Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 993
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 993 |
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| Page number | 993 |
| Date | 1919 |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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Peace Celebrations in Reading - continued.
[photo, crowd, exterior] THE MAYOR, WITH MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, TAKING THE SALUTE OUTSIDE THE TOWN HALL, READING. [Photo by C. E. & A. May.]
... for Reading celebrations, inviting all those who wished to assist in entertainment of demobilised and other soldiers on the 19th inst. to send subscriptions, also arranged for notices in Press and posters requesting all demobilised men who wished to take part in the march and luncheon to send their names to him.
Captain and Adjutant Norman, Depot Royal Berks Regt., acted as Brigade Major to the troops and made all arrangements for the lining of the streets by Volunteers and Cadets. He carried out his arduous duties with his usual thoroughness.
The success of the march past of the troops was also largely due to Major Porter, O.B.E., who, as usual, worked with whole-hearted energy.
The Assembly at the Barracks.
It had been arranged that a parade, representative of all units of His Majesty's Regular and Auxiliary Forces in Reading should parade the streets of the Borough. Accordingly, these began to assemble at The Barracks at 10 a.m., under the command of Colonel H. F. Coleridge, C.B.E., D.S.O., and Colonel F. Barker, C.B.E. Those units which assembled were: - Royal Navy, under Col.-Sergt. Nurse; 1st Batt. Royal Berkshire Regt., under Major P. E. L. Elger, also Lieut. H. H. Hilliard, of the 1st Berks; 2nd Berks, under Captain Quick, M.C., also Captain H. R. Wood; 5th Berks, under Colonel Goodland and Second Lieut. W. Ellis, who carried the colours; 6th Berks, under Second Lieut. Durran; 7th and 8th Berks, under Captain M. Smith. Captain R. D. H. Norman acted as Brigade-Major.
Also a composite company which included units not belonging to the Royal Berkshire Regiment, Regular or Territorial.
These marched off at about 11 a.m., headed by the Band of the 2nd Batt. Royal Berkshire Regiment, under Bandmaster E. A. Weaver, L.R.A.M., and proceeded by way of Russell Street until they arrived.
At Yeomanry House.
Over the archway at Yeomanry House were these words: "Well done, Berkshires". The Victory Column arrived at Yeomanry House by way of Oxford Street and Russell Street, the band playing and flags flying. All those soldiers who were taking part were men of valour, who had seen service in the Great War. Here the column was joined by the band of the 1st Berkshire Volunteers, under Bandmaster Drum-Major Crook; the 1/4th Royal Berkshires (40 in number), under Brevet-Col. A. F. Ewen, V.D., 4th Berks Regiment, Capt. E. Blandy, 1/4th Berks Regiment, and Lieut. G. A. F. Gillmor, 2/4th Berks Regiment; the Berkshire Veterans (20 in number), under Sergt.-Major E. Draucup; the V.A.D.'s (20 in number), under Commandant F. Thake, Berks 13th V.A.D. (the arrangements for these being carried out by Admiral Fleet, County Director of the British Red Cross); the W.R.A.F.'s (20 in number), under Mrs. M. Fraser; the Women's Land Army (20 in number), under Miss Weight; the Girl Guides (20 in number), under the Divisional Commandant for Reading, Miss Powell; the Boy Scouts (20 ...