Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1916

BEADING

AUGUST

'cofmffiv PROFESSIONAL &: BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK

"'TWIXT VALE

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AND FOREST.'

BruSSJloff II three heutenants. Sakbaroft' l!ieher
batchel1' a.nd Letchltskv have lD & aenes of bn.l
hant 8.nd ooncerted operatioD$
broken Count
Bothmer s front 00 the Strypt\, and halVe thus d..
stroyed the last rampart between tbe Pnpet a.nd
the U.oumaDlan border WhICh the enemy bad
erected dunnH tho past winter After 9Bven weeks
despera.te .til{nbng the senee or strongly fortified
Vlllo.ges toO the west of Tarnopol feU on Saturday
the birthday of the Tse.reVltch Into the posse&SlQn of our Alhes The RUSSlanR lu~ve DOW urosaed
tbe Rivers Htrvpa Zlota LIp6 and the t1f'O
branches of the River Bytrl:rzyca In these opera
tio.n's the three above-mentIOned generals have
c4'"ptured ~1I00 the begmmng of thlB month well
over 8P 000 moD

InlQt~d brttfl!l to "aa.:att wM::re ruidmt3 1" .dbnl9'd~., Aaeot BrcJ(:k"ell
Gorulg

Nercburtj, W ..ad',or

Maidl:ftb.taG

WaUm9/ortl

t~

Wantaye

eudlent pro;&8t~nal a4vtce or trade chMply and adro.dagtotuly
ABINGDON.

The Ol'OCers.
Ock Street.
, JlBUIGDON. Tel 85

On tbe Western front Gonernl Foch h88 mllde u

notable advance on the north btmk of the Somme
On &turdH.v l iS troops lruba.ted a grant attuck
on the Gennan thlt'd POSition from Hardeoourt
whore t11(~ Vrench JOIO S the Drltish front down to
tbe river Thev stormed the enemy treneh06 on "
rront .of four mllos to n deptb of from 650 to 1100
yards. pe.netra.ted the' Illage of Maurepas trom
whloh thev <-1m threa.ten Comb1es on the one SIde
a.nd Cle? on the other I'OOcbed t be soutbllrn
...lope::; 0 TIlIl 109 routh-eo.&t of the Vlllage And
took ~er J 000 unwounded pMsoners The Gcr
I tans hnve not been nbl6 to deprive our Allies of
nn~ of the:;6 bnll nnt gUlns
The Bnhsh hll-' e al!olG made l)1·ogre.<>R 1U the
dlrecton of Marhnpmch l11d north of J01l16re9.,
nnd h ne dnveD b4ck the enemy at the Jatter

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WEEDON Bros.,

S noo Genera l Cadorno. liegan 1 S oifen!Uve O Il
the bonzo Jmes be hM captured. 15 393 pMsoner:S
of whQm 3.'llI are .officers He bas Jl()W' erossed i he
\ a Hone 011 t h e Carso
and
OCCUPied Oppnc
eh 8sclIo. In the Moofn.lcone ~tor lie ha ll car
r eel more pGAltlons while toO i he ea.<;t of GorllllO
where t he ADem ~ rewroreod IS holdwg Ollt on t ho
nt'JIghoounng hills he ha..s taken 8. hIll to the
north of Tuol
Drlti8h cA"alrv are still n actton Nl.st of Rutin.
w th the TurklSlI roo.rgua.rds who !\re putting up
n. stubboMI fight
General :Smut~ send!:! a datatled eeoount of the
oporation!'i of IllS 000\ er'J;:lDg columns 10 F.ast
A fn ell.. rhe elleon 1\ I 0 are beWI{ dMven alone
the cootra l rulwllJ have suffered hen.'\"'T losses

BASIC SLAG OF ALL GRADES at MARKET P~JCES

COAL MERCHANTS

GORING, Oxon,

TliESDAl
troop!> lUfI being

Bothruo.r
followed up b~
Sheherhll. e hcO' s Arm 'which has roached the] ne
of the Zlotn. L pa. to 0\ POUlt abont 16 m l er. north
of Its ltlilction \\ th the 1Jmester Delo,," that
POint t ft RU$'5lnn!!l 're over the Zlotu. LlpEl und
have taken lta.nampol I hc.v Ilre thus well on
thou wav to tbelr next mJXlrinnt QbJectne t he
J m ctlOn or HahC7- Lotcllltskv I> Anm aCtor Its
(upture of Stall la.u h i\" ad auced to tho N\:<;t
bunk of t he W ('I6wrn Bn;tT'7.VC8 but from t h:..
quarter no great Itu.s.'i 1II prog~ IS reportoo
Much farther nortb II U 0 Se.reth region thA
1 U!iSlan" nre monng weIiotwllnls a long the lIfte ot
t he J.(Imoorg Odes,"ll ro.l lwa\' They I a'ie mule
oon ..ldf'l nlble pN>gror;s, and the pre;,\C ee of t hClr
broops a t Zborow Iff adm tted n the Germa n oom

Depoll 0'11 WlllIUlgfotd Watlington

Wantage Contll Upton Compton, HlI.mpatead Noms., MOllhford

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The Grocers.
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B1iYLIS

tI e St mme the FrNl(}l I a e f!1len led
apprem "l.bl y t he I' J'lCkilt ons so tI WOI>t of J~tree.'1
Clt rn Ing seH~rnl port lOl 9 of t renches to tho Ie t
o t he roo..d from }o." to Demeoonrt and tak ng
f:JJ m ll pnsoners
o our 'Jle.,.; frtmt 'W"cst of Vall er~ t l e enen Ii'
10: L IXI a ten pordn foot ng 11
\ portiot .of the
trench(>~ Cll.ptlrOO bv us o n :-:illldnr
In tho 1 pre!>
r eg (In (lllr men have made rt successful t renuh
mal
r ho Hal al adl"anc~ east QI the lsonw L.'O n
tnt aoI. Our AIlI6S h.n. 0 pres.':ooo o n c t"t of t he
Nad Logen ( II II 21'1) a.nd have p eretd nnothe
trong hne of enc.my entrenchments "bout Sf)C'I
prisoners fell mto l h6lr 1 nnd:! here of whom 12
were officers
The Adm rnlh announcoo 01 MondA v U nt
If M S dP5troyer J ..'ls..'>'()o \\~ to rpedoed or In nM
.0 I Sanda
(lfl t he Dutch l'Ou,sl Ut d sank
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The Grocer,5"
90 Northbrook St.
NEWBURY. Tel 240

B1iYLIS

Much srati6ca.Uon haa been afforded to the
friend. of Second Lieuten.nt 1V C
Humer

&,.1 Berkshire Regtment wbOle home II In
ReedmA' by I'ea.IIOn of the fact t.b.t he h .. been
awarded lb. 1II'1l1t<lry Cr...
8ocoDd L,.uleDant

Hanney (who 18 • brolher of Ser~nt Haaney
tbe footballer) bas been home 'JIi'ouDMd He ... u
WIth hll men takmg one of the hpl of. crat41r
when he reoel"ed QlIlte. lar. number of punc
toured wounds flye of them IOme.bat deep
LlentenAnt HanneYJ who II tile rE'llmen'-L
bombt., of&oer has reefll .. ed hll distinctlOD for
lU8 senenl good work In connection Wltb bomb
IDg pa~rol8 and the. 'akiDS of mlJle araten
On
t.he ooculon when he . . . wounded n.
t1 e
n1ght of the 16th of June .bouL 30 euu.ltles WlSI'e
eU!!lta.ined Lieutenant G J Lane w .. morian,..
wounded ThIs ~pened when we were talunR
a mine crAter
A native of ReadlQt5 LIButena.nt Ha.nnev h.!!Ieen fifteen Jean 8et"TIOe In the Royal Berka a
Ireat deal of hi!! tlme bem g sPBnt With tho 1st
Battalion On the outbreak of W"M he \'11':19 !Ie"
lng " NlrgeantrmatructGr to the T errloorlals at
Wmdlor and W(J,.I pl'OmoLcd to sergeant maJor to
the /1st) 4th Batt.ahon He W68 mentlOoeq m dIS
patches nnd got hiS promotion for good 8e"lce
10 the Jield
That Walt 10 Noovember last Lien
teQllnt Hanney has dlltlngtllsbed hlmaelt II the
~portmg world He haB 1Ifon the Irish Army hurd ~

champIOnship

Bod was 1OO0nd

In

a 81mllar

event ror the ohamploneblp of the whole of the
BrItish Anm
He was a. member of the t.eam that
,von the English and lneb hockey tournament
and captamed (or three years t he Be rb relJ1.
mental football team ~ won the Curragh Cup

SERGEANT HANNEY 8 WOUNDS
Sergeant Hanney wounded (FootbaUers BQ.t
tahon) 8 now 10 the 5th General Hosplta l
Portlomouth and In the eour.!o of a c heery letter
t.o a ReadID8 fnend h o observes
J am ROIn~ on
AI
Then he adds
Yes Bnrt
and Allan
Foster were qUIte a.ll r tght when I Clune away
(Now Foster IS among the killed -Editor 1 Arter
'Kal"d:s touel mg on lIS wonlwis the Hlter
1 ~ot hit the Illght of the 28th of July about
103n pm bot dId not leal"e tbe trenehes I ntlt
tho n~xt lIlornmg about 8 30
The German!l
coun ter nthMlked that 11lght three time! and &8 1
felt qUIte nil rl~ht I stopped and ga'e them a. few
extra rounds .of nmmunltlon Thf! b$ttahon came
ClUt t.hat _me after.noon The figh tl ng was 111.
- - - Wood BJ' gum I lIaw 80me !llghta t here
r shall neler forget them

.,15

AN EXCITING EXPERIENCF.
Rlflem3n C J Fox of London ROad Rearlmg

who belonll8 to ono of the London regiments and
hu recently gone out. to the front Sives an n
tereshng acoOllnt of hHI cJ:perlen ceJl; there
H., adds
Thtn~8 More what
t.1 ey loml qut(!~
Rbout our ""rt. JUst. now but we get shelled
fatrlv often and ul'lua\ly n the e y enm~
On o
ca.rne qUIte clO!le enough TO me one tea tIme I\S t
~ ~ ea rn Injil; my mug of tra. MOhR a
trenoh
1
hetlrd it comtn R' and &"'1 t seem t!!d low I stooped
fhen an almost deafen ng bang followed on t h e
parooos a t m, IItde and cl ..tk tumbled down Bil
over me And Jncu.lenlallv I found pod,lons In Ul l'!
tea artenards, (t IS CUtlQUS wha.t thmJl;8 ftash
Ihrou~1 ooe 8 mllld at such t.lme!!
r ln stauUy

11 ought of the cartoon by Balrosfalher

I dare

say VOll have seen T of t.wo men loo)unC OUt or It.
dug ouf &1 d a !II ell burst og on top sendin g
~andha gR n ~11 direction!>
1I.ntl one mrtoll I!RyS
Where d d that one ga. Dlll,

REW IN G PRIVATE S RECO~D
1 rl at,{) P

louard or 3 Bembridge Place
O:r.fordsillre and Buekmghan
lihue J Ight I (antry now sto.tloned I
South
Ind Q has had tI. vaned experience dunng th e
war He \Va:; one of too Rend ng Nahonall Re
serve lind on thc outhrea.k or war at 0 c e
Dn!5'Mered the CIIol! t.o IlMn& After staYIng a~ Ne.,.;
bury tWQ months .... Jth the Na.t onal Rescrve do nS
dut, In guar(h g tho German ahens el c hc re
C lhste d In 1118 old regIment (t hc DONlct6) rUid
p roceeded t.o the front He was wounded t\\ Ice
In tl e head anti "gilt l eg and also had It !Slight.
attJl()k of RI'IS th A being b~fore th e resplra
tQ rs were nLroduced
At Ihe t une he WfUiI gn..-.sed
I e "M perrorm ng that try ng rlutv stretche r
bearer After being home for seven dnvs r Ir
10llgh he WI\.'! !>ent out to Ind a and tra~re rred to
n Garr son Batt alion of Ihe Odordsh r e and
Buckll gl omshlre Light. It f n l try M un{ t {or for
t ller field Bon 100 He was \orklD'I' (or a II ne In
t he reglment but 5 0\\ e m plo) cd on t he s toff
Rendm~

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Wmter File must be thought about before the pnces advance
Order now. and 60 take advautage of preseDt low , rates
JEFFERIES, Coal and Coke Merchant, WOKINGHAM.

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The 1: rend mafi c a. ser cs or
o il c Somm o 011 " cd esdl\" arternoon
!;eOure<:l a.ll.!ablil gal lS
In co operat 01 \\ llh lh o Br tl:)h Iorccs jhe~
e\plll't1d 01 I I e l o rllt ba.nk
af ter;\,
l' olcnt
IlrtlU e r y bQmbardment fl, "- hole I Ie of Gorn un
t r el cho::. 0 II. front. of ubout a III Ie orih of tho
\Ilia!: or Mo.l repas part of \\1 01 (lU
~Ihea
l old I\nd nt c e rt I n I)() It$ rCllcl c d tl C ("1, 11 ,,
T\\ 0 so:-;s WOe ~ Of 0
m(ll t Mn.oreJ)83 r oad '] 0 th e south of Mauropas
t he) starn ed II e en en posllions 10 Ih e ellst. or
'Mr IH (J l'I l 5 C \ Dean e of 22 (; 0 "" er S rf'()t
II c Muul e pas Clcr ) road on Ii fr.ollt of one nl d Hcal g 1a e lad l e ~ s thaL cacl of t Ie r th ree
~OI A haA me t \\ II n sfortunc I \1 fl ""·ar
a quarl.er mllt''s 10 A. depth of a.bout I nlf fl. 1 Il e
Prna Le n DCil.I O of tho Hop i Sc;:ob ,. I6l l er~
SI n Iltaneol:<!h to the SO 11 o f 110 river
I a.
E rlnoo I>lnee t1 c oommo 'Cement
rusl they sell.ed a fi) st.om or sl r onsl~ o r g;}.] Ised "ho IllS bee I
o{ iho ~lIr .... M; reportod III ii..'i nf; a Jul y 10th 1t
enemy trenches to tl c south (If lielloy ClI Sau
§
now .a.5Cortl\. ned that he 19 a ~ a undec:l prJllbncr
terre
or ~ IlJ' 1 Ucrmal y He" rl ~ a cry choor:r poiil
On U e British frot t lh e re ~I'IS he l\\) shelhng CRr I to hn h.thcr and n)oller He 1IiI..)~ l hat h A
d lr I S J uesday II gl t A It essngo recel ed la.to l' gl t hllnd I S ecle~ an I I e cannot .,.;alk ill 10
on 'Vednes In.) flight fro m SI r Dot glall H lIg re
Bot t
n bIll leg! and 0 0 n the cI est
l1 e
port..o; II Q 01 anga m the 61t.1I1ltlOll
a idd
1 nm merry nnd brigh~ tho only
OR
thlJ~ \I or rmd me W~ to lot yo I know
1 ant !lt lll
Gene rn.1 Bru~ sIJoft' 15 great oi'f'cnSll'C b et~ N:n
E
n
1
1
ng
ecru
101"
R.
bravo
so
the Pr pot and U 0 Rouma.IlUll fr ontici .... 1 leI
Lance Sergcflnt Doni e ROJ'II I
\QS star ted 0
June 4th hM le,d In 1h e oapture
.of .. "07 officers 350 841: mell
nd 400> g n 8
II 0 halo bee ll ee 1m tally 'II. OUi ded
hOflPIb. I II.l fi rfLllOO
o(fc 81VO cont 1\ es n &Plte of II e de termined
p oneer R Dea 0 n.()~al E g ~r5 "Iou
resistn. ce of Co m t Dothm er on t he D Icsloe and Sll lomkll ~ ~ ufTerJ /0: from felor
the nppea.re.ucc of Gcrffio.ll reI foroements In th e
Mrfl Deane Ii ~ n 10.' Pr Ire D J COl
C"l"J>aLhums Bolhmer IS nu~kmg a fita d on t he 8th R.o}1I1 Dorks Heg m~nl Wail k illed Ilt the battle
oC Looe
banks of the middle Zlota Lmfl. a d at ts 0 0 11
fluenee W1th the Dnlester 'Kh cr e Berl n sa,s the
DERKS PRISONER OF \\AR I ~ POL \ND
H.ussJan.!l suffered Q. sever e dereat the other da.y
Sout.h of the Dn ester the Russ lions lov e occup od
A fI Tats In tl e Royal Berkellte ReSin cnt (no,..
norc PQSlt Om! .on the Bvstr)cza. whIlst
I t he II Poland) "rites to the O:dord61 re PrJl;oner of
CarpathIans t.be~ are nearmg the Jllblomtza Pasl!i War 1\1 I Supplon entary J!uOI:I - June 11 I now
take th e groot.o.st. plCdlouro I wrltlllg te av I am
that leads to the HUngarH~n plain
General Cadorna. has gnn ed more t rer cbes 0 1 'f"ory plcaM!o(J '" t h it e parco\:; I I It \ 0 rece ved f ton
Mount Pecmka on t he northern edge of the you a.n I tl ank nl{ ,)0\1 very much for II em 1 hope
YOIl ha.ve rccOlvoo tI 0 reoolpt~ ~ hId J hl\vtl sent
Carso &J1d 110150 to the east oC Goruaa
You see 1 have altered tho a.ddrt..~ 1 ao "ve ry
KJ
I f.I'
a) from MUDlile 10lI0 I t s rather a out.
FRIDA'
01 tho· \I' lLy place
I 1'll000\ecl tho I nit parcel for
Thurouay aftcrnoo l 'brought lews of the Brltll>l l\ rded on to rnQ on J ne 6 dated Apl'd 18 but tJlC
part 0 t.he Western a.dv!}nco of wh eh the fTent;h c::onlent." were In good oond t on Of co II'8e the fim
share \\R5 leported on Wednesda.y II ght At the pl'lfCols took rather tong- to r()ll.Ch us but t hev w 11
50ulh ~nd of the Tlllcpval-Gudiemont Iront come muel QU cloer no" thoy hale once darted
]1 I\. " .. , It s II ~ 01 ly thln'::- wo h4 e t oO Tcly an
\I orkil g lJ dose cO! JUlletlol WIt! the I r ench o.d
vat l!e on Maurepas we: have pushed for",llrd our J rece vorl 11. postcard from 1\11'>' Macdonell to 13V
1 ne 1 0lh vest. 3. d loiQuth "'est of Gu lIeDiont At; ~he has .!lent a n blo for me l", "ll be 'f"e ry plel\.Il~d
ever) t ling W41'1
rhe north end east of Mouquet Farm ",Juah a w th II lUI J IItl'O not got 0 1 0
t"kol fraU! us Yo I need ot bl) a(nlld I am not
duectlv between Poz eres lind 1'1nep'YaJ vo fOiled gctt 1 R' tho pttrL'elll f y(l I cia ,ot get the I'ecelpti
an o.ttem~ted Gennan att.a.ck b) machl e sut fire
I WIll let yOu know 11 hen I 0011
The tn..ct.ies oe the Alhea n.long tillS whole rront
aN c le ar enough Between a:leh of: t.he strong
1 HF. NEEDS OF THE WOUNDED
pomts 10 the enemy !I hne-Thlepval MartmpUich
'] he great advance forward has cmp1.laslsM
GUlllemont Maurepas-they are pushmg out
salients of t heir In e so as to 180laLe t1 esc the nece.sslLv of seemS Lh",t CMr 80Idleril ha.e all
minIAture fortre sses &nd to subJect them to COli t ha.t they need to the way of lIphnls banda,es
'1 he War H06Plt&l 1l
Cl'otrated bre and the cert:unty of ahaok from and other surgIca.l needs
more Hum one Side The enem) has not let Supphes Depot seem to have done all tba.t thoy
these gal s go , Itl out. all attempt to reply
1 he can 111 thIS dlreot on alllee I.hey st.arted eleven
Brlt.lsh <hSpllt.e\1 III rsdllv night ahowed tha.t he mont.hs DgO havmg made and supplied for the
made n. senes of determmed attacks m the eally \1ioundad some 60 000 Ilrheles but the d e mand.
hours of lhtlrsday comlDg agamat OUT hues north hnl"e been so hean and lOalStent or Ia.te that the
"'est of Pozleres wILh conSIderable forces on a. funds ror the purchaso of materials U!I "ellmgh
broad front Slle. tImes h e advanced to the at exhn.ustcd some £."101') haVing been Paid away dur
tn~k but cool tIme was repulsed
and auffered Irlg the pn.st "Wilek Whilst It 18 hoped that the
Splint. MId Band. nay
to be held on Sep
vev\ heavlly from the fire of our guns and
macillne guns A cou ter Ilttl\()k from MartlllpUlch tember lOth will put the funds Into full strp.ngth
eame to the same dismal end
have captured ngam much money Will be wanted 1ft the mean
The worke1'8 themael9BJ
about 100 yards of trench north west of B azentm ttme tor carrYIng on
'1 he RURS1an commUllquc Issued on Thursday who make all thefIB arLldes volanhmly are meet
says ths.t mf81ltry mnd artlnery fire 19 I aging IDg thiS debt of honour ID the most Doble fa. hion
along the entire front It supplies no detGJled m havmg atuck to their tuk In the depbt da,. In and
It only remainl
formation
l'he Aust.na.ns are more exphClt day out 6lDoe September lut
1'he" declare t1 at very heavy RUi!l8uUI attacks we ...t for ot.hers to do theIr Jlart by prOViding the(If the Screth h&yc been tbrown bact by thelr means for the purcha.se of materlall1 and 10 put
the needs of t1 e wounded beyond the re810n of
trooDS
In G<:!rm-an East Afnca. General Smuts 1s now doubt and an1lBt~
through the Nauru HIlls nnd bas reached tho
pomt south of1them ." here the two mam tracks
fork Itnd go south to the central rSllwa): HIS
columlls &re pWlhjng along these two traeks Van
Deventer workinK east ~lonll the Yallwa)
bas
reached Gulwe tbe statlnn for the oons derable
town of llpapua lust nOl'th of the :rtulwa.y wh~oh

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Prin&e A R. CoUi~ _l86I8 tW......... )
PrI ...t. T G Hunt, 1121 (Y.ortmterl
CorponJ F 0..1. 33M (Fnak\OP1.
PnTete F C. Jjra, lWI (W~aa.r.),

J ....-Corpora! T Ham... 18&4.UlIo<>u!>J
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Pnnl4 H M..,n"a~n.1 38M fClulton)

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING NOW
n~nTED KILLED
SergNot E Camdoo IMB1 (Want.&l.)
Prlute H Johnson 10079 (OdorcU

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DIED OF WOONn8
E D Gill 18325 (Wu»oombe)
W Gay 1714 (&tb)
W Kenod) 118(8 jCaverabe.m)
E J LaPkford 252M (Blackbeoath)
A MOlle)- 12239 (Birmm.ham)
H G Naylor 3788 (Tbatcham)

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merohants,
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'Prlnte W L Blaok well )]282 !Clapt.on N E )
Pnvate J Bl"OWn 10944 (CommerCial Rotd E)
Pnnt.e B Durrell 19585 jQz ,&1')
Sl"I"8'CIUI\ A Chluncb 10570 {Uxfurdl
I "uto H Cope l!hM (Cn)wmanh )
Pr ,.. te S 11 G CI"M'I"ell 10448 (Up~ Buikion)
Prlvato R. Fear 10725 (Yann!:",,1
Pny .. te F T Hayooolo 18376 Blrmm,hua)
Pnva\e J Hewer 19646 (Sly on )
J ...noo CorpoDJ Y.. HIli 2411 (Wokmgham)
Pl'lnte A F Hudaof 187M (Ablu&,dCl'l)
Pr11'alu J Nork&t.t., 15657 (MaMtMlOOad)
Private i\ \ Pct.crklll 11149 (mord)
Prince W J C Pn~..l.-I1169 (Ba~.. S W )
Pm·a.re r R.obC!In. 1~ (B,rnllngbaml
Pmate J i\ Sl.o(:ke r 9098 (Camberwel 5 It)
Pnvale W G Tea 152S9 (StI'Mtl",)
Pnni.o H Tooley 11467 (Palaeo St.reet., S. w)
Pnvata B. Veke"" 15647 (Wtnd.,r)
Pnvalo B WhISe. 10619 (11'0"* Ga~ E )
Pnv ...te P J AnDflttA 15593 (&edOll)
LaUCtl Corporal M .Ardin/{ 1827'i! (WUlLl,e)
Pnvate D V Atkm 15527 (Wl lOeOt)
Pr nUl A Darlo" 13116 (Ald'lW"lrtbl
J~ Cpl F Rutnglon J9050 (BermOlld.ey S E 1
PU! J H Dill ng1.on 15325 (Ryton.on Dun-mol'e)
Lance Co~A1 S n B reh 12452
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Pr.a.«! \&; J Ulilhop IBb36 (pepl_Pd Common)
Pn"at.t L. B BlaClkmOl'o 18109 HenLeyI
Private F Do&le) 18239 (That.che.rn)
Pnv.at.o J BUI t 13083 (Ludew tk Green)
POlate C BUrrotr1l 18181 \Oanmn c Town Flo)
Pmate H Calc.tt 20133 BUl:h0p5 BtDrtfordl.
I.Iloco Co'])l C Cartw-r gbt.. 14fM U-hnd.wort'b)
Prl\"ato" Clarki 19O1O {ChalveJ I
Private A It. Co e.\ 11209 ('Iootlg S \\ )
Pnu.te D 0011. It 18015 (\\oobum Groen)
Prlvale F G Coolo 17752 (C• .,.oral am )
• r valO \
CoitM 181S1 (H1il wood)
Pr vde F \\ H C<K 184&3 (Appll)ton)
Pr \ai.o J Gritton 19611 (e llv Road l<.: C)
1.ce Gorpl ( Croucher 18420 0'1 nbndge
Loo Corll A F. DalO:~ 1794) (Mar) lebnne W
Prlvat,n \ R Deln 13590jnrOadmOOrl
Pr are \\ De II &Ill 13221 Dow E )
Prl .. l\.l e IJ Don m 17315 ( • n nj[ T o ,", E)
PrIVate I Domonel' 15640 (Ma denl cad)
]' m ste T Uudlf' Y )4594 (1IIrley)
PTn at(! F R 1 }. &.~ I 18250 (1\ennmgton S E )
]>f1 de , .F htJtt 15620 ( ~t!"I'h r;rl
Private C E mB)er ck 16573 (W t InnghM11-)
l.anou.Corpl J "F.lJIri~ 17940 (B Irlon-on T",nt )
III 00 Corpl A Fcrr &. 11866 ( Eal!. Baanl'lY)
1 l' utt! S F'rOil"t 18556 (PMge q I )
] IlIleC Sonceant. A
Fullbrook 14506 (U nfi eld)
Corporal 1 1 GaJe HS41l\Varmwood 80mhNl
Private P W Goorge 13240 (Waltharnnotf N E
Pnvate A H.ale3 20129 (Tbalenarn)

BROWN

Pi- 4 1.<\ \ Kettle 19653 is m, gdale)
Pr \ate \\ 1 h.lt\$( 14367 (I.ong W t lenham)
Pr vate \, Kmg 18669 (J«.ldmg)
1)11\ ate I
Lef' 16J2S (Swllllo wfield)
J ~ Co rpl A r floyd ).3624 (C.olde lAne. E C'
Pnnt e f It MaddR.lR ~ 13656 (K.eOt'lal H '0 N "
1 r VII I O \ Marchmenl 18492 tlad(hnglon \\ )
I r ute A Mukoll 17463 lBr ght'Aalkln)
I Mut e C J! G Ma)Ii()lct 18222 (Chchenh-.m)
Ptc A S Nortnl1 n I B5tI2 (('.. Olden
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Pr VIlle J O ~ t.fldgf' J0875 (R-ead ng)
Co Sergi Major G Odey b233 (1'.:.&1 ng \\ )
Pnvat e 11 11 Pa.rker 15327 (Cav e nlr-. )
Pr ", .. I e I 1 ilrk er ]7960 (Ro... ll'dge )
I nute S Pepper 11516 (Canterl) In )
prJ ate 1 A Pet.eh 14582 (Covent.ry)
Pr uto II J PhllJ Jli 17308 (nlah('l l ~g llte)
Pm ato n \V P I.:e 10619 (" a..nt.agf')
Pm Ri o ~ G [11 18910 (She ll I gfor I)
Prl At.a.e U P olston 13713 (Ile-Ih ll\l C rt.·en I
J tl a l{l 1
\\ P orte r 17670 (lo:.umonto IN )
Pr vat o \ 1 0Ye l 20147 (e nu:olnYI
T'rlVMt e I I Pili
1S632 (Old \\ IAdi.or)
P r \:'IIe 1 P"b 11\ 19043 (Sn e ll .. \0)
J'r AI O ~ Sit nbrook 18511 (U nlf't Vrr'l'Y)

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Pn ... a.le 11 } "'lor" c.k 9202 (F.au Hagbourne)
1 nv_to F. F \\ ebb 11806 (BlllfleW)
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I r va lt' \\ H \ eulcH 12015 (Ku g ~ Cr06ll :\: )
].a> Con I H W "\ ou ng 13187 (Horough 13 F. )
Pr lit o J Barr e! 16651 l~ ¥lh r) )
I., I(!i! Corpo~l\l \ Dlll r kDII 12835 i I wyford)
1 l' va I) J Borinla
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l'r ~ !lte \\ A Doole 12705 (C al t.er h lTy Ttd S F I
Pmat o 1 Doole) 113&;1 ( I dil l BII
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Pr al B T f' D, Rlmc)OO 1204 1 { t\: g & C ro~!
1 n ale J I F.IgA 12167 (Brj>atfo,,-I )
1 r a le C \\ Gr(l3\'0I' 16148 (JlOIlJ n:;:)
Co rporal , 11 c k~ 12632 rn ;;el )
I" ato 1 C lI o)"ll roff 18131 mTlcL:J1f'II)
Prl l\1~ S. It umphrc.) $ 12077 ( '\piilf' Y l:i Id l
Pn ate 1 \ W I "k pp 12083 (" alwor,l
1"n 111 0 J 11 \J liddockt., 13511 (C.unm.. TI
ScTg Nlnl C Nolh. ~ 9S78 (A CLfiI W )
J rae H \\ n.e~1 .old.. 19 138 I J,j porT F.)
I IIn('O CorJlQral 0 J R ilk I ~ 16065 (I .... "8'don}
Pr nt-e f Snut l 12555 (!;I.mC'Llnor.k )
PU\I\,i o f '1 h IrKt O 1'$32 (!\!a
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Vr lHlt e r A \\ ale « 25253 ('F a. M~I iln )
Pr valo n II " ebb ]2457 (Smoth r kl
pr \11.\ 0 C "
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Pmlte \\ ' " I field 16815 (Mllverton )
l ' r "lUI"! G Go kb 5079 (\\ o\anll'hllml
1 "nee Corp0rrll C C G ld 2538 mOAd I g )
Prl\Ale ( Halt 8178 (" yr.omhe Marl\h)
Pr .106}f Jla t LO '2.S87 (Cu .. uh.lI1 )
Pr ,810 H I JollYlOn 14016 ( ~tTAtford Y. J
Vm Ita n 0 RI\\lf'ro I 7517 (Oxford)
S ~ rg('ant C S'I tl
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Pr .. ate \\ 1 l orn!! 1706" (Southall )
Pm 1.10 G W " ebh 1947 mead 0« )
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Oorpora.1 II lto.ch 9134 ( K e"~.lgiOf)
PriVAte A J BarnO" 17698 (\\ "Ivcrba mp!,on)
lanes CoIJXlral H Fk>rey 8507 (Yarlngdon)
Pr ule 11 P Horslev ]1585 (Walthlm.d o,"" N P.: )

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1'r lite l' I \\ :s It,ton 17730 (Head 1(: Po H. )
Pr 11 6 "
C 'lador 201 51 (l~1"' J.. 1 1t I"" lW"J )
1.."\11116 CorporAl \ Thatc/ rr 15596 (1I(f!(i(ll )
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Pr ate I '1 Ttl bd l 18638 ( ~l\l> t lIan E )
Pr,al e C A \ l\.lgll8
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Sorg1.. FE " al ker 911S ( 1\ I K~I O I on rhll1'....)
[r 1\1 6 \\ Wltrrf'1 18240 (Dp]ll forl S r )
P rl\ :lt e \\ H \\ hf'eJer 13050 (Mil df' lIhf'II.I)
IN Sc!rg l .f C' \\ IA'S I S 11.300 ( ~l a d eflh fl wJl
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S I) I1.f1'(JV 18268 ( \ bmgIO! )
Stt) phel foOl 15.)18 (Oldb If,))

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Pnute S Ii HoIm('iI 20056 (R(*<.I ng)
1 00 Corpl 0 JI 199m! 18390 (FAst. I,odon",)
I anee Corporal H lda 19210 (Actol W )
1 anee-Corpora l 1 Ju:kAOn 155i4 (F..nngllo )
J pute T C June&. 13135 fSI)f!n~u '" GOd )

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PnVlI.e T Mf'.d.. 3D {RoadlnllJ}
Pnnte J... Nuh 12868 (1'heal~l ,
Pny.te F Willian». 12840 (Huna-rfOl'd)

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Prl ..... T Mart.in 15387 (BumJwn)

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Pm. T W Baker 1111116 (Nowbu"J

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