Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg11
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The Berkshire Yeomanry. Glimpses of Life Under Canvas.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg11 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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THE BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY
In the interval between m obilisation
and departure for abroad tlie 1st B erkshire Yeomanry
was stationed first in
Berkshire and then in Norfolk , where
it was billeted. The regim ent was dis
appointed that its departure was de
layed until the spring, but in the in
terval the m en were in the highest
spirits, charged with ilitary ardour,
and practised hard to emulate the
cavalry heroes of the senior service.
W h ile on the East Coast the troops
forged ties of close friendship with the
inhabitants, and to say that the con
duct o f the form er was excellent is
superfluous.
M ost o f the tim e the
regim ent was at Fakenham , and the
Parish Church there witnessed more
than one matrimonial alliance between
a w a r-goin g soldier and" the girl lie
le ft b eh in d ."
Glimpses of Life Under Canvas.
A GU N S E C T IO N .
AT CHURN CAMP.
[P h o t o s b y C. E . M a y .