Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg106
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THE LATE LIEUT.-COL. DEARE.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg106 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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THE LATE LIEUT.-COL. DEARE.
FUNERAL At SONNING
T he obsequies of this gallant
officer w ere accompanied b y th e
clearest to k e n s of affection and
regard , feeling s shared by the
soldiers under his com m and and
b y th e civil p opulation of th e
co u n ty he so w ell served. H e
w as reveren tly laid t o rest at
Son nin g, th e v illa g e he had
k n ow n from b oyh ood, and th e
procession in th e jou rn ey from
h is Caversham hom e included
o ve r 100 N .C .O - s and men of th e
7th Batt. and 8th Batt. Royal
Berkshire Regiment. Th ey were,
o f cou rse, men who had enlisted
in th e first six m onths of w ar
and had m ore or less com e under
th e n o tice of th e Officer Com
manding th e Depot, in to th e
duties o f w hich he en tered so
th o ro u g h ly th a t he fe ll ill and
en ded h is life from sheer devo
tio n t o King and cou n try.
OVER 100 OFFICERS N.C.O.s and MEN OF THE 7th and 8th BATTALIONS ATTENDED THE FUNERAL OF THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE DEPOT.
The l a te LIEUT .-COL . F.A. DEARE
Sons of Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS PAYNE , North Moreton,
Wallingford.
Dvr . F. PAYNE , 203rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Tpr . C. PAYNE ,
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars.
Tpr. H. PAYNE ,
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars.
Pte . E. PAYNE , 4t h Batt . Royal Berks. Regiment
Sons of Mrs. G. DOE, 82 , Chatham Street, Reading.
Tpr. JACK DOE,
Gun Section , Berks Yeomanry .
Rfn . S. DOE , 3rd Rifle Brigade. Wounded.
Pte. E. B. DOE,
1/4th Batt. Royal Berks Regiment.
Stoker JAMES DOE,
H .M .S . Lurcher.