Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1918

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for the mum. J. W, Crook+". Tubb, p GCo..:' ~A B. 611_ Territorial ~ ill tile AnD~. It
BATIAUON
oipal' authoritiel to araqa
elaborate w~· q~,;t. . JoIuuo.!!, A w?::. R..
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and 't
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:::ned 10 I(f::r1m
toile hllDdreth of
A. ;t:rr:::e.
"oople a.seembl~ gin the I!o:ra I.
Jerome, P. J. H. ~G~~-~ ~ ~lan~
for oa~ ~~ ~e or~
ha.rty welcome
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~e line old Te 't4riale""'" on "'eir ...ay. J. Il'. P&. F. Filher'thP·o Fl· W.&~ O. haa., iDaM.iJlfloCUD and eh... me.
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'A lu,~ oioowd awaited ih, Berlmbires..
Aqut '14th 1916, it apo6her da~ 'Wbidllll!.~~r!=I~~~
In tho welcome. . It ~ n
be~~ .hey malclted out 01 the .~tiCD ~ f<:~ will p.e..... be lcqotan bJ tIM nni.om. The, .
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oennl people ev
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Col 1/4 Berbhiral wve oidered to re\IoU a
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had been red.
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.-~ Whiteheiaa, o5cer. t.nC\ me of the I/A Ro~a1 tNDCh ..._ of ,poa.r:ee, and th.~ ad ..&neeel
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_altiea; many bad alrMd~ ft~lDed to th.. Berlal Recimem,-.A. Jakyor of ih» town. I in the *- of file wbiGla ~&D 0Dl~ be -.nbed
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country.
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have ver, .reai pl.....re ·in welcominl YOU .. JIIUJ'CIeroaa. TIle Ire ..... 110 hot that Ii
Lieut.
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RECENT DO~GS
ITALY.
' b&ek' to our toWl! of Reading. We are prin¥J _ed ~bI. for a m~ to Ky. ill it.
and Lieut. W.
Tbe battalion leO Ual~
t a ....eek be- of
tQU ·bav. _duded :J.'l"l...eh~ m LiW."ooder ihai \he -'ufI!I ...ar. hea71 14.0.
...er. looidna ummel]'
fore. After the ,reat
ill November. Fraoce'~ ~ Ital~, and we .ball nenr
~ deMb-raII incI~ ea~ R. G. . t· to juq-e Il'OOI th. merriment amanpi
"hich termina~ 10 disllltrQlla}y. to t.ba A.us- ,6f Jh• . Wr'Iflllee you hl.ve rene.red k!hl.th,~ trid., lad Ueut. A. VI. BeMleY"~ ~ ...ere in tM belt 01 .pi:ri&a. Meet 01 th, batI~a __the '48t11; 1 Di.ieiOD. $0 wbich tli.... ~.. ~tr7 r.nd to our 00WItJ' 01 B er
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THE

atienal
Campmgn

ITALY.

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. INTEltVIEW WITH COLONEL .
WHlTDIIAD.

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" Neon J ai II fM Blaclr
, Deatla haa .cla G plape
.wept ooer the world Clal tlte
recent .pidemica of influenza. InfluetutJ inlecti~
i. by contact tmtl not CirrbOme and thi. bei,.. '0, 'it ia
, preyenta b',e.II
~~~ u!~ ~. ~~ ~ t~~~ cer ainly
tamed .. I. DiloI_
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ocoaaion OOD~ oJ &boIn 10 Jdlled, lI90
Ueul.Co!one! Whitehead wOl'fl the D.B.O.
'to do, apd
d'olonel Whitehead, D.B. " repliked t!'~~~! wounded and. 4O~.
Joar ~~ JÂ¥er ribboa with bar and the '~. and 7~UoW of . .
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What are you doing
football with w .. lOrry he ..... not I. Ireat e'-J[~, 0UKl .... the,. ...... a big bombina' atU.ck, ill ...e 00IlJ'M the Ctoix de Guerre. .An mqwry elicited tbe
On their ...ay oould no~ u.y very much In
~~. of ...hich .... 174 Boy&llMrb took Ii Germe fact that tbo D.S.O. w.. ,,00 at p~. to make.sure that your home
home the ba
'on epeD~
0 da~.. at ~ Thie w" lIluoh than t1w',
.
. 0 " ' " and 31il ranK and AI..
daele, wbile the bar ..... awarded "~r ,t be
n ...ould take up 1too mach ~1PI06 to:N!COJd Karch ol_;,.e of lad year. lU thJe time is kept free from epidemi~
Harve .,.,here th«y had a ~ VIne, IoI1d whlcb left Italy a "eek&go, buHhe.rdi .noilm\>w b.
tbey left on Bui><bay evenin, at abo!1t 6.30. that morning that they were COllIlIlA' toh~'; all ~. d __ of eal1aJlt.r;r ...lIioIl ..'f~ ~ the pilant oJBoer ..... l8l"Tmc ...ilh · the ,EMt
reaching Southam~ abad 1\ o'clock on inff. H. thanked tho MaYOI {or w~at e "":" formed h~ 111. 114 in UU. _ _ ""! ,.,-.... LanciMhlfe R&!dmenl
He WOD the French diaeaae? With all ~pect the
:Mond-;v marnin. 'fhe~ rem
eutaide for ..Id .. to the ~rnoes of the battalion. Il~~ bui lhere ..... oerlamly no hOllOU' which • .,.0 deoontion (l"lWe oonmwmdin, the IJ4 Ro,!,1
promoters of the ,FIRST ~D
lOme lwrurs, '
'l"'ento&ll1 antl
' ed for lesiment the Royal Ber~ dMflnoo a WJa. peater ..~ to .~ r&Db than ~ loLC. Berlal) tor the' capture 01 MOI!&e !At~ m
Reading. It'll'''' at lint ~Kht hat they they ct;f~ do fOI tbem: (CheenJ;m ThB;m ad ....ardea to ~ajor ,AldWort.ll•. H ...... III OOIII-:!i Nonmbel' lut. the tIiory <II ...hid! II gIVen National Health Campall.D
were going to differellt diapenal oa pa, and .tuck to 1t througb tblck and
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mlol1d 01 -t_ IIIIP~ OOIIIparu. to,1.~ a~
belo",.
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suggest one sure wpy to safethere 10... OOilIIid*r.ble ...tiareelion ~lien it ,be- d1e time M haod · been in oomman.., . , . and realamr 'lbo ~ a' ..... crl .
In Lieul.Colonel Whitehead'. own, wor
OI.m& known th..t itbey ...ere rat «lII1in, .t o battalior'i .be bad formed I. .ory 'hig~ oplmon - t , 01. objectiv.. by ' hie able bUId~ the .tory of the BOyal Berka in Ita\;r ..
guard home he~th.
Reading "bero they were au
of I. cordal of them. They were the onl, ~~?~..Imthen. or!ii. aapport.a, ..... Nadied aDd made
. ' . real bollda~ to tham." Thie Point is
.
'Welcome'
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tioned in Lord Cavan'. diap&t.,...."......
e Perh&pe one ·ouSh.·.o ~~ that ih. . .tWao&ion upon by mM of the 1IHID who took pari In
, for fthey rentedCo:.: w .. equally gi'e~::'t~_ OoiIOIIolf~~lk:_ (,,\00 Uie campaig-n. After tho,. lolt FrmCle th.,
.• ' RE'PRESE~'I!ATIVE a 'THERING.
h.onou; wlI<! w~ll deserved
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81gnal 8er..ce In the tak IIlg 0 Mon
, 'If" -wIth t1ia ..,........e Vollo"...... """ Cit were in \b. tl'&in for lhe beet ~ of ....eek.
The autboritie at the
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Q'IIc"3.
"hic1f
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a
very
strong
position...nd ther Comp.,.~ in the Booth 'Arrl'oan War) recoiTed livilll! on .. bu~ and bLoouit moat ~ the
arranged for the band at
I wbot ~ 10 • had onl, two houra' notice to proparo for tlle D.8.0'1 of him' It ...... olloiall,y r~ ttm., &nd ann 1mall1l0rti0Da of Italian bread
come tbe returning here-.
w .en 1t
the attack. He "gain tha~kad the people of .. H. b.a 1IU:dlad
l/a.uon with pMt.1Oll -~...n, dark browD and Doul, alwap 'IOUr
uoertained that tb. ttam ..
&rov. at ? Read~for their receptiOll.
and datenninat.iOn .-'& (bree aepan.. 000&- -Went acceptabl. whell any wu purch_~e
4, the~ were mar~ed do,,:~
e ,l!1:~m'
JI
by the band, who played ilWlJliritinc aione hi, 10. Wk 11&1 ~e.1!Ci importallt at ...&y«ide.tation& In the ~ne of tJua
order that the traU1ll , of
0 ~ .... 0 &ire f,lle l)Ontingent then roaMed to the Bar· ~l Jt
Per~oI marl~ .....&rda ' ~ the joume; man" 01 ' the
to~ o~ North.
'hue fought t.II wIon" mil! reach ~~." ra.ckll. · All &lol\lt the route tbey "tenl VIlr1 rank and file' oD~~
' - too 'mention \he beI~ em Italy were pa.-d Ulrourh , Including Tor.
.the bain
i1}. ,It "'!~ a repr_ntab.ve oordi&ll,y I[!'~ by tbe populaoe, md many to ~ D.fi.lII. &1r
~ Bari1- .. Pat I' ino (Turill). Alter detainill,. Ion. ~i~~
.nd .trildng ga enng wIlle lladih.-em~
old .~.; joined tho I?rOOOMlon and. ell· W..talJ, 01 N..
.'" WIlin loll !.. t~ by ...ere unde~en, '\Intil the battal.ipti' ill!'l"'y
,
,
I
re
The Mayor (AI , Hay...,~dl
. 1 , : ...: \huUU\iC&1l~ welcomed theIr old brothen·Jn. ~o oo~i. li lIMe. 1ae)d ~p '1>y ?er,- reaehod the Brent& Vaue,. l1li thl> tiI6u .... of
ing ru. chain 0 ofIIce;· A1d.
w,~ 1!8 arma
!lea., DUildtiine-rm ...., h. rem&iJied ..d . fm- Monte- Grappa. Bere- they .pent tile wltiter,
Ma,o~ o,f Readi ~d give~ e" bop, . his
On'reachin, the Barr.c~ bearty dieen were I. loDe time belpm,r,ilHj';woimded; h•. _ ...led hard tn.inin, beina: lhe order of the al.Y, ' to
benedictIOn ",b
ey left
II1 ....1.$14• ginn by the aoIdil!ll at thtl Dopot,
I from ah,U.bol. to &han-hole. ~n, .nd prttpan the men lOr a mode 01 fiahtrDt I n
and wbole eOn
.ened
hOllour
~ '!'he men havinl["been formed up, Cololle Jr/Tin, ,w..ter to thoee ...ho could Do4 mo.e. whidi ~ey had not ple";oul!ly parGclpatea,
IIOcond line o[ he T~
; Co ,
.F. "W.w. a&HI that, In the JI&l11e of the tat and Ilia Oonduct it ..... ..lei, ..,.. qu.tte w~ .ia..' monntlin warfare. It 10... not until. tJwj has been proved tjme ' ~d
~..-en, who coni ' nded 1IIe olunt.oer &m~ ind Battaliona of the ~al Berk. and of of tb4I V C' &qt. (11.t.. Li~tenant) T. followinC Febru.t.ry ihat uoy lim went !nto
ComplLP:I' . in. S th Africa' Colonel W~ ~r.1 Diokson. Ii .... him great pleuure ll.dgen, oi-TiJelwDt, &nd 8ell'l A. T. W~iaM th~ lin~. when••flet .neral day( m~. time again a- preventive of iDa
commaniling 0
at the. f ~,whot\<"''')Q. we!oome them to the J3erraclu.
(ttepaoD of GuUdiall WI.'ete, of RM.diJagl, they reacbed th. Pian front.
Thit. lao""
woundep.whi1et 18 in,_ ...Im he.· Ind . o~ . 'Colonel W1iliehe&d thanked Colonel Wal6h who m.t hYdeMh in I~i, boda Won. ibe eTllr. wee incompan.bl& to the French f~ut. .fectioDl and epidemic disease
Berka at ~
, i. ~t.
~.clI.
~· bebalf of the 1/4 Roy&! Berlu.
D.O.M. for akill ancl- d~rin«-.. Pto. O. J. and .v.....bod, ape«! thet thQ "ere h&TUI, in the hOQ)e.
rnU5t l!av~ been ~ 0
e. ...~e ~ Major Porter aid he hed bfen ..ked by .8AdIet 01 Lockley Pa~, Wokinl!ham. reo .. "eoltl' time. TIlere were 110110 !>f tbe
'f
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~ivoo when .lh . ~rJilhir8.
lin.... ~~ the PreUdent tthe Lard Lieut(na..n t ) and th!, oeived' the D.C.M:, lor attenclinc. to th. hea.:r bombaidmenta, 110 onnstant &nIlf!ty • of
Comp6llY: .ill "II' eli he
. ~ r.eturoed ~ oommittee and membeN of .the Berb Ter!J' wouDded nDder heav,. aheU me, 1II0V1Jllr 'them raid. bom the odieI' aide. and '.1lr1 fe... raJda
modern
&uth Alri.; · ~. Leqiaa~
n and _r. toorial AaIOci.aii2l1: io live tlbem ~ mo~t cordial Into ehell.hoI.. antO aflar dark; ho CIObtimaed to be made ~ ~e Auat.ri&Jlt. Ten pr
F. A. Sarje&l)t, two elroel~ 'il'a~ ~~~on2/4; welcome on tliliir return home.
Tbey all thie fine "ork until , hla leI! and ribe WUOI twenty sheila per dAy we". the mod on. got, infectant soap Dot to be conY~ .... J. B . S o~s. who U WIth \.11..
fullj- realioed the excellent work done b:J the f~n1CL
&I~ RAMopp, a aideaman , a\ and enn ~at number Tlry eelcJom. Th n a
with carbolica,nd similar
Royal Berke at -the Fl'OI1t 1 ~ptain W: E . 1/4 .RP.xal .Berb . the whol~ time the., had Bt Andn..'.. Ci.ftftbam, ..... kiUed after ohm"e 01 front took pl.ce, for in April . the
'M. Bland:;. L t. J . A. BraID and L,eb'!I'- been out.-from tile time they went to lI'nMe th~ .mari perfect IeIr.f01'letfum- for othere. m..i.slOn, 108'.ain .f'er Jon, marchee, lOI11eti.moa
.oaps.
.
Gillmor, who ad..ll been 'Wound~ ~ I' md tben on to Ita11. He felt IIIlro that tbe It • d-'a IIUOh ae ~and tM~ could 0( o.er 20 mDea a da~. mo.od to the AlUlgo
I~rving witb e Roy.l B II:. Temto:;a:.bi whole ~nt, w .... proud 01 thorn. _He line be multiplild-...bich will ' en' ahod 1Mtr. on l'lateau. Here one llide of the valle, waa
'l~ior Y. -.L .- ~ r~r. O.B.E.·u !'etar:y
e th'em "I} I. .. ery benrty weloom~.
the _nty regiment:. Of
mater!aI held by the Brlt.ilh .al)d the oth~~ by .. ~o
is a scienfific
Berk!;bir.. Terri r ..1 A~""on, wll1cbf hh'
R.B.M. Trinder said it gave h.m very ,reat waa the 1)4 Royal Berke com
\h&t qUIte enem.V. There waa 0 littl. more fUll In
kept fib close
.,ye on the ClOmfo~ 0 toe plellAul'O to welcome them there on bOhalf a number of the ramk and Ii e rtlCel...d oom· thi., dietrict. and in ' J<lne thln/ZS became D1'I1ch product of guatant~
men; Mr. A. . Cooper &n<I Mr. ~ E' of tho non.copimiWonOO officers and m.en. miNion. and aotrWl nQw hold the ranJc 01 mar. li'l'8I:[o culminltin,l il~ t~e A<latrill-!' of.
FAner, two of q,e old Vo\.u~. I'll: Mr. . ,. They wcre proud of their r ecord or ae~'nce. captain.'
.
femh'" of June 16th. At thIS time tho brlgacje ciency: It is delightful in
.Hewett, Ma ior ~-I . D. Haw1/i , Capt. R. H . He ealled for thtee ~heerJ " For OIlr com·
VILLAGE!! OAPTUREU. "
to ...hicb the 1/4 Royal Berka were att&ch~
Norman (Adjut:&jnt .t the · D t), Col. A. F. ~ ,..ho Mve ju.st rc.turned from ItAI,,"
ODe mUit (huleD on. There 1I'U a _
wa, in reserve in the BOIIlOO I8Iltor, and were and of unDlual economy.
,
Poultol!. CaPtaii HendereO'l . . fr, A. W. But- 'I'bceo were aivCII '!ntb S"'~o: .
ful raid on the G_1It on the ~ght of oaUed on to retake the line. The cuualtiee
ton, Lieut. N 1 Sut,ron, fd
M"y Sutton,
Colon~1 Wltjehead. then ~ .
March 'I.8th. 1917, . ~o cuualti. being __ (including Captain Buck killedl. t.lJ<)ug'b
Sold at 7d . .in triple tab1~
· Cox
tbe Rev. F . J . O. Gll1mor, Ald·HF·BAU
teincd b, the 1/4 BIoy..l Berke. "b() did ell· aome"haL bea.." "'er. not 1_ thaD could I!e
Mr' hllOorou.ly ~m.TkUlg tbllt. WlthUl
Cantlin TUbb8~ and Mri. A. . u.
. tbe~ 0QUld .. eat. drinli, and be !'lerry.'
oellan$ work. On A,.nl Mh there w.. _
exJlfl()ted 11'0lI:l tbe magnitude of the affair. (each cull into three .. handJ
MId Mrs. R. .J. Tfrrell. ~. ":.: 0:, B(lRndJ j .men ...~ home- w.re at Rcadint
apiriW laMina, "bon tho .iII;.pa of DoIllO~. After thi. figbtin, the baUaliou came out of
M,. J. H . W ~, . Cap~Ul ... n....
oJa &lI __ to Ir0 to them.
Ro~ aM :'-pir& ...ere OIopturad.. On thia the line fOT I. month·. re.t. wem bad: again pieces).
Bet'ksr. Liout, S.lmd II' (~ Ro.al nBerlul.
A sooil ' diJtif4li w.. then aerv~.
oceuioe Iud U-l Ganide hd 2nd Lieu$. in. Jul" and were in the .. ~k of it" 'oon.
Mr. A. New
• the
'k Tbe°:w ~df:
The men ,.ill ehortly be demobiliscd.
Beppel
kiDed Lieui. N, G. Bune and tinuall~ after theu.
IM r. JOhlUlOll), ~ll Town
r · . mg
.
2nd u.s. & L. ~ died of wou~. 2nd
CATZ ~ ___'''''''T ~
JI0800, R.S.M .
!pder, C. I • R,de~. etc.
Ueut. T. Rocera &lid eapt&in &lid Adju~ MONTE
b:f~~~~l:!:~~
'BP~DID RJilOORDS.
O. M. J _ (reoei.ed 11.0.)
woUncled.
U b!~i!n th::. -]
NO~'em~lI!r
The t ...in re ed Read' , Station at 2.10,
I
The Berkahire -u.aiea tOUJled I.bout 60.
in the aU.cIt
'.nd tho Mayor ...at .at 011
?,odu~ to the
~. took ~. enem~, wfao ~
.. Monte
teUa<t D.B.O.
a.n ..tblc!k eo earll. by .urpriae. ana,
oommandiul! O~CQI" Col
Tho latter 6 fig., up,
'ns Scotchman.
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hMVY 1... 'IlpOJl hun the bas inClud·
onto!' IJ vel'l'
ing I. _ber ~ priManen bd fou~.,u.ne. The
though he 'decl !ed himtelf
popular with ;Nmen. B b.. ecmmanded
...ay the BcrkllJnr. aoIIDed the *..,uchea called
tbe l r4 Royal
ke for
e moncha, I\leuwun
forth praiH from SIt Doac- Blair. wh() leM
c:cedirig Colon 'alarke,
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When be
~IIIU
OOD(Iratakti-. ..
lie ".. ¥try proud of
came to the R~l Ben.
beld' the D.B.O.
"""""-u-e who took DAd. :Man~ Jaonou~ WI to
and bar alld w He with ~ battalion 'he baa
th. bIotDlion, tn.ciI.runl. the M.O. to Capkln
Made only by Christr. Thoma. & Bros. Ltd.,
been aV:arded I. French ~ioq, The Ad·
F,... people in Borlnbire han any oonceJr 0. B. Cba\lMor, .,.. vi tIle.lne Towil Clerlr
tieell ' fiahtlnc record .. of Abin~. ..... 2nd Lieu" T. .RopJe,
Broad Pla.in. Brietol.
' utani w.. ~p . J. C.
or!!, of the 1 t tioI1 0( ...het a
, Wilt. who WOie M.C.
hill «reat dub poaIe~ by the 14 Roy&! Bera aJ¥I ...lIM D.O..... 01 'l'iWnud, bo*h of ~hom dilplQed
«nd ~bi1ity in
Cl'!!biI1
e with tho 114 we ow.' to the ep endid men ...ho bav. 000' «reM.-n-V:! and _t 6 JI1~Dt e~
The Firatl Aid 8ooJI, 40 pp.
Ro,al Berks i Italy. Bu
e 01 the m.~ .ti.'ut,ld ihat he unit. M.ny, a~ I ~I .thoee 'l'be ~ , _ ,... reoOrded lh. at ......
popular ligures wio that .w ·\mown ~mg ...h, .ye had the 1I0n0'Q, of BerT1l1lf m it are &i~ ~ .1/~. lor JJOI\.OUN .kiod at tlte top
I of lUefUl
POIt free, 0.
~n Lieut. and
rtenNUI
R. A. Bog..rtb, no .,lDC!nr. tbeir bodies lie in Franc» 9' It&l,.. <II. tI1eir Div_ ~ ~ 80m...
ril
Ho bouts ind
• ..,
record of aGr· but tlMliZ achievements li". on and OUCM
n.N..,.... -.Jr JitUe d..t-up 01) Ap
mentionin.8 your uaual
.ice with-' thef,4 Ro,yal
. Fo~ (lver 23 ne.,er to b& for,otten.
n -!'lu~ never be 17&11, 1117, _ GilhIIoont lI'anD•• nea l ~:t
dealer'a name
addreu.
r;)aTa he h..
.
.
...it.b it, and b. o.e,looked that the great DtaJonty of th~ ...beD 1114 I..IeIll O. D. ~I"'~ of
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holde !.be lonlll lMIivie&
. He ,.ent out "e~ not eUll conacripte; tbey ~~ men .who 8~ lteadi. Cw.ho later _Y8CI the 14.0.),
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with the Ber
}"olunteer
rvlce Compell,. 10116 belOl'O the ...ar, ~ patriot¥l ~.:!I and 1M Iieat. 8. 11. Turner (wJ.o 10M fram
e
in Bouili Africa
awl
tea tbe South bad joined !.he Tenitoriala hi order ~
!!. '" ,..a) of ......11, ...ere "ounded awl
M..n~ prizee iheir eoantry in _-of need. ..... ~r .....~o 18 rualr .;.a 61.1 killed aDd . wou.nded.
African medal ~ith tour c
lell to him at .bootinS. whi fer nanI I~ d~ .how the .rd_r of !.h8ll" lOUl. and theR TERRnU~ J'IGBTlNG IN THE YPtlEB
EACOCK GARAGE,
be 'acted &.I aecFetary of th. ol1lDteen Club. Ion for the Moth...l a n d . .
• BBCTOR.
Prior to the w~vbp 10" I.
voller. fo~ Mellin.
Tll. 1/4 Ro,.aI Bera Dta~ be aid
Th terrible fi~ d the third battle of
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O. &Ad G. AyrOll. H~ ...era. IUt W1t~ the bat., !-n
, • niII NeAlW with horror b~ all .rho
ulion .. aerg~l!t-maJ~r, bG
rl, JD 191~ he I
~ put ill ~ The 1/4 ....e Clipi'M in
.....,. p~otod I B.~.M. La
he, "'u alven ,
the MooDd .taae 01 the .t1'Uf8le Oil A.......
'u. oonmnlllloql which he ..
WI~ the poai' l
6th en 11
til lI'iflh Army .. direCted
ti?n of ql1!~..tea;, ~ lit he. lervoo w~~
1 .' ~
eDGhJu~el~Lan":'rck line, •.lI...........
IllS paUAIiOn thl'OU"~ ... "'ar.
H~....
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PR1VATE ~A:RS F()R HIRE.
1Iecri mentioned in 4dp&
IIIf:'re than OflCle
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REPAIRS.
' or' hie exceUent "Ol'~ L'_
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elteot.ive. '!'lIe a;;t;l
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Open DaY Land I Night.
I ~nrle:a;h:,~~e;
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well.
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-to. his fa~r by a ~ &rk. oorp6ral. B.
,em••klble reeord. 01...... Th.. ReglDl8n;
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war, lind had
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