Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 717
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 717 |
|---|---|
| Page number | 717 |
| Date | 1919 |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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THE M EN WHO M AN THE TANKS.
A TANK CREW IN F R A N C E . The five at the back are gunners, on the left is the instructor, In t he m i d d l e t he officer, w h i l e on t he l eft s i t t i n g is the driver Dvr. E.R. Hoyle, Tank Corps, son of Mr E. Hoyle of Duke Street, Reading, who has been wounded once. Once the tank caught fire and some of the crew were seriously burned.
Tank
A sect i on of t he M . G . C . t a k e n t h e d a y a f t e r t h e B a t t l e of Arras . T h e m a n m a r k e d w i t h a cross on t he
e x t r e m e r i g h t of t he b o t t o m r o w is C . Q . M . S . Hector J . Galt , son of t he l at e M r . Galt , of Aldermaston .
The sergeant k n e e l i n g on t h e l eft c o me s f r o m Maidenhead .
The l ate Corpl . E. A . BROWN , Oxford and Bucks L.I. K i l l e d i n a c t i on .
Pte. W. F. BROWN , 5t h Batt. Royal Berks Regt .
Sons of M r . and Mr s . W . J . BROWN of 651 Oxford Road, Reading.
Gunner L. H. BROWN, M.G.C.
First P . O. WALTER WEBB , The Terrace, Wokingham , w h o , a f t e r b ei ng r ep o r t e d ki l l ed on t he " M a r y , " w a s r e p o r t e d sa v e d . H e act ed as best m a n some
t i m e b a c k to Sgt . TOM POTTER , Royal Berks Regt . ,
of Toutley , Wokingham , hi s close f r i e n d ,
w h e n he w a s m a r r i e d . Sergt . Potter has
si nce been ki l l ed in a c t i on a n d h a d lost
two other brothers in the war .