Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 3. p. 622
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Berkshire Men in India.
The far-flung boundaries of the British Empire have had to be closely guarded during this critical period in the world' s history, and many Berkshire men, in addition to fighting the common foe, have bravely faced other hardships in the shape of tropical heat and glacial cold. Our gallant soldiers, who invariably show themselves readily adaptable to the most trying conditions, have maintained their good spirits in many far away corners of the world, and this though many of them had hitherto been used to a life spent in one district. No matter if shells are flying, sun scorching, or icy plains freezing, the British soldier is always to be seen smiling. Here are seen some of our gallant lads suitably clad for the burning Indian sun. One scene depicts what is no doubt a welcome incident (the arrival of breakfast) in Northern India, another is laid in Allahabad, while the third shows the tropical form of plantation on the borders of the Scinde Desert, a region consisting, for the most part, of barren sand dunes.
BREAKFAST AT BURHAN, N. INDIA.
One feature of the war is that local men are scattered all over the world. The man near the oxen is Bandsman F. B. Noyes, 1 /9th Hants Regt., son of Mr. George Noyes, 56, Radstock Road, Reading. In the cart is seen the " Doodh Wallah" (the butter man).
OLD NATIONAL RESERVE MEN.
These five men are all of the original " G" Company 4th Royal Berks. They volunteered soon after the declaration of war in 1914, and left England in December, 1915, for India. They spent all summer of 1916 on the borders of the Scinde Desert, where the average temperature, as published in the " Times of India" for the summer was 129.4 degrees. Four of the men are the only Reading men in the battalion, whilst one comes from Newbury (Rifleman Alder), who has lost a son killed in France. The names and addresses are as follows: --
Standing (reading from left to right) : No. 793 Rifleman Arthur Josey, 3, Norfolk St., Reading ; No. 788 Rifleman Harry Holton, 14, Leopold Road, Reading.
Sitting (left to right) : No. 789 Rifleman Tom Higgs, 1, Norfolk Road, Reading ; 780 Corpl. Arthur Wyse, 102, Cumberland Road, Reading ; 808 Rifleman John Alder, 7, Speen View Terrace, Newbury.
They are all old National Reserve men and now belong to " B" Company 23rd Rifle Brigade.
Six Reading men of the Wilts Regt., stationed at Allahabad (India). Reading from left to right their names are : Top row : Privates W. Treacher, A. Cutler and W. Townsend. Bottom row : Privates V. Watson, H. Cooper and A. Norman. Privates Cutler and Watson were formerly employed at Messrs. Huntley, Boorne and Stevens, Private Cooper at Messrs. Huntley and Palmers, and Private Norman at the Corporation Tramways.
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