1i tlle offioore llad been killed or wounded . He hiidesmai<ls were dre8~ed in . white embroidery LI ~,)(t:relne lv
ra.ll ied tlu; men nnder a .heavy-fil:e at a critical dresses, and wore blo.ck hats' trimmed ~vith pale
parlod of the en~gemert. ;movlnR ..bo;'t from blull ril:.bon. Mr: 'Fred Higgs-. (the . bridegroom'$
pla<:e to p lace qUite rego.rdless of bis own safe, brother) acted ,as bellt man, tll\d Mt:. J'- White
' ty., and gave 3 splendid; ~n.mple of co~lneBIf and (the .bride'., broth!",.in-Jaw) gave,,,.~he bride .
· conrage.
., Anl~ng' the '.lnmerous . pr.e"ll~ts !given ~ere ~he
,.!owlOg : ~Brlde to brldegl'oom, shaVl;ng . outfit l
7862, Ser8cant B. C, 'SHEA.
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, btidegI:oom to brioo,- gold ' 'pendant a.nd ·cjl:ain
. , F,,, . con.pibu~u ; gallantry i near' R9ug~s Banes. -with · 61nethyst sto nes; H l'B. ~ Strin~er, ' silver teo.
DUMPg .the ,advance . ILI)d wfen hi!! pl&Laon com· ·spoon. 'and BlIgar tongs; M,'. A, Higgs"pedr.oom,
msndex: WILl! sllOt. dQv;n, lIe, w.itll ·.t he grellju;st ware 1 Mrs: A. Higgs, tf\pestl'y <lirii.ng, ropm
I(a.llantry 1 l ed hi. line all Ulltil s8yereiv wounded. cl<;,tIl;' M:., '4nd Mra.- J: Higj;ls, kni,"e 8:.:and" lorp ·;
He maJ18Iled · to · I(et, oll fori about· twelltv yal-da, . MI~B Wh~t,e" wl~le gl~8.8e8 . Mr. ~ewma~, . silver
wh en h 63cI I. He tried to. crawl farward but teapot; MLB~ L . .W-hli.€, .
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· was uno.ble to· move; so h~ contilJued. to 'cheer miuor; Miss Newman, salt
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