Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg95
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One of Four Soldier Sons. Far From the Roar of Battle.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg95 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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ONE OF FOUR SOLDIER SONS
Only three months after joining the Army, Robert Sargeant, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, fell a victim to the dreaded spotted fever, and his death at the age of 23 aroused intense sympathy in his home, Wokingham. He was a keen cricketer and footballer and a general favourite. He was one of four brothers who answered the nation's call to arms and whose Christmas Day visit to the Poor Law Institution, where they sang the National Anthem in the wards, is still affectionately recalled by the inmates. "Robin's" portrait is inset in the above photo which shows the funeral procession on the way to Easthampstead Church.
FAR FROM THE ROAR OF BATTLE
Having died in London of wounds received in action in Belgium, Pte. Stephen Sharpe, Royal Berkshire Regiment, a Special Reservist, was buried at Easthampstead, being the first of the war heroes to be laid to rest in the calm of this God's Acre.