Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1916

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T H £ WAR.

E VENTS OF THE

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ROYAL BERKS

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OFFICERS CASUALTIES

WEEK

News of further casualt os p tI e fight ng
wb 01 tho tIC) "rat bo.tt.a ana of tho Ro 01 Bo kM
Reg ment ha

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como to our klKlw

lodgo this week
.A nOllMst offioo1'l!l Lbo foUa .... ng casual ee ba c been
announced -

KILLED
Second I (lutenant R. J Ch Ids
Seco 1<1 L 0 ten&(lt F. M \\ cbilter
Seoo d L cutena.nt. H C Da !I at d Roval F 1
ng 00 p!
"OUNDED
Capta n C S L GrogMl Ell1&
Sooond 1 cuto n.nt \\ J Clarke

Second L cutenu nt L E

H:iG: sfiONDS

Pa~oru\

l\nSSL~G

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Socm d I cutcna t H J

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ICAPT'IN , II: HUDSON
Capta n A n II dlJon Ro;v.il.l Be h

hel d

nook

and ea.

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Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merohants,
R.EADING.

men so or tho Ro T \\ Hudllon of G at
Sheffor 1 Rec or
Lair bourn was wounded n tI e

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by 1.ho es;p:1ClE' on of a. she

Hav ng II lent Just 0 cr 1\ fa 0 g' t n h06P tal he
I'\. now oonvulcsamt and hal! gone to tho Sou 1
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SECOND LlEUT A K FULLBROOK
LEGGA'rr

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Simonds'
Ill· Fl•• II••I

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In
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Per Dozen
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READING BOROUGH BENCH

BERKS

VOLUNTEER

1st n..n 1 2nd COMPA~ lE S
Pin Loons Nos 1 10 8
Or let s (or \\cck ond g \ugust. 10th
Arrangements n e being made ror " camo an 1
rn a 00 vres (or tI e
eek end I9t1
~ 1 20LI
A Rust leav og Read ng Satul'dn} e e ns an I
r eLu r ng Su da.y even ng
All men." ho enn go

m st sen I tbc r RoIJH'lS to the nd)utant 01' II e l'
platoon commander not. taror than Sund.
Ue
13 host
Sundl\y Porade 'K Dg Ed~ard Statu e

(or 0 dcot

H members attend n multi

sa.rd must be won

Mo day 8100ting No 8 Pla.toon (latre D Com

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pn.ny) Allred St. cct litIlD-.SC 630 t.o
30 R e
eM ts elMS Arma tV 7.30
Siootm8 No 'J
1 ntoon (inote E Con pan) Barmen 7 30 to 930
Ra ge Ofncer Corporal Newman
fu esdR.Y Shooting No 4: Platoon
Campa y) Alfred Strl'6t Range 6.30
C B!18 (or non camm 65 oned officcrll
Ground 7 30 Reeru ts Ch.aM Armoury
Band pracLu~e 8L G kls HrJI 8
Wednesday Company p rade Armoury
30
Thursday Sloat ng No 5 Plntoon lido C
Con J anv) A rre d St.reet Range 630 to 830
Reeru t.8 Class Armoury 7 30
IfMdav Shoot. ng No 1 Platoo (ote A Com
pB y) Alfred Stree~ Ra ge 630 to 830 Spec 0.1
struction Armour
715 Reeru t8 c hlse; Ar

mo TV 7 30 Shoot ng No 6 PI~toon (ate u
Company) E.arley Jtt.ngo usual t mcs
rhe Alfred St.reet and Oxford Rond Ranges n~
ope to all n e nbers of Nos 1 4 6 aidS
Plntoonli da I)
J H UODGSON L eutenant. C()l(!1nel
Commandn

Calcot Platoon
Saturday Shootmg Caleot Park 6

ward!!

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clock on

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Sunda)

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not

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8Cnloe \\1l8 lura gcd n con
n oral 0
of
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local men ,,10 had fallen 10 U e \~"lr '11 e (ollow
109 !l tI e I 5\ -

Pr "ate Albert J ol

The

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A ROY IL BER.KS HlilRO
~ 8. pleaaa.nt fU'm\i1on n he work

North Lru don 10100 Court on

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Saturday

.... hen

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man who

be ng

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eroomo by tho. hoa.t ho.d

Jumped nLa tI e Reguut 10 CoI.nal
Upperton bad
J Imped f om tJ I) bridge to tho tow l-g pa.th and
hon tI vod nto tl G 'WMer hold pg uJ.l
maa t

too

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Ie "'atl roscued U\ perto Wn& "'oar ng the badge
of t.hG Borks rc Rog }(lnt He aa.id tha.t be "as
17 years of a.go and wi enl.tecl twolvo month! &gO
Ho d d e gl t months n tho troncltce &.nd w80f ono
of tl e (0\\ st[n Vim! or hl& oompo.ny Hili pat«lU
had oomn uwootcd 1 L"I ago a tho Army a\lthor t.iCIj
and he had not only boon ae t bQmu bllt. dlll(lbo gro
lrOtn tha Army

CASUALTIES IN THE FOOTllALLERS
BATTALION

145TR BRIGADF.

Lance Corporal Alfred HeC.l1ock
PrlYate William Megn'"

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Capt.ln (}()rdon ParaMore
Pri...te S dD!!!'" RallPtl
Lance-Corporal Jobn J.mel!i Sible,

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Pte FornD an C 1\ db Pte B-.rd
Pte Biggs b Sergt Evans
10
La ce-Corpl Mart
c and b Lleut Sm th 0
Cllpl Coombes e Sec L eut Beaale" b

Sergt EVI!Ill8
L eut Eldred c and b Bergt Evall3

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L cut Drysdale b Scrgt Evans
Pte Cia don b L eut 8m tl
Pte Daal c Pte B r J b Lance CorpI

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. . . . crowded and de-.-uut. oonflr~lIIalio

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Total
III
Bowhng -8et"Rt EY&ne " 'lfleket8 for 7 run.

Let SbUtb S fOT 5 nalud ng hat-t.nck Lanoe
Corp1 Parker 1 lor 8 Pte B ro 1 tor 10 Lanoe.
Corpl Fuller 1 faT 18
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Capt LeWlI b Pte BaldwlIl
Capt Holoroft b Pte BaldWin

Ple Brrd c Lance Cprpl Kartin b ldeut
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Lim Boao)ey, b Lle.to Bldrod
8erst. Knul b Ueut 'Bldred
t~~~ Smith b pte &ldwJn

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t'l:"jJd:t: ~;r:'CI"d.n t:
Parker x...r.oo.oOotpJ. 9:'hat.-

P\tlIE' "ot
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LaMe Corpon.l CI ules WiC'kenll
l~ ... Le Oeofl8 Henry W,ckenJ
Private Freder ek Wlldr
B.-ea1OO1 . . . b.,td 10 thl!! arten oon a d tI co
memonal IMInJOe commence I at. 8 ~ P n
There

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Pr ..te Harry Sleele

P'lnte Jeue Sweetser
Major Georl8 B.-aumont fYler
Lance Corporal Ern,..t Wheeler

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Pte MM"1l1 aJ1 not. out

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lance Corpo...1 Johl Gothng

Lance Corpl Fuller

PIe. .:;~rp~\

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Serleant Arthur fllmau

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Lance Co pi Tbf\.tc er

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Dr Ycr Jan 08 CI an her 110
Private Percy Harry Eatwcl\
rr Tate Sid ey Eatwcll
I r nte Jet&e Fllt-l<'r

pa, the (1st) 4th B ttal on Roval
Reg ment and the HUUI Dr gade Tre eh

J" n~ Uppo toll Qf 6 ChI\. ~ 5 cot. 1111 ng:to ILv
ended by rOCluost. to be publici) thapkcd for rC8CU

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A BArth r Samur.l n .. rre tt
r r vale Will am BarreLl.
Lance Corporal H e urv (je()rgo D . I e 1

(1ST) 4TH ROYAL BEItKS A~ CR[{:KE r
After l e s t C O l i york at the f!"Ont Ie
Dorksl re Terr tor ala 1\ 0 glad of
1 ttle d vel'
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Appe de 1 arc t1 c scores k ndly sent to
us of a or eket matci pJQyed 0 Fr day e en g
A gust. 4t h between No 11
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J FRANKLtN and '"ub .od MI'L
M RS1I00RCOCK
dooI.. to retnru thOir htuUelt

than"" to th.

mAIl,. frieDd& them
who hau UoWU lOCh
their _rrow

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Ilnd beren ameDt

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follo•• -Ope:uiDll8nte-oef'l from Burial s..nlC!e;
Roourrecllon bymll (No. 481 A r.nd M ) I p ..lm.
sei and C1XI tree ted) t 'pee,a} leuon (Wisdom
10 1-101. b1'mn (No ~ A .nd M) od .... A b)
tbe ~icar; epeelal prann a IItan. (Iun" kneel
Inll

t.be bleeun/t

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