Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg28

Heroic Officers

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Title Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg28
Date 1916
Page number Unknown
Publisher Reading Standard
Description 224 pages bound volume
Horizon Number: 1246254

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K h a k i S tu d io.
Corpl. F. J. BOWLER , 1st Batt . Loyal
North Lancashire Regt . , 26, Shaftesbury Road, Reading.
H e w as t w ic e
w o u n d e d a n d was m e n t i o n e d in despa t c h e s f o r b r a v e r y .
U n d e r a heavy
shell fir e he scouted t h e e n e m y '€™s position single-handed and gained valuable
in fo rm ation.

[K h a k i S tu d io .
Sergt.-Major A. CROPP,
1st Batt. Royal Scots Fusiliers,
21, Warren Place , Reading.
He r ec ei ved that
r a n k fo r b ravery.
H e crossed a b u l l e t swept
bridge to r ea ch a wounded
lieutenant a n d t h e n s w a m a canal w i t h
h i m to a place of s a f e t y .
H e was
a f t e r w a rds w o u n d e d .

Corpl. S. TAYLOR , 56 th Field Company
Royal Engineers ,
8, Regent Street,
Reading . €” Off ic ia lly
com plim en ted for
conspicuous b r a v e r y in t h e fiel d.

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Corpl. G. G. TITCHENER 1st Batt . Royal
Berks Regt., Bradfield.
M e n t i o n e d in des
pa tc he s f o r r esc ui ng a w o u n d e d officer u n d e r
s h r a p n e l a n d rifle fire.
He w as h i m s e lf wounded.

NO. 4 SIGNAL SECTION 1/4 th ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT
Photo by Lee, Chelmsford

THE DRUMS 4th Batt. ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT (all but four of whom accepted foreign service)