Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2.  p 447

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Title Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 447
Date 1917
Page number 447
Publisher Unknown
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GALLANT OFFICERS.

[photo, portrait] The late Second Lieut. ERIC SMITH, Royal Warwickshire Regt., son of Mrs. Smith, Ardreddio, Wargrave. - Killed in action. Aged 27.

[photo, portrait] The late Second Lieut. GEORGE SHRUBB ABBOTT, Royal Berks Regt., only son of Mr. G. H. Abbott, The Hazels, Cholsey. -€” Killed in action. Aged 22. [Photo by Watlon [sic] Adams.]

[photo, portrait] Second Lieut. F. G. LOAM, 1st Batt. Dorset Regt., Reading (son of Mr. Matthew W. Loam, steward of H.M. Prison). -€” Wounded severely. He enlisted in the 3/4th Batt. Royal Berks Regt. and was promoted to commission rank. He is only 19.

[photo, portrait] The late Second Lieut. GILBERT PLAYER, Durham L.I., Moreton Hall, near Redditch. -€” Died of wounds. Aged 41.

[photo, portrait] Lieut. E. C. WANSTALL, 8th Batt. East Kent Regt., late science student at University College, Reading. - Wounded and missing.

[photo, portrait] Capt. Sir ALFRED HICKMAN, Bart., 4th Dragoon Guards, Trunkwell House, Beech Hill. -€” Prisoner of war.

[photo, portrait] The late Major BERNARD HENRY HOWARD, 47th Sikhs, eldest son of the Rev. Henry F. Howard and Mrs. Howard, Brightwalton Rectory. - Killed in action. Aged 37.

[photo, portrait] Second Lieut. J. S. BOTTRILL, East Surrey Regt., only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bottrill, 10, Alexandra Road, Reading. -€” Wounded.

[photo, portrait] The late Captain JOHN ANDREW RITSON, South Lancs. Regt., only son of Dr. and Mrs. Ritson, 4, Hamilton Road, Reading. -€” Killed in act i on.

[photo, portrait] Lieut. H. V. A. CORFIELD, East Lancashire Regt. -€” Missing, believed killed. The youngest of four soldier
sons of the Rev . Egerton Corfield, Finchampstead Rectory. [Photo by Walton Adams.]