Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 797
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Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 797 |
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Page number | 797 |
Date | 1919 |
Edition | |
Publisher | Unknown |
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THE NAVAL ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGGE HARBOUR.
T he n aval a tta ck on Zeebrugge and Ostend on th e m ornin g o f S t. George' s Day, 1918, was on e
o f th e o u tsta n d in g even ts o f th e war. The people of Berkshire feel n atural p ride in know ing th a t a
num ber o f men b elon g in g t o Reading and th e cou n ty to o k p a rt. One Reading lad lost his life in
th e g a lla n t adven tu re.
Leading Stoker J.J. DOE , 82, Chatham Street, Reading, who was on Daffodil .
Se v e r a l Henley m e n also
t o o k p a r t , a n d one n a m e d
Wiltshire was woun d ed .
Lce. Cp I . SARGEANT , R . M . L . I . . Henley ,
w h o w a s on t he Vindictive .
T h e l at e Pt e. F . C. E. GATEHOUSE, R . M . L . I . , 6, Clarendon Road, Reading.
K i l l e d . A p ho t o of t h e funeral a t Earley Cemetery is g i v e n on t hi s p ag e.
ALEXANDER DUGUID , a cooper , 96, Wantage Road, Reading , w h o w a s on t he
Vindictive.
S o m e of t h e l ads w h o t o o k p a r t i n t he a t t a c k .
I n t he c e n t r e of t he mi ddle r ow is Pt e. E.J. HEAD , R . M . L . I . , Whitchurch Hill .
Pt e. L . LANE , R . M . L . I . , 8, Mason St . ,
Reading , w h o w a s on t h e Vindictive .
T h e i mp r e s s i v e scene a t St . Peter' s, Earley , w h e n Pt e. Gatehouse , R . M . L . I . , w a s b u r i e d w i t h military honours .