Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg16
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King George Reviews The Berkshire Yeomanry
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg16 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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KING GEORGE REVIEWS THE BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY.
O ne fine da y in O ctober, 1914, the
m ou n ted u n its o f th e Berkshire
Territoria l Force, i.e ., th e Yeomanry,
th e Royal Horse Artillery and the
Trans ort and Supply Column, w ere
in sp e cte d by his M a jesty th e K in g
at Churn. The scene o f th e review
w as m ore in terestin g than th e date,
fo r ou r m on arch traversed grou nd
on w hich Alfred o f Wantage led th e
valian t men o f Berkshire t o ba ttle
again st th e in va din g Danes cen tu ries
a g o and saw his fo rce s victoriou s.
S ix thousan d troops, rep resen ting
th e m ou n ted Territorials o f several
cou n ties, paraded fo r th e royal re
view , and th e scene on th e Fair Mile,
n ear Churn, w as a m em orable one.
T h e sun shone b rig h tly from a
clou dless sky and th ou san ds c f
peop le assem bled on th e h istoric
grou n d . F o u r B rig ad es w ere drawn
up in lin e all alon g th e Fair Mile,
and on th eir rig h t stood fou r batte rie s o f th e
Horse Artillery. A rrivin g a little a fte r 11 a .m ., the K in g
rod e all along th e line, and a fter insp ectin g th e a rtille ry to o k up his
position on Lowwbury H ill.
F rom
th is p oin t o f va n ta g e , his M a jesty
w atch ed squadron a fte r squadron
ca n te r b y and proceed t o execu te
field maneouvres over th e Churn
basin. H e w as h igh ly pleased w ith
th e co n d ition and ca pa city of hoth
men and horses, and exp ressed his
sa tisfa ction w ith th e w hole parade,
w hich w as a m ost im pressive specta cle and w ill lin ger in th e m em ory
o f all w ho had th e p rivilege of particip a tin g.
THE W H IT E BELL TENTS OF THE ENCAMPED TROOPS SHOW IN THE D IS T A N C E .
ANOTHER SCENE OF ROYAL REV IE W .
[P h o t o s b y C. E . M a y .