Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 05-1916

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READING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE. NEWBuRy lIERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY. MAY 13, 1916.
Llftutcniu L Colouel

(A SPECIAL LIST.)

REGULAR FORCES

INF"NTRY

R01AL BERKSIURE REGIMEl'I1

[T he obj ect oJ tim comp,latlo" IS /0 IOtijy
to Read~ng aJ d d l-Sfn d

terms botk

a4" ltllfagtor, s

dally life

z.snsfallCe

Glial

rt2ards q UlI :fy and price

IS

Spec 1101 Reser c)

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Hamp~' re RCRlmen l

MII.Jbr

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BA8IIIOSTOItE
r eti red

rrom

W"lIat."':e

to I c I cu~nRnt 010 lei
Major H S Mllr,,1 all rmn West R dillS ReSl
ment to I e m8l or Apr I ~tl

TERRITORIAL FORCE YEOIIANRY
BERKSHIRE \ EDMA..~RY
Sceond L c lelia) t. ( rClItDOf8r LI C u ~ lIll L) H

bruj form UJJz re rwaenes u. and VUllo"s

m

obtam &\ I.elten t profess

1 14Y

TERRITORIAL FORCE REIERVE
HAMPsHIRE RE Gl'rEN I

LOOAL APPOINTMENTS AND
PROMOTIONS

READING'S PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS HOUSES.

b,iSUltSS On

MOST .oI,_ble

P Cros liwd 1.0 he t.empOrH\ (::lpt..... n
Deco nlw!r
~Ilh Scem d I ('lIl on8.11 W H Cro!!la l d to IX'
t en ponr I cul.eOQ I D ecember _Ot.h
Seoo ld
L'cutC il tH e AI d o to be en po rHn lIcUICIl
ant. from March 3rd to i\hrch ~tll

,d wllere all otMY reqtWlme Ifs of

ay be sat Jslltd ]

Fabrics for Tailored Suits
Wlt'pc." C.Mrd. . .4 wWe.
S.r.o For dr..., Sullo SUk PopU. T.f'.... ......... T _ ..d
Moit. Ferrud
I .It.....
,ew .tela te., lit.."...."

are the Mrvic..W. .Dd .1U1l bl ... Set..

HHIPSHlRE C,-RTBINIERS
AUCTIONEERS &

--------------------SIMMONS

----------------SONS,

&

EliiltOllbllahcd

18D2

Chartared Surveyors, [state Agents, Valuers and Auotion.....
Rczuler of Furu15b d aud UlI.furi shed Hou~ uti of Prapert tI

Agents fol" the Pl" Ilopa) Flte We ud Awdut Officu

Br"Dohc.I-Hlmgra .. e S reet Bo-.d 011: aud J!lD.II D811t.oke

H 8uley 011 fh .. lUftII and a.:....d 1101
Read IIg No 316

To eg1'8.mll- Agnculture
Telepholl& li ell]e, 0 0 Tha mes No

Bu lIpt.oke

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Bam-or-tolr.e No 199

ANTIQUES

E. G REYNOLDS.
An

READING.

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194&; P (! F:
~ R 130 "er 1540
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ANTIQUE FURNITURE CHINA PICTURES GLASS aDd
BRIC A BRAC FOR SALE AT WAR PRICES

FINE ANTIQUES PURCHASED FOR CASH

Old Vlohn. R.. tored and Purchued.

" I LI u ock 12 14 1

GUlES
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J:1 10 18
HI to 6
to :u

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BOARD

111" aro liS loll o Vt s No .... f

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The Ladies' Tailor

RESIDENCE
,\ ordli

J 'ldlAl l ~ 1 07o ~
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APARTJl(ENTS AND

:sESti lO,,\S

Reading

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51 10 58

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The be!t .appo nted

&. SONS, LTO ,

China Store:

Tha Crockerles

STERLING QUAliTY

And III
39 Gr..t Port"." StrMt W

II a 1; ru; fl5&5
I ' ohn...ol 1~
'T fit nO:' 12&49

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\\O VNDS

Friar

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CHINA

J J

Ra 11 li'Zo8

90 91, Broad Street,
READING

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LOW PRICES

un l) or

DRUGGISTS

Boots ~Chemists
FIi\. E SELECT I O~

145,

ROYAe BERKSHIRE REGIMENT

E:Ke:~Uent CoUeclion of

..

HOWARD BRUNTON

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST

17 QUEEN VICTORIA ST.

CHEMISTS &

eppreclate

Ca.plal E G K erO!!:' th Hu ssar!> Special
Rese r e \ ac.lltcs tl 0 HDpO nlmc L ot ad) aa
"'pc I 14tl
ItDlCAL BUCKS HUSS,-RS
A ltuchcd to H elld luartcr UUlls
S taff C \p
la n -1 ('mporar~ Cnntll II W C Stokes
Buc ktli
I e M3J Ol" H
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Gorle n s 0
Rescn e of Officers 1 cbru:H\
16lh !DIG

ESTATE AGENTS

ea.

of tb. . .w .. ,Ie f _ . _ 1M fit.... Ie -oIot, _1111 tM
.kin of the J.ck.t 'I.,ia, below I.t. ..... ., .... ,.....
the te.cleaC1 toward the UM 0' p ..ate4 aIdru.
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MARKET

READING.

PlACE

1D

PhODe 119,

COAL MERCHANTS
Tdt'£d..m~

R ~dng

A"lR ES

C. &

W oot on 166()0

Tele:phone N o 14

G. AYRES, Ltd.,

'\II SSIM
000 1085J I
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C O AL & COKE FACTORS

FRIAR
Brancht.!.

STREET, READING.

Cavmham Tp.L 665

PillIgbourne Tel 9

WooUwnploti (Berk.s) Tel 3

PLUMBERS &

CONTRACTORS

II,., H :'Irtl
HI 1/, \101 \

1117 ~

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OXF ORD AND BUCKS L I

DECORATORS

1

K11 LED
Hrookf> 12.\8
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Rh kc 3715
C. ] 1 II 'J 0
.cn J 2391

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11 H Dento 11884

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GOODALL &

PIC'

I tc I (rf' \ &340
1 is"! C; \lI ill! G4?9

55, ST. MARY'S BUTTS, READING.
&

9125
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NOW

Cycle Stores.

OXFORD STREET

0

tc 99?>2

Co.,

Wholesale and RetaIl
27

J Ic C "IIk m

ItEI ORU D KILl EO
Adan
10158

AGENTS

R. WATTS &

~1\IIICI

T' c 1 \ Nn 1 9521

1 RllfIO L' ''' IlEfDRl J D ~IISS1~G

Pho" 81
CYCLE MI\KERS

I Be tioll 9;;95

10

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Co.,

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1'1, II \1 't Iftl

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READING

HOBSES, LIVE 8TOOE, POULTIt
DOGS, CAaJUAGEB, IIIJTOI

EIlUCA TlOHAL

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BERKS TRAINING COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
LONDON PROFESSORS VISIT WEEKLY
S ogle OJ'" Short Coursea o f Leuon. arrAnged dur ng the War
PREPARA lORY SECTION REDUCED FEE
Pl"eparat aD for all Exams
Pnne pal
MISS BEATRICE JONES
1 14 1 15 Broad Street~ READING

Reading Shorthand, Book-keeping, French and Typewntong School,
20a CROSS STRE.ET, READING

DAY P UP ILS 930 114

Mr H 5 TAYLOA

Head !\i1aster

EVE NING P U PILS 6 ,,119
FLORISTS &

S • J • ViNDEN ,

INDIVIDUAL TUITIO N

FRU!TERERS

61 MINSTER STREET,
ANti AT 227 LOHaDH RDAIl

ChOice and Cbeap FRUIT, FLOWERS for all occasions

SPECIAL ARTICLES FOR SALE AND
WANTED

Tol 2 ••

VEGETABLES

- 0

EXPERT PACKING FOR POST AND RAIL A S PECI ~L1 TY

\0\ ER n Sf M

Lh,
SaLe

GROCERS

PROVISI1JN MERCli A lIlTS

&

JOHN STREETER,
HATTERS

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Writ. BUTLER" Co"
5, BROAD STREET,

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Gold Medal Tea SpeCIalist

... Od.
3o,Od
3L 6d.

Coffee Roaster & High Class Grocer

HOSIEIIS
.JAEGER
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N & C

TRESS HATS

Ol<:PO'l'

DENT'S AND
and

READING

Phone 7 09

10 Od

176, King's Road, Reading.

Addteu

PHONE 504

ll'4d lnll'
S POClA J
Cil-U hu UlMIl'lUd . l

FOWNES' GLOVES
'ZAMBRENE' COATS
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CArES

GREGORY, LOVE & Co , Ltd, The Stores, Readmg
Tea Rooms and Cafe, 4 & 5, Tho Arcade
Telephone 4.>6 (3 IIncs)

IRONMDNGERS
Teephone 418

G. HAWKES &

NETTLEBED

SONS,

-~

.JEWELLERS &

SILVERSMITHS

Jewellers and SilverslTliths.

LARGEST JEWELLERS IN THE

PROVINC~

NOTED FOR DESIGN

QUA.LITY

VALUE

56, 57, 58, 59, MINSTER STREET, READING. Ph ...

24

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DEALERS

HUCKlE" HICKlE J Ltd -,

153,FriarSt.,Readlng.
Pho," 1148

PI .. yers P aDOI Or!ans Gramophones aDd Records MIWc.,

MUI t: roUs fal" Player Pluos
T!llI III ud kepam to all MUJIca.! Iastl"lI.IQelltl

Colltractors dc

OPTICIANS
Telephone 901

G. C. BATEMAN, F.S.M.C.,
Optotnetrist and OptiCian

22, KING

STREET, READING.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

PORTRAITURE.
WALTON ADAMS & SONS,
Stud D5 - 29 Blqrate Strut,
READING
Khak
17 Stllb.al R8Ild No other Brochu
Spee:lat StudiOS for M I tary Adult. and Chlldl"en
UMSRELLAS

COX'S UMBRELLAS
CbolCe SelectioDl

Have STOOD the TEST of 73 YEARS.

,gn.

New..t D..

ALL WORK

Lowe.t PO'Slble Pric..

DONE

Re coyer. and Repaors.

ON TH E PREMISES

Note the Only Add1eSS 33, FRIAR STREET, READING
TOYS, GAMES

AND

No Agent.

DOLLS

J. C. GILKES,
TOYS. GAMES, DOLLS, AND FANCY STATIONEflY,
92 &: 93, BROAD STREET, READING
WINE .. SPIRIT MEllGHANT5.

H. &

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G. SIMONDS, Ltd.,

BRLDGB ST. READING.

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BRACHER & SYDENHAM,

87 Appointment

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1~ld III Ihf! Village Hn.1I bej,, £>e I iifI rtnrl tiO Il em
\)('r!5 he n~ prcM' t
n e (;halr "'!Wi I..ukc I r
Mr H Bur Rul g Co lUc l llol"
hn SRlrl he.
much l" grettoNl the ahsc nc of the l1am e ' reiSl
le nt IMuof> "I eml g) hut ull Ie e U (! "pi ci ltd
Vl o rk that. IMI\ wa !i dOl "' n "be I OSplL3.1 M\ !><!(!jo;
Bul"r' aud Do e reed the r r epori!1. Ih (' fonn !'l"
a !'l hon sf'>CrctaJ':\ and th e Ill ttRr us hon lretl S re r
The eh lrn a 1 Wardens and f ICC ItIV O Cou Cit
an ruoufl l fC e lr..::l.t>rl
A \""0 c of condol
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[ruml u (11\t-o R J ~ Co nc 11M) on the loss or
her ..,nUI gC'l5! son ho itnd r E'Ccn t h cilt'd fl"O 11
\1,0 I<is l"l"Ce ro;ed
II th('
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Ti l' 1 !It of AhFe nt
members Of) t ho Prl mrolle Lcs ,(:1 e Roll (If HOllour
II.!! then re~d and M tnhute of s\ mpKlhy J)used
'1lh MI" a.nd Mrs HE'::tlh or Highmore I1t the
dentl or t,.... I'l" so
Arte r s pcs kl It ulh 0 the
Se(:ond Lleute Hint.. C N d e W Plllethorpe to addoo burde l of th e 11COnle tux tl c: c lulIl"mR.n
ca.lled (1) i he"RC! M lour c J!:II f! S 0 0
Re ctor
be temporan. h eutell8.nL I 01 n nn 1s t Ileuten
of Pepl ar 1 io nddtr.S!:I lh e met' ng
a.nhi 1.0 bo lelll'pol"3'lJ eRpta ns - \'" i\ ,\
G
I h-a Rc l"' M Jones saId h(> obJeeted lo 111\\"" 11 :;r;
Vo G e ' e r A gust 38th G E f
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nn~th nil; to do Vi lit J'ltlrt.) pol t C6 land t .... at> ::.;)
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Se<ond 1 eu te l ant s from th e HlI.mpslllra R E"W lens SJnC'C he had I Oen ~t jl. PTIII1MSl' VHgtH'l
mcctll g but m thlA OCCOMO 1 he
ould not re
ment to be second
eutenn' ..... - 0
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f !Ie nf; th o Habllat.lo
\""(' r (' g \"" n,\ thc r t r hule
01 \ e r H A G r gsbv 11. u D e r G
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to thc In.te Lord Roh(lrl ! Mt'!1 r HI Ho I I'
Th e
ncr:Kl
Mil 21 d
Second L e Itena t C
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most hCIl I r II Ir n, Is In Lon! Roberti> d 'H {Il'r
T c n8 t.o be lemOOMr\ I clilennnt Octobe r .2!Hh
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Second L cu lcnl1ut and b ~!<iO fie (r.I t) j h ~ 1.:0 Ilr and to Ihe
Arm' HIS "as reu! ~ o rk alld genu UI' !olen (: 1'
R C Kellar to be tcmpora~ lum tcllanL Jun
ot talk l~ but do g E veil
I (' n thut tlark
arv ... 1st
d~~ cl\mc- thc defcat Itt Colollso and the llf':\th or
Second I c\ t.e Ian!" to be te mporar, heute
Go out
snt.... - H (
t.: t;trc llficld I
G
LOllgstaff h S onl ,",n-Lh er e c il.m the' oouotn :. Cl n
1,0 80 th :\.(.r e ll.
u.nd ne\cr for B. mon cut d dI e
D ecen her 15 11
Second r eutena i (tem pora" J let loE'nAnt) }[ hC!'!114 t.e ror .11 thl' tal(!nt. he' po«#.CSIi OO Vi~S ut Ule
E, e l more ~ond c r(11
J Harn s to bo RdJIltn I ICC i'lllLJor I " Earle dlt;poli:ll of I I~ eQuilin
Ham pshlre Rej:! 11 cnt r ebruan 11 th 1 1('1 tCi 1\ II Ilft 61 he had retired fro ll ftet \0 scnl(:c \\:it> hIt!
J 1 Hou t{ I S seconded as", D \ 510nal CI Il,a.o tl") I ~ to pOint oul to h Ii co min \I c per I t "s
In Ht /til "(:re too n u h con(;erocd '" Iii
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tho
Seeond I outen an! I E d e B MHcLn erh r e poltt es t.o I lite I and to" 'hel \..00 la te
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1 lq shes c Olnm 550 ot 11.(: ounL or 11 hea.lth
Ma\ 9th Captn.lD ,\ H B J alhol Ponf!onbv to could I>pellk of Lord Robort& UJI h~ found 1 m lind
~ ld tel!li!y te U:le "0 oerful ClU'{' al d rcg!\nl be
hfl,\(~ nre< Mcnee Il S Clupt.nm fron Sepi.cmber 2nd
1914. n.nd not. as In Ga.zettc or 0 tooor .... th hlUl for t.he ntc rests.:a d ~clfaro or h s ~Id c n;

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!toor • •

PRIMROSE LI WeE

FurnuhlDg and G.neral Ironmonger, and Electncal Engw.en,
7, HIGH STREET, READING.

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I "OS I R1CN'rulo tNn 1.n1; np; eh I~ e of a
~Nro BUC KIl'>GHAMSHlRE &old on
1n81ltUfc Lad\ RnbcrhlJ wa..'i 1l l!1.O the re
LlvH!l IKl<Al\TR\
flnel n ueh lnl-ecc.st.ed n 111\ t\ ork "he'll t re(f'l\ ed

OXI DRllSfUm

Llel t.cnanls to be tcmpora.n c apt.al Hi J McC
1 G rR ' R Ro land G N IrbJ P L
F rth
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Cupta
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mCI t C ... pt.a.lD G E W

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telegram rrom Lord Robcrlto

Come to 'Ic for.

lit 0000 ~nd lake the pl~c of m\ llhaplam "ho IS

1 round 11['0
odcfaugflhle
e' e n: spare
~c.clng to t..he homes 1t)(1 com for ts DC hi!';
soldicrs-Io 1 a.d 30 mnd for t.h nss In,tio 8t'i ('11
&5 gleat.-And h", dea.th In
the mHhi.t or hl~
Mil lOti,
Iud au !loldlerll lV:l~ Ju~t os ho "ould 1m c l'kHI
RO \ A L BERKSHIRE REGlME~ r
t {or h s arca.tfl8t work 'IV" dOM In Tndl.
He
d ed R nohle Chr lit an f.OJdIC l" and lob ere Ii lIO
l\cuLeoant (l.c.mpora.1J Capt.a.tnl Ed,.a.rd
Holcroft to he captn. 0
l',ebrunn 3rd
1916 bet.t.rr name to nmmf'\mOnl~ n thl:' V"P'''s of
Sl!cond LlCutcnollt (tempora.r:Y (o.ptalll) Rpsh n f!:nr.II"h hllltOM" than that. of Lord Robcrts
eon
cl\1de J thc sneaker
WI t.a.Iti:Cl: tc bo h cut.cna.nt (t.e.mporon Ca.pta.il)
After tho .ddrn~ toM t\:.s lIervro and then ..11
Mav )lob 191) Sooon,d Lleut.cll6Jlt (t.eml)Or&:ry
Lleutena.nt.) O!\\t'lI.ld J Dowson t.o be heut.ell8. ... GIlIiR bhe N.tloul Apthem IIpt'CI&l litrelll bemg
properl," laid nn t.hE" a«lond nt1lC
September 7t.h 191;.1 Sctond LIf!utODa.nt (t.em
por~r-y Lieutenant.) John H Gooldcn to be hou
ienll11t I ebru&1"\ 3rd HH6
HURST
Sergea.nt. A 'V Be~lev tD he second li.cutl!'D
lUll. !.&nee OorporaJ ~ ClaytcD to be ~eoud Ueu
- 1110 mAny fr l"ld~ 01 )lr .nd \1]"5 Geo,fI':: fold
tcDa.nt. Apnl30th
Will be lnterelt"d to Jea.ru Uillt their aou SpfDcer
Second L18ut.eDant (temporary LleutenaDt) E ....bo tOC(l!.Dtlv met With :l amrere D1Dt6r accicieDt.
M. J WhiLe U5 IIeOODded for duty \\1r.b Arm} 11 maklog eleady progreN He 11 still conDoed
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