Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg4
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Sights and Sounds in the Streets
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg4 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS IN THE STREETS.
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As Soon as the first dread shadow of war cloud feel over England our business streets and usually quiet road echoed the call to arms and mirrored the national preparations.As khaki became familiar , so the tramp of infantrymen and the clatter of cavalry sounded in the ear. In the autumn thousands of troops - horse, foot and artillery - were passing through the county en route for a port of embarkation or a home station Sometimes there was a whole battalion .... Tommy Atkins.
BROAD STREET, KINGS ROAD, LONDON ROAD, READING