Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg27

HEROIC OFFICERS.
N o pictu re of local aspects o f th e w ar is of
m ore h istoric va lu e th an th e ph otograph of
th ose officers of th e 1st B a tta lion Royal Berks
R e g im en t w ho w ent t o th e seat of w a r in the
da rk days of A u gu st, 1914.
I t was taken a
few m inutes b e fo re th ey le ft Aldershot for
Southampton, when th e fu tu re held such grim
secrets and th ey knew th a t it w ould alm ost
certa in ly be th e last ph otog ra p h tog eth er.
W ith in a fo rtn ig h t, du rin g th e critica l re
treat, Captain Shott was killed at Maroilles,
w here Major Scott Turner w as w ounded and
ca p tu red by an a trocious a ct o f German
treach ery.
In th e same en gagem en t th e
Berkshires helped to delay th e advance of the
enem y hordes w ith fine heroism and Lieut.
Fullbrook -Leggatt earned th e D .S .O . b y lead
in g his m en alon g a b ullet-sw ept road in an
a ttem p t t o regain a bridge.
Subsequently
th e ba tta lion lost b y death Lieut. Perrott,
a fine cricketer, son of Major-General Sir
Thomas Perrott ; C apt. Birt, w ho had w on th e
D .S .O . fo r skill and cou ra ge at Villers Cotterets, w here th e B erksh ires saved th e g u n s ;
and Second Lieut. Perkins, w ho u nder deadly
fire was leadin g his m en w ith th e dauntless
spirit and u n w averin g g a lla n try w hich dis
tin gu ish ed th e officers of th e Berkshires and
e n title them t o u n d y in g fam e.
[T h e particulars below the photograph are com
piled from the latest available information in May,
I9I5 -]

P h oto b y ]
[F . Scovell, Aldershot.

OFFICERS O F 1st BATT. ROYAL BERKS
REGIMENT AU G U S T , 1914.

T o p r o w ( r e a d i n g f r o m l e f t to r i g h t ) : Second Lieut . Moore , Lieut . A . A . H . Hanbury- Sparrow , D . S . O . ( w o u n d e d ) , Second Lieut . Ramsden , Second Lieut . G. R. B. Perkins ( k i l l e d ) , Lieut . C. P. Wheeler ( w o u n d e d ) , Lieut . J. H . Woods .

M i d d l e r o w : Lieut , a n d Adjutant A .HI. Perrott ( k i l l e d ) , Second Lieut . Y . R. D. Wigan ( w o u n d e d ) , Lieut . P. J. Reeves ( w o u n d e d ) , Capt. U . S. Hopkins ( w o u n d e d ) , Lieut . A . P. J. Hibbert ( w o u n d e d ) , Capt. E. A. B. Orr , Lieut . T . B. Bartley - Denniss ( w o u n d e d ) , Lieut , a n d Adjutant C. S t . Q. 0 . Fullbrook-Leggatt , D . S . O . ( I n v a l i d e d f r o m t h e f r o n t , r e t u r n e d to d u t y ) , Capt . B. G. Bromhead ( w o u n d e d ) , Capt . G. H . Bishop, Second Lieut . E. E. N.
Burney , Lieut . C. W . Frizell ( w o u n d e d ) .

B o t t o m r o w : Capt . H . H . Shott , D . S . O . ( k i l l e d ) , Capt . L. H . Birt , D . S . O . ( k i l l e d ) , Major Alex . Scott Turner ( w o u n d e d a n d pr is on er of w ar),
Major - General E. T . Dickson ( C o l o n e l ) , Lieut . - Col . M . D. Graham , C . B . ( w o u n d e d ) , Major D. B. Maurice , D . S . O . ( i n v a l i d e d f r o m t h e f r o n t , a p p o in te d
Brigadier - Major ) , Major F. F. Ready , D . S . O . ( I l l ) , Capt . T . E. C. Hunt ( i n v a l i d e d f r o m t h e f r o n t ) , Lieut , a n d Qr . - Mr . F. Batt , C a p t. W . O' €™ Keefe , R .A .M .C .

Sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. B A S T O N , 17, Dover Street, Reading.

Pte. A . BASTON , A r m y
Service Corps Motor Transport.

Pt . E. J. BASTON , 1st
Batt . Oxford a n d Bucks
Light Infantry .

Pte. W . BASTON,
Royal Field Artillery .

D river B. BASTON ,
Berks Royal Horse Artillery .

Sons of M r. and Mrs. JO H N SUMNER , 28 , George Street, Caversham.

Lance-Corpi. W. SUMNER,
1st Batt. Royal Berks
Regt.€” wound ed.

T h e l a te Rfn . A. SUMNER,
3r d Batt. Rifle
Brigade .€” Di ed
wou nd s .


Dvr. Fredk . SUMNER,
Royal Field Artillery. €”
Wounded.