Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg56
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Their First Sad Duty. Naval Dispatch Rider's Funeral.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg56 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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Their First Sad Duty
D Company of the 8th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment burying a comrade, who like themselves, had joined the new Army but a few weeks before and at the time of his death was billeted in Reading.
Naval Despatch Rider's Funeral
At the funeral in Bracknell of Lionel Rainford, a Naval despatch Rider, who was accidentally killed while motor cycling on manoeuvres, the coffin was borne on an armoured car and eight despatch riders acted as bearers.