Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1915

READING MERCURY. OXFORD GAZETTE, },TEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14. 1915
THE ADMIRALTY

Mr R McKenna Chancellor of the Exchequer.says ~
__ ~ The man be he nch or poor 15 httle to be env ed who at
thlS sup reme moment fall s to bnng forward hiS savings
for t he secunty of hls country

How you can
invest in the
War Loan.

P UBLIC SECON DAR
SCHOOLS
AT MARLBOROUG H

On MoDday the ICfi5 \\&5 recorded of 69
officer" n t..,:o dll~ " th e lu.t. occupr ng a. oolumn
no 1 three qUllrt.er!l n
J he T me6
lhe reg
ments 100 g most. officers ere th e R fie Brtglll
s.n J he K ns 6 Ro III R fie COtp6
The wounded
f1ffi ce~ ~ ere 98
459 n en ere k. lloo Ilnd 1 420

LOSS OF H M S RAMSEY
H M S Ramse
a. m i1 a rm ed patr ol
8£801
I 80S bee "nk
1 e No rt.! Sea. b th e G e rm:).D
armed 856ci Me t eor Four om. er s an I th r t)
o nde I
I he m 6S n g ere 40"
~ ere fi 8 p.(l
l ou r officers e re lLffiong
c lud g LJ.e te nant H art'
f esna the r o 1 \\: ~ s <>7 officer" and "50
RO ~ fI,l Nfl al R e or c
'Th Meteor s h.5.equentl
me
fl t .. t. DOl 1.:11 on Ha mosb r e Reg met t
n e A 1m ra.l t.y lUit Wtl<'l 90
s ghted a Br t sh 6'1 ad on a n I find g CSCRj e ha(] 4(J 0 <l ed
mpOo5Ei 1 e her comma I S officer Qrde re d t. a
o " erl n ~h~ the ca.s ual t ~ e re .p offi cers
crew to a.ba ndon tI 0 51 I ~ rl tb e Ile\\ h or p and over 1 000 men Tbe nd Ro 8.1 Pus 1 a T !; ha·d
91 Dun led
LOSS OF H M S L'\NX
o 1 h rs.d8\ the n rnb er s 'Were le56-31 officcns
S e-c rc :lory of tJ e Ad m r :l.Jt~ o n Woone.s
la ma·d e th follo
g R nouncement
H hi S Md 308 m en
L m: (d cstro)e r) t r c k ~ n ne n 11 c Nor h Sea.
nn I sank on !\.U~ U5t !)Ul lour offi cer s n d 2::
THE CASUALTY LIST
me n e. e sa e J
TI e enmm:1. der J o t 1 H I
Colc R N
116 a mong th
l()5t

ARMY

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APPOINTMENTS

9th
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lN S rE.CTJOS: D'i TH E I OBD

LI ElJTE~ .4!\"

B.t

Sargea.unt

t.t

Ba rf o

5th
and

You can sttll take "our share 10 the great
4l % War Loan throush the Post Olnce

If yo u ha\ e sav ed £v or more go to the
Post Office and buy £5 of Scnp Cert fi cates
or as man v of t hem as you can Th ese Cert fi
cates \\ III be e xchanged tn any Money Order
Ollice betwee n 1st a nd Ivth December 1915
for the same amQ.unt of 4) % War Loan Stock
!f yau e xchange }our Cert ncates fo r Stock you
Wlll get Interes t at tbe rate of 5%per annum or Sd per
month for each £5 Cert fi cate fro 1 tbe firs t day of
tbe mon th after you bought the Certlficat e until 30th
Noven ber you VIII also g et a bonus of 1/ fo r each
£5 Cert fica te that you so exchange uto Stock After
] st December your Stoc k w 1I bear mterest at the
ra te of 4! ftI per annum that IS to say tb at each balf yea r

you wIll get 2s 3d for each t

, so lD vested

If you have onl) a fe" sh 1111lgs handy
go to th e Post Ollie e and bu) a War l oan Ser p
Vouc her You call ha ve e Ith er V S 105 01 £ 1

\ ouchel s and ) ou can buy as many as ) ou like
Keep th em ca refully until 1s t Dece nber when
you can exchange each t ve t} 5s vouchers for a
£0 S t ock Cert ficate
You wtll also rece ve t he
mterest your money bas carned

5Lh
m~1

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p to that t me

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0

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and n add tlDD a bonu s of 15 for each £0 of Stock
that you take Afte r" ard s as long as ) au 0 \\ n your
Stocl you w It reee ve ) our nteres on] ne st a d
December 1st each year

ROYAL BERI(SHIRE REGIMENT
OFt l e ER " " Ol \DF.D
Se<::ond I c
nnt ( ( l :t 11 ?n B3t "Ion
I c u cnnnl C " Bat ('
( 'OFIICl \LJ \ It> rOI n 1) " OU1< DllD
I R ISO-':ER
l poa n 0 <\ ;"1:1.('( C' 0 2nd Bnttalon
J t I ~ I I \LIO'
KILLED

Reme mber you
your \V a r r Dan
t hrough t he Post Ollice
If )O U cannot see )our \ a) to collect
enou gh \ou chers to buy £v \\ orth of Stoc k
wlthm th e next ) ear do not bu y vouch ers
but put yo ur money Into the Po st O mc e
Savm gs Bank

Go to the Past Office TO-DAY
--=--THAMES BOATING FATALITY
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f'r n e W

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48

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SHERFIELD ON LODDON
HOR11 CU L1 UR~L

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SOCIEH

nbscn c ~

KTLLED
P r it c R eD xon 1 8 11
La cc Corporal S H \ carel' 1038"
DIED 0.1: WOU NDS
P a.te W BromIc} 10656
PI"! ate l &lmo dl'i ] :ID...
f'r ~te R J I Of;t.e.r 18 111
PI" n. -c A. E Me1l.1ng 17!H

WOUNDED
nJe J E Allen 1;:)354
::It
:l. €

V [
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10985

BeUr; 16586

Le J Bl:'\.ckmnn 109S""
Pr a.t.e S Ca~c1 1 L6704
PI" :1.to C Chan ber
110M
Sorri esnt li- Cln r dge 7885
I r fLte W ~ Da ) ).') S'J
Ln.nce-C orporal \ V D1'J kW:l.ter 1660"
Pr n. E Flch 108.:27
Pnvate !\. G Gr ffi t.h s 16022
Pn'fa.te G T H~nk 5 10999
P r vute ,\. N Love ll 16604
Pr Ta.t. J A Mobe
lO llS
Lance COrporal S H Owens 16555

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TEETH!

Pnmte W Prvor 10282
Pm"ate S H Soutl eT11 11049

P nvato J

Thnmtk! 16569

l\OLL

OF

HONOUR

Pr VaLl'! J

E

Wn.dd<lUM

10114

Mr,

La.nc Corpornl A W ngrove 101.,0

I

dllY Augu ~L 6
Lho n umbor! wero 43
officol"l! Rnd 1 890 men
\ 100R" ]hit o f casualt cs n
tho o.r <lUll Mlta.l ons of tho No humbe lu d Rog

J

Ha.)de

Mrs Bra.nt

2 A
2 W

n e n~ IJ.ppea.red n T 0 'I mc~
n mbcr ng 1264
106 ot th o 5th (To r <It al) BaUnl 0 wo 0 9uffc lng
from gas 10 son ng
Sir lan Ham1iLcn has Bcnt a. 1 st of 333 officers
a.nd n e - nclud ng man; of tho ROJal Naval
D v 5 on and tho Au~traJian and Ne\\ Zealand
Forces-whose G{\r lCC! n tho Med terraneBn he
CODe den deBe" ng of spec 0.1 mt!ntlan
On Saturday the roll eonta. ned the names of
15 officers B-nd 704- m e n The Ell6t Lnnea.ahlre
ferl'1tor al R egiment h::Ld 30 killed a.nd 119
wounded.

TEETH

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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS

P. CO ISH,

MSlfitant

161, Friar Street

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COIfSVLTATIOIfS AND ALL ADVICIl rallll

lite Rp.
Ed\\yn R M8Nley r ector of Ma.rsh
G bbo
B c ks J 1\.5 bot! l\D)() u led ft.I honorn.ry
en. on (r Chr st a urt:1 - pat on the BlIJbop of

tho R ev .A H Plaisted

TEETH

E.t.bl , bed n 1816 by M8 F :J eQISII DENTAL SURGEON

For AUenlbnce

Oxford

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DENTAL W OR:K OP EVERV DE SCRIPTION
PERSONAL ATTENTION
SATISFACT I ON aU ARANTEeO
TERMS M.ODEIUTB

Pm"a.te G Tr nde r 10424

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fl e<lre

t.a.r~ S P G HOIl c London La th~ vlea.ra.ge of
Mndmenh am Buckf>- llUtron Mrs S H LcWlS
th o Rev ) C Cursham VIC&r
Fhn$am 'Nott ngh&meh r e to the vicarage ( of Ma.reworth
Bucks-pa.trone Tr ruty College C&mbridge &nd
tho R ev C H Stoke!! cural.o of Wh khurch
Salop to the rectory of Wexham BUck&-patron

or

Ute Lord Ohancellor,

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