Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg6
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg6 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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T h e tra n sp o rt o f troop s, im m ense underta k in g th ou gh it is in w ar tim e, w as
carried out with th e sm oothness, secrecy,
sa fe ty and celerity which are so n ecessary
t o a successful exp edition .
The m anner in w hich our tr o o p s w ere m oved from place to
place, especially on th e outbreak of war,
w as a triu m ph of organ isation and shed cre d it on all concerned.
There w as a t first p op u la r disappoin tm ent at th e absence of
fa cilitie s fo r g ivin g ou r khaki-clad friends
a h earty send-off, b u t th is disap poin tm ent
m elted when th e need for con cealing th e
m ovem en ts of tro o p s was gen erally recognised.
T he a ccom panying pictu re shows
th e a rrival o f th e Hunts and Notts Yeomanry detraining at Reading, en rou te for
th e Hardwick Estate, Whitchurch , where
th e y u nderw ent part o f th eir trainin g.
C a pt. H. D. BUCHANAN-DUNLOP, Royal West Kent Regiment,
Whitey Rise,
Reading. W o u n d e d , a fte rw ard s awarded the D.S.O.
YEOMANRY A R R IV IN G AT READING STATION .
Col. J. A. C. GIBBS , Duke of Wellington's
Regiment , s o n -i n - la w of Mrs . James Simonds ,Redlands House, Reading.
Wounded, prisoner of war.
BERKS YEOMANRY: K IT INSPECTION .
[C . E . M a y.