Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1917

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FURS ARE SCARCE
M~y

Furs, indeed, will be
unobtainable later except
at prohibitivE" prices.

EVENTS

Alaska,

Canada,

denuded of fur bunters.

THE

III addition to pr08'S 111'0 from lhe

rout.h woCst,
the Germa.ns havo bCglH.l. a movement throaten
inS RIga. frorn thc souloib-eust. They have forced
n. pa.'''6u.ge of tho Dvum at UexkuU, 18 nules
from the town ~ 1'11d, according to Q, P&trograd
commuruqua, ha\loO deveiloped theIr 6UCee6S t.o the

north
On the Ruma.maD front Genern.l Mn.ekcnaon is

the UDlted States and Austraha are

Skins willch trappers brought 10 to the tradmg ports month..
ago shll Walt for transportatlo:l and -It IS eslImated only about half
the fur eqUlTements of the feminIne world can be met thiS wInter.

Lieutenant n. C Siade-Ba.ker, M. C
Capt-lUll J A Cnlull M C

CapWn HER

now

\

Second L;eutenanl A E

WOUNDED

Saw

Second Lioutenant H
Second Lieuklnant J

Londan

E

M.llls

Berks, attached 1 M B

LTEUTENANT R

C

SLADE BAKER

MC

Lloutenant R C SllKle Bnker
M C
Royal
Derks (killed on August 19th) was Lbo e lder
Slade
War Supply Depot,
Port.smouth He was t;went.y one years of age
and was educated u.t ChIton Gnd SanOhurst.. H e
obtn.lned hiS eommlS'!llOn 10 the. ROlal B e rk9 In
lIby l!)15 and "f~r domg specI:1.1 y mC"t'lto l"'l o Us
"' ork In FT"iUlcC for whICh he "as awarded the
Mll tRry Cross he wats ,",ound cd n.t; thc Hoben
zoJlern R ed oubt
H(l returned nS"11l to lranco
llt July 1917 wh<>..n he "IlS mad o smp lng officcr
and r eceived !I. letter trom tho D1VI$lonnl G e l e rnl
comphm..,nt ng Ilim Upnn hl~ coumg(> aud excc..l
lent O-'I(l\mpl e It WA~ while Qngaged Oil ails
\vork t.hat he "flS killed
tWlll

!IOn of Calono.! Slade-BRker o.nd Mrs

b~kcr of the

PTE W G POR1ER
Mrs Porter t of 25, Ka.tesgrove Lane hilS been
nohfied thOot hor hus~ud, Pte Wilham Georgo

'lwo 80M of tho Into Mr John Shilhng(or(l
Imrness m~kcr nnri of Mr!;
Shl1hngfor<1
9
Will tie) S~ree L R eading luno bcc.n wouIlded
Enmlmd John S llllh ngford, cn1t6ted Rojn.l B e rk A
Ma.rch, 1915
wounded a.nd In hospttal In
Frar ce Al ooct Wilham SIIll) ngford
enhsLed
R oyal Berks .May 1915, ,\\;ounde d, and 1n h es
pltnl III Mane uOISter

Second Lieutenant E L Thorup~on
Sl"!colld Lieutcn.!ln~ G R.
'I hre\foll

SOUt-hM&.

LTEUTENANT C DE V HINDE U C
Ll&ltenR.nt C do V H nel e l\T C to who" re
fe r onee was mooo If\ the
R e oorng Mcrcu ry
of
Jl\flt week nnd \~ho <I splayed grent. br!H"cry ]"
olIknwly r l..!oort.ed '\'Ooundcd mel nllHsr.ng
not
ml sslng h elteved k lied
'l110ro Ul, some hope
t.h at hB WK.!! tnl(lu
I pfiSOlC r
HIS pln e nt,s
Colnn<ll nnd M~ W H Hllld e of HCI~thcol:.c
'We llmgt.on College woul(1 b e extr em eh g r!Lt.eful
II Il.Jl~ In-cmber of 1118 battn..hon i~n1d gl\o them
an} mfonnn.tlon With regard to Illm

\ V W ~l'f
Second I 1C11t"ennnt. H A V 'V:u t (re porteo
..... oundcd In 0 Jr h:st. wee k s Issue) III the so I o f
:\Ir ~llU M I"8
VIIl('ent WAit of 4~
E .. tern
A\ enue R e ndmg
H e WR.!l ed ucated at Oakhllll
School
n(1 enOOred Sn.r dhllrfolt In ;\ UWIst 19 1 )
owns gazetwd to th c R oyal B e rks III Apn l 1916
\\ent 0 I t to 1 ranee n :\.onl
HJl7 tH d
\1'0 mded on \ugust 16th
H e I~
sari Isfnetol"ll\

SECOND LIEU1 E NAN'f H

•

Street A brothe r ,,,ho &190 wn.s "lih the Royn.l
Bork!! "as killed In HH5 and two others are

BROTHERS WOUNDED

S GrIffin
A Mop.c.Kinuon.

MISSING
Second Lleut.ena.nt A E Berry
Second Llclltenant A

llcrks, of B, li'lnch BUlldmgs. l:losll~ r Stroot
Readmg JOining un laf1.t summer h e 'Went
the front m JlUluary HMth Wll6 employed at
Mr Smith's, or BruJge Stree~, prior to \\ Ilich ho
"'as wIth Mrs COl: furmtur e de~(er. of HOI'!lcr

Pork!.r, Royal Berks, \\ho '\\;as preVIOusly re
portod mlssmg, hilS no'\\; been killed
Aged 'Zl
nnd 1\ nllotlve of t.ho town the docco.sed JOlnoo up
17 mouths ago He uork.cd at. Iho Bisomt Foe
tory ever SInCc he W&8 n. boy, bcmg at tbe ovens
Ho 10ll.v(l~ 0110 cluld

~"D MISSING

A

Second'" Lleutemmt S M

Crom gun shot
Heat.h, Ro,) III

k.

Second Lleatena.nt PAW WilmoH..
PREVLY REPTD MISSTNG. NOW REPTO
lOLLED
Second Lientemmt R WIleon, Ro~ Berka.

m ee1.ll1g

Sir Douglas Hwg fl fltmllIlsry of the Augu,;t
figh t.mg I3obow~ th ~t 7 m German pnsonars, In
clnchng 158 oiHce rs, w~ re cn.pturc d
In the
same porlod we too k 38 guns _00 rnuclune gUllS,
and 73 troncil""lOortars
BrItIsh hgh., forces sa.nk rour German mlneflWoOC'pIDg vcs,sals off t he cous!. o f Jutland on
Silturda.y moron g
Germ.1.l sUbmSOlleH U.I d &caphmcs nrc r epo.rloo to have t.a.k ell part In the
action It 18 &11.."1 UHL ~ the \csscls wece carry
mg food s upplle.s for German tmbmarmes
On t he Ch<:null des Darn el> north west or
Hurtclnse., French tr.oops won grouod on Ho (ront
of n oarh a. mil e on "F'rl(b.y evelllng, find III
crease d Iholr gnms on the fo llo\\Ino fi3..'
'Inc)
took Marly 2{lU prJson er s mfilct.cd !;ovcr e losses,
n.nd hold t.helT ga;uL'J agfl.1nst SCleral COtLOWr
l\ttn.ck6
[he r e h:1. ~ h oc 1 h cJ.vv fighting for II e 1)()"s('.S
Slon o f Mont'" R GabrlCl-e nort.h ('1L...,t. of! G<lrl7.Ja.
In r eply ];Q Lho Hul ao , t.~OCk8 from M Ol tc &'tnto,
on the n ("lriJl and frol I t h e } !~':It, AUSI.oI I1.11 troops
118.\ 0 rl!:\d.ec\ strongl)
1 neu ~ouJlt.cN\oLtncks
havo been r(".pul~{1 and onr Alh( " l.. ."O r t uue n.
c lose lo'; est.m ent o f Ih e p e ak
Stllce A.ngunt
19t11 !Jl0 H,,').han A1Dly haR jakcn Olcr :a 000
prlflOncrs
Frnm Mono.shr to U e cast I"If the Vurdar
Serhll\n F r ench ,:l.nd 13 Itrsh force~ :-Irc sho'"
m g entcrpnsc Tn the Dobra Polle i'lIoglena. see
to r IJw Scrbmns hn\le taken 70 prisone r s
Bntll;h n1l.val I'I,Cropl::\.nc.<; r csumc d Ihelr p eriodiC
Vl!l1t..'\ to Gen n n
' e r:ooromcs n ea r the B clglfm
co~t on F rld.ay n gh t
i'1 111rr.
l.on s or bomhs
wer e drQPp ~ rl n. d p!u{Lcnlnr dam!lI)"C "I' f\...~ clone t.o
Ghlstelles n.erodrOf I e Iloar ""'I~ tc nd
'rhe Stock holm Co fCJ"'CI -cc
lueh "U S 10 have
met on Sel)r.cn bcr [J 1I1 1 :\6 h cen pos tponed

SPECIAL
ADVANCE
DISPLAY of
FURS NOW
SHOWING.

Howse

Second LieutiEmn.nt. F R E:Jter
S~ond Lleutena:nt A K Glover (Devon Regt
mont o.ttachcd RoY"} Borks\.
Sec-ond L1eU~All~ G A F Gillmor.
Socol1d Lieutenant E G Hales
Second Lieutenant A C I Hill
Second Li(mtonant C rr.. n Kirkland

occllplP.d tbem

MdLROYS FUR PRICES WOULD BE NEARLY AS
HIGH AS THOSE OF OTHER STORES EXCEPT FOR
EX1RIl. EARLY PURCHASES AND STOCKS BOUGHT
BEFORE THE SCARCITY BECAME PRONOUNCED.

r.YlOg In hospttlil sufferIng
W()und In t.ho t high J !\ PLe
H

WOUNDED

'\\;lth firm re&lstaooe..
Se"cral German n.ttackK lU the l'oC6aDl distrIct
on F'rldny nnd Saturday were lepei.J.ed "ILh
consldera.blo 10Sf,'('J~
Heavy woather contlUue~ 011 the mo..m BrItish
lront. On FridA) and SlI.turda.y UlgbLs tJlere
were mlllOr e nemy al;t.a.ckll nc.."lr B..fl.VrtncouTt.,
south of tho Ba'P&U1I.le-Ca.mbrm road
On So.lur
da} our troops w'cm lor a tmH:J compelled to for
slOke s.dv.ancorl posl," here, btd they soon re
1:;

PTE H HEArH

KILLED

WEEK.

MONlMY

Army

Siberta,

OF

LAN CE-{; PI, W 1i QUELCH
Lince Cpl
WIlham H e nrv Que lch
Royal
Bc r ks so I of M r and lira
Quelch 8 School
Rond 'lilc hurst w l S lull od lU a.oUon on
1 ul}
2ht H e \\as :u> ,ea.rs of nse, u.nd w(lrked fo r
Mr F J B ()i; .... ell befOl ..., JOlUtng thu ;\.rill} 1trs
Quelch 1m,;.; l ecelve d a ietLer f rom olle of th e
otficer", stntll1g H e was k illed In n.ctJou ID t h e
earl~ hours of the m orni ng of July 21st
Dca.th
\\at> 1n8I.antoneolls
H c WWj Holwn.y~ c heery a.nd a
good so ldie r }h s lORS nil be tc.1b \ery keenlv
b} e ve n on e In Ius platoon (mel thc company (.
j\tr and Mrs Qne lc h s t.wo son6 G cor gtJ and
Charles are now In France

I'll: G S1RONG
P te G St rong ROHII B e rkli, son of l\tr and
l\l, s Wllll!l.m S lrOI S 3 Sw m sc ~ Le rraoc Lowe r
Arlllonr [toad rllohur:,t II/'o'; killed III n.chon on
I\.ngn"t J I th
H e \\ liS aged 3",

PTE 1.: WELLER
28812 PLc l " cJ lcr Ro)u l B"rks f F{ou lk ell
Sl,eet Whlt,[ e~ , \\{;I.1 wounded o u August J4th-

~un~hot. \\OtIllUS III tl (l tlnl h Ilnd s houlder H e
IS ll011 III a \ A D
hos lItal
' YlthBJU Essel
He hus b ec n In Ih u i\ I ) eight I lonlhs '!leI III
1 r llICll n eurly fiv e mo mhs ?!Ir Duckncll Coley
P nr k f II I m emplo)c<1 IlII I befO! c I c Jom e d up

Om! ]JUGL. Wll.LIA!l H MEADS

H. & G. SIMONDS
(Limited)

Brewers, Wine & Spirit MerChants,

READING.

BOTTLED AL~ and STOUT
IN PERFECT CONDITION.

LIGHT DINNER ALE • 6/- per doz. Bottles Imperial.

"

"

"

· 3{6

" "

LUNCHEON STOUT • 6/6

"

"

!-Bottles

"

" " Bottles Imperial.

• 3/9

..

i-Bottles

Xews h ;"J;s bcen r"e (, lveu L) IllS f~abcr
hIr
John '1. U eluls of Ih o d ea t.h of hiS lSocond !; ur
\ 1\ II g SOil
Drill "Ilimm H
M eads
Rovul
B erk s I H ~ of 27 \ Jtrcd Street
Tteu(11I g \1110
\las kill e d III ae ll on 011 \ ugllst ....7th II Ius 2:2nd
:rUESDA\:
'eI
I h d <:ccilsed \ 11!j II pronllSII g ' Ollll
Riga h!l.'j h ee n IO!:it t() RU,,!;ll O\\lIlg to Lho dI S
~\Olch el ot a. lo\ ~ ble nlld llffe<:tlOllate {hsposl~
orsa. sen condl1.l on o ~ th e RUI>:;;um .Nort,bern
fro
U HI excec l ll:jll p{)pubr u. d IJ. ~ood \ O/MII
All If
I or 501l\C wee lC'> J ast li c c emy h i.d b ~ n
1,,1 and p 1..IlI s t
Ii s bro t h e l was III t.he S<lIllU
uJ(cr Ll11g pre~"Ul e 01 1I1O CIt.} fr om th e west ~I d
platoon
Ihe li cc o.ltied S t II ted jiS n (; PO
so II! II CSt. 01 Sltu.rd.a) thcy a ttlcke d on the
m e;;s (; ngCI u d I tCI "ceu cd e l pl ovlllc n1. n t. I I e
SECOND LlEUTEN il!\T M W WES r
H
eASt ~nd r ed l ced n. UIINlHIll brJdg.ehead on lile
H
G W R
rcfreslJluem rooms n.f tcr .... 1Lrds r otuill
Seconcl
LI{,Il Lcnl\nt l\{ W W ('st., R o;,:u l B ~ rk s
souLh of t he D'i I 1. ~ L Uuxk:ull
On the follo,\Iug
Inp:
toO
\I
ll
GPO
pOtH
nl
;;ta
IY
r
OIU
,\I
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h
h
e
56 Mllrke t SL-rce t MBlci e nhcad ,,~~!> III nil at
c1av n.U~6Iall mf IIl t r y IlIl"C\\ lip t, he d dcllce of
lie I ad I d Re'l e lal III Inell o us
I
tnek 01 At qust. T61h nnd r ccc l\ ('d n glln ",llot )01 le d 1 p
1,,1 u formlClahle r \ ;.: r llne and t h e C'1lt::1O\ POUTed
lll ~ ex(,'·ec d l lS sor rO\1 tit ~t I "ni t) ti'l tell you of tho
t\ound In tho nght tllIgh
the build
I ;)'sil l! g es.cn pcs, I lid \\ IS nblond 501 C 18 months
d
l'
~
th
In
actIOn
of
'OllL
5011
li
e
VoU",
str\l~k
o~('r tie rHN lG !lJl (;~ ~t of Rg.
[he), nn
~hronr. h the fl cs h
H e III progre~ lIl R sntlS C omln \J dl g Otftccr 11' 1"1111 g to hlil fut.h{l l
WIth t;hrnplle l "lJllo a t the post of dllt ~
H o \\ ~8
medl.aWh /I arc h ed
lorth IOVo urds lire Riga
a l d '\J\I be sndh
SIl)8 h e I rtf; mo"& pop d:-lr
bctorlly In No ::! S intt onar) llOSPlthl o\..bbellll c
b u rted bV me HI :"I. lllCC nnhsh cemote r v
lils
Petrograd rrul"8) UU !>SlflU LroOl)f) III ~de som-e Tran ec A t th .... out.brcak o f v.nr he
IR S
a IDlssed 'I Ii II Iws ~{' rgc u I Ill"ltms; to d eCl' fl scd S
o illee r "L'! pre"cllt WIth s o\ ernl comr ~d C5
Ho
C8..<; ISi;a.1 ec on tbl..! J aCHe! R1> el
nOl th o f
the
trooper 1/1 thc Berks 'Yeorn:-lnn lind went 1\1th ('Ici es t brother n.t Oxford Si\)S he fil ed !tk o n 1\ fI~ {~ \ CI Y nne UH\1I il.ud gr ~ ILly Tt;spect.ed by
DVllla. but IbiS \ \" qUlckh O\"rl..!orne, lor 1n."I)
1 I" regiment 10 E.!n pt proeoodmg fr om thc! e to lr Il.: Bntls h sold 1::1 h e \ 1 '1 Ilstnmh kill etl ''11th In s offiC!ers nJld COIIH ndCfi
\n NCO \I rI tes
of t.h e m e n r efused to fig hL
A Iread) Il.II the
It ,: , C.'l p lllll
H Ii motl e r dlcd In L !'\ovem b e r
eount.n south of lU1J DI 1Il1 for n ).ny miles up the PCnJmmla taking part 11 the hlg AitllC k on "hell 1111
\.L Se rgt - -- S re qu e~ 1 I" ri te to e xprc"s th c
r lo~ d (. ('Orge (Sec retary or Wur)
the 2Lst of :\ugl1sl; Bot. Chocolnl.c Hill
Ilo :,;lny~ t!
Lhe rtvc r Imil t een c 'i'fl,cuat ~ J bv ItUSSHUl troops
d ec p~ s~ S) mpa t. h v of lWllsc lf flud th n .... holo o f
lhe ro lIll~ I December ,,,thouL rnillllg SICk o r \ Irc d fOl hUll t o COllie h ome 1.0 seo he r
hl ~ l!illb sect.IO ll at th o 105S of 'Ollr ~on
Scrgt
G"IID!lJ.I traoDS h \.\0 marc.iloe(l Illt.o the Cit)
] he
betng wounded
1
\VO
BR01HERS
KlLLE
D
o fli cml re po L from B e rlin r e lates Iha t
dense
- - - \u liled }OU I fion li S OJ e of In s b C5 L gun
SECOND
LTEUTE~
\~
r
,
~[\,
BURl
T
al
co
Cpl
£
r
cd
c
r
l<:\r;
i\
!\foorc
30
IlTH1
B
e
rt
n e rs I'Ind 011 0 lit whom h u p I Iced t h o u llllo st con
-colulIllls of even klil<l ~r e hastll:-, mu!nng Chell'
In
",a.v In fI, nor til e as t e r ly dlrecLlO n ~l o g the
No further offiCIal tldmgs ha\c b ce n r CCCl,er! MoUi c _8 ~tld ch e r be arer \ 110 llerc III (ilITe c u t. fl dollc o Your son \'I\ S n il~n.,s c hee rful and e x
brlltal
Olls
of
the
He
n
~I
nerk
~
SOilS
of
MI
lS
(H
...
-c
rllllgl,
pOlJl
ln
r
In
LiI...,
Imlt(!
r
~
TOadS leadmg out of Riga
r e lative to Second Lieute n:m t A
Ma \bl r}
Moole 38 l'\Or (:ot Hoo.d lliel urst ' Cl{) kIll ed
01 t h e A.1!iIl C fronL th(l G~ rm nns continued D C M Ro) nl B erks "lTo was r orKJr tcd n1l8Srng
In n.ct.l o n lu",,!; mon t.h
Dec! 1;) mpa!.l} IS fc H
unt" S nn(lt~) mgl t. thou fJ.t umpts to WHI b.."IoCk b e lieved killed fOllowmg ~ r:-lld It IS s tnt.ed un
II e Clipt IIIl SPLENDID ATTACK BY ROYAL BERKS
IH fh iHr" lloore IIId tl C f TlIlI)
their JOI>t. po!> lOlls Dca Hurt.e bu;c
I r ellc h 31'111
OffiClrJly lhnt he was seen t.o b o Ill t l\ l th 1\ bull ct
It;ry crushed ..,ach ",tkrn pl ~nd tJ e encmy mooo ,\htl e on t h e (lnemv p n.rn pct, and I:lt.c l \ \lI...<; seen of 1 rcu cI I<;1 lI[oo rf'" b lltl:ll lOll .... rolo 1..0 1m.
n o f IrtJlQ.(" (l rror/.., Oll Mondl V
I) Irlg appll.TenUv d ead
mo thl.: r
li e I S sho t III L Ge r man ll\3.dllne SUlI
1 rom tho n ceolUll s V.hH:h 'tIO hll\O r O<'cnUy
\\ 11110 l e adll l~ 11l >i scct. o n III a. 'IO\.QrIOUS nttack l)UiJhsb~d HI lIll:; lOlln ;"J\ <lilt! froUL llre heav~
01 r a<l\allced nosts sout.h W('.8t of H:"I.HHlCO'llrt
P~E B JOSEY
on \ t g ist Lnd ill II C M r\ V mnrn ng
HIS los.s
wert> ::uta<!ketl (or II c tl rd tllIle 0
Sunda.v
UnIque Competl'
casull lt) it s1." It Tilll bo seen thl\t tho \ ~nou !l
Pt(' R 10/:!c} R { val D.crks of G r en.t Knoll)s I :'; a g eat on e to m e and Co th.c com p:lIl Y
11 0
ntSlr L bl L were suecessfu llv d ef ended
No r th
Stroot
Readmg
IS
III
h
osp
hi
suffe
r
mg
(rom
batta
l
lOlliI
ot
Lhe
h
;()J
Ii
nll1
k
~
Heb'IIL1
...,n
i:
Im
vQ
tlon
IS one that
has
fJ.lwa.
\.!!
'01
lt
l..!Cf
<.
:
d
for
dnnge
rous
]000,
anti
of " e Bapn.lul)<.: CIHnbl 1 rou.cl, DClr Mon('h}
H e. JOin ed I r 'lUI S 01 c of m} I P>it m (l n
\ ULtt.allOll
Il l! IHI!! :-I1l!o loved bv iJl..!on ongag-f'<i II 1:i"\O U fLg:Illln""
Ollr troops haTO ClrMcd out I ~ery succcssfu l \'I"lJunds III thc le i t nrm <lnd hand
appeal
to
all
gull qUite as
m :bebnmn of last )e:l.r prior to \\Iu ch h e WRS IllS eomracles H I c hnd II I (!(1 hc \\ou !d huve h a d cOIO/JOsocl lo \ lar"....) ext e nt er Heu:ltng llw n W IR
m Id r ol.urmn g ""ttl! 18 pn60n ers
cruplovcd
h~
Messr!l
Hill
and
Sherv.1ll
lln.'l
IS
On
\
ug:ust
:!2ud
GIl",lSd
l
III
I~
hereo
c:onfl
lctlln
t
flldh
e
r
p
ro
m
o
ho
n
One
of
l,
s
comrsclcs
011 S u uluy Ii gbt. ( "': 1" I all :\.C r onla.nes droppc d
1 reel 1 hould li ke to write flnd o fTe r In t h o \l"ord s o f Oil) or tho o f! eors II: d id 6]l lo.n
A...t. DunkIrk the seco r~l occru;lon ("In \\:blc h 1m ha ~ h ('eu \Hlte :s
bomb!> on Dunlnrk al (1 B e lfo r!;
as
It. charm
Vi Ol nded., the first beIng 011 tho Sommo tn JulV, lO mv <:\mp3th) 11 your bereavement, through dldly
several C1\" lta.n 5 WCre k.. Jl.ed 01 woullded
] h o Jjorks lo lloW"l..'(/ o t,hor ruglillenu.
lD16
and to . I.mut h e Io.<;il of \0 r 5 01 I rc I H e wn...., /l, SOOn reJl o \\
A Ger n:ln .:Icropl:mc r lldod Do f!r on Sunday
bOlllg [L;;fHg:ned tho dul 0-,,> ot
mop))CJ&-up
In
PTE n H :\MLET'T
tnd ke pt u s iii III H~
I hcr e W I !; not m\l('h ft'..:'I.r othor wo rd o:., thcy h~J to lako 1\ rl1l1ubor or strong
IIlgtn Seven bO ll b!> \\e IO dro pped kllhng on e
late them to put tanh
1[1 hosprl.n l at ~8ViC/l...'ltle IS P te Donalo H am
of :\. O Il! mome nl n e al 111m for he \\:'1. 5 {1l11 or POUlt.':i Of t h ese Lhe ro WOl e IIHl Il\
mnn a nd II JUTIllg ~hghtJ) j011l women and two
I h e) (;()II
lelt
Royal
Berks
of
7
Pitcrort.
!\
V-eJlU...,
ltead
theIr
very
bed eaort.,
fUll
:Inti If IIlll thmg " k l llCI \\;U 0\ Ih o b on rd :-;I:;tcd of CO llc lcte bl ocl li Oll SC3 or cm pl:u6l1Hmi s
tb ildrcn. On MOlldr.y mglH Iho so n t.h eM!, cOl\sL
T ho ve o nly wllJch tho cnol1l} IIra l lHult II.:; h s ue \ 1II00UI!i of
'W&~ crO!fled b v eHcmy maclllnt>..5, bomb!> b e ing IllB' H e \S snfJf'nng from g Ull s hot \, ound III t b e ItO w a e; one of th e fil <:t lo \ol u nt.oor
the
best
nght
ltn.nd
~d
tlngl
and
has
I
ad
Ill"
t
hn
d
dropped a.t V3.rJou:; plueces
kno\\1l hlln :O; l1l CI! bl..!lII~ I
th o \nn} h ul
to
He JOllled
lip III Ja.nuar}
doll
4 warded a.
kl O\ h 1ll I as (\0 1)(' m o g ood ond Ol er o are n. dol (l.ncu In 0\ OJ ) unc 0 1 UI ,"se li S IIl; lI as l1J th o
'] h e re has OCUli some s ubsldeuce In Ihe struggle finger amp lltated
1 Iho compoll I
\\ho Will ml ~s him dUl -o ut s h o h HI I le I 11 01;11 b \Ill \ s fa Mllpers.
011 t.he J n hnn frO! t.
1 he ollh 11 rant,ry flght.lng HlI., and pl"Cvlon s h wo cked at Mc...~r 'l Hun t.loy "ood m n,
follows . tv IL ~ O the phi I)\} u1 01 u IIho YiCllt thl"o ll cll lit o
lie h ilS 10s L b Ol>l ric~ III \ sci f
repo rt.ert I S III tile Bre!:lioV1zza. Vallc}
on The and PCl.lmers III tho Sou Lh F IlCtor}
OJl.,a.,elllrutt..!; Lhlll.o ",cle
1m" " 01 tJOJu
l ie
CaI"110 '1'1'1)(> 1"0 on S :.tu rd)
:lnd 8 1 ndll.y tJHJ Il. brolbe r Il1ld :\. brotiwr In Inw 11 tho WAr
L ~ C I C P[
r J SE WARD
Ie: v md too Wll1 Illt;1 Il v "mo.hc rc-U WIth t;hc.U
It.n.ha.n8 mad<J furtber gr0\11Id a nd took pn
prE H C 1 \\LOR
r Jlllce Cpl I h om:lR J g~ Vol\rd on ly son or holes Illd a s tho Bl. ! l k \\l~h tI ou oonflelc s
WJle rs Clght ofhe('r s and :13D men
Pte H ('ur,,{ C
I avlor R09aJ B e rks son ("If i\1 r J Scwa.rd of 7 "a Vlc n Sl;roet, R e lu l1ng
\\f'.J t fu r" lid 0\01
II at bholl le:;troYNi I:;rDUUlI
CLASS l
C LA SS 2
~y malls fo r l?gyot pos ted between
Jilly ll1r [lnd Mr~ 1 ill lor of Sa!Jsb UT) Roa.d R Co:ld
lilf y left bohlnd l h elLl lorJU u.wi liulth.! l1 IU IihoU
lO ll ed lhe 1/ 4 th Ro\al Be rks Oil ])CCfoml:ze r ~ l s ,
24~h 11ml :lIst I11Id mati!> rOr f'ev.i"ollncllrmd po: toed mg hll~ h oon ,",Oll! d ed fo r lhe second lime
ror ~lIls lip to (or glriS ItP to
lhe 1D14 \ Id ~ k'i fl.! jh ~ Il mc ( f Ill S (wath ntlac h no 11lb; who s llIpj)(1 1)1 11:' mc 111 lho rQ,;Lr and Ilckrd
hoh""QCn \ 19 U",t Jilth n nd l1lh hn'i O b ee o lost lust OCCI\Slon \\;\6 lfl Angust of IfI,.."IL H~ 3.r and 1 0
J'2 YC:l.1 S ot age. 17 years of a~c.
to 11 othe r hat.t.nitol
If( "'aR fI. me mhCI of Iho all: 11111 y III [11 Inlel III t ho lll..'! thoy weTO rouu.o
th r ongl cncmv nctlOn
IS TlOII sufTcF'log from Ill]UTlCS li S tho result of 0 1<1 \ oil nlc er e; fo r f:C\'\.:1l } c:\1"'S H e rct urn C'e l from oul ~OOLI nltol 1I () I h w eo h\(I !It l r tcd roq lJ
llHt,;lIl11e-~un flro l)OlI r((\ out or {Yi O concr('t.. OIU
1
st Prize" Gns 1Sot Prize 3 Gns..
A E-e rt CJ> or t.e legr~m ~ winch I~SRcif befwc("TI b o msbllr1cd "lth othcrs b\ n. sh el l H e ]o ln aci up
I r llleC' ~n I t' li n c n .... o ,::,n fT ermg rrom s h c ll -lShCK' k
Iln l.:Oll('nt.; but." th~>lO \\ (),I..., cou p. Ir~1 Llt..or r;c.vOn 1
tlHl 1\ lI"'er and tho H. IlIJoCn r of n 1&:I 1n. IR 1901\
~n after tho outhrcnk or wnr nr or to '" I c l
2n d ., :3 "
:'I.nd afl.e r the mOl Ihe; ;\1 II. CLrnlff H OfIp IIl I \\ 1...~ I \l s hf'~ ~\uotlor guo J;: 1'Cill trOtlulo I t onn
::Olld '" 2 II
nt Ihr L 00 of Ihe Ru sso J IJl \.l1e.c:.c ' ''r. r
n.ro he .... as at Lhc o ffic-c ~ oI Lb e Ro... dmg Gns Cum
)n ~ can p
III
York"hl r e
On r e I IT''TlI ng 10 t 11 cd l IlIIl 11be r 01 III ell) o..~t1n" H d n H Lrr ,.:on
) rd "
1 "
1rd 11 1 •
puhil"'hcd
In these the I\. Hscr proposed the P!\IIV
r
r
:'
l
l1(>e
a
"h
o
ri
lIm
e
<:lllce
h
e
"'as
nlmost.
llll
lf IXlut liJ guull e l ,:; Id ~ll ll'l r", \nd It d id no t
fo rma t.lon ()(
~
IhanOQ b nt."" ccn Gennany
1'J
E
H
WJn
ELER
I ~dlal(lh ktllrc\ 11\ acllon
HI S pr.renls hnvo I ~1I unttl lll~ht..tllne
I he Ilork~ bo mhm pa rtl ell
lV"le a t ollce fIJI [111/
LJ",/arl
1 rlTlCC unn Ru&'\1il. ngllnst Great Brl t alll
He
Pte- H Wheeler Roynl Berks
S('Oll or Mr,. recf' l\cd hlrJ. h l \ ("(Impllmc ntan lctt.!' r ,: , from hlR did C'X'ceotill .... Iv .., 00 I \H r \.; I lld took -;'Pllt u a
made offorts /,0 1/ <lul":c f he I sar toO Sign a. I!oCCrot
fwd co rlf" 11 0 115 1.0
II
!tuher
of
St..I'QIII:;
p
(lIIl11
Ilwre
'\
C
I
O
howo\l'~
r
e
<lpt:l.
1
nn
I
It
,,,
u
lnnnni
He
\\O
g
hkcd
by
n.1l
IllS
treat\ WIth him "Inch v.:onl<l havo put Frnl'lce amI tho In.to 'Mr G Wheole r of 28 S I Gl.:orge s
IlLslallca'l 111 whic h tho 1I ~0 o f Ih o Ixqron ot hill 1.0
co mrn.d e~ nnd frie n d s
Rood neadm~ h~t:e of 4 D rookl:mdR Cottu ge;<.
ITI r4ICO or n.. 1 ~ t oceom ph
1>u 10000rtcd to I II o no d I.e: out ~ Be rk s scr~oont
J 11ehurst Road Refldmg hfJ.s been nm."'S m SIl co
OTHER
REGIMENTS
was
l)utuJ; ball y tl cui:04" l by t hl"("o Liu ns 110 \Hl S
WEDNBSO\Y
Julv 19Lh lIe ~m llRt.ed at the outbreak
war
b~lll ... klCkt'<i UI(I " tluck II t ir o Ja.\'; but <n be I g
SF.CO~ D LLEU"I ENAN I G ,\ BERn):
sC!emg
t.h
r~o
yoars
servlCC
On
tt'.:o
pr
C"lo
u
~
::;orn e uscrul \\ork was aceo IlpJj",hefl by thc
dl sCQ vored \V118 SOOn ro~ uod
111(1 tllll Li e rma ll;,!
Much s}ropnt.hy ,,!I I bo c xprcf\Scd "nh 'M l
H e IS ~ l Ca rl>
Canadi:l.llfi OVe.rs.t.Wg 011 MOl day llloht: rot no occaSl1)llS Itt> has b ecn wounr!",r!
n ot ha.\ o iI 0 o JlPort.ulll ~ of n~l'tlll mctlnS'
D elli S B{Hr~ rh o \\ (lH kno\\n UeadllJg soliCitor oWill
of AgC and "IVat! edll{':'I.t.ed nt Grovelrmd3 Rchoo\
V.illS
Ouo purt) 1110\00 out n.,.....1 r C ito St.e
ut Slmll lr bCfltncnt La Hntl",h ~uhllers Jl o
So<:ond Ll e utCllut t lo rtunc:-; 01 th o (I I ) d torllul ed but at tht) on<l wo
Rending
Pnor to cnilBLmg h e was e mplOY NI by III 11 c lo~s of h ~ brothrr
Ehzj,bcth nud ..JloUle r furt he r to thc ~outh
G 'V Berr) Dur! a.m L lglr t Tllfnn t.rl \'Ioho \'IllS Irn. I g' lIn cd md !tel J all t h e I:;rou nd that ~ o III
With the ro::;ult IJul.L Olll' IIIHJS have been dr.Q.wn McsBT"S Wheeler and Co. LW , of Ko w KIIII
fllehlll"st
killed lU action on Augus t 2.:>Lb He reeen e d a lClldod to I t W b o..t d a wn \\hen Lho obJ<'t!tHe
a.pPI"'CCHlb1 y Iwarer fA ns city It..: elf
hull et III th e Illigh a" hll WllS Icn~llIlg 1m men II I ii t.al en ~nd t h en Lbo onoru) In unch ().1 l'Ou llter
Ill. Cha.m.p:l.g1LC th<J :E renc h 011 :;\lon<l ~y carrlcd
LANCE CPL F H HOlLE
11110
ac lt on
Second LICuLt"munt Ber rv Jo rned I tttlek.!:l all of ",Inc h woro helton oft llo wever
out A dal"'lllg raJ I on both Sides of tho SOu"lln
Another lDember of the Roya.I Derks to 11\\ 1,1 e CIL\ of LOlldoll 1- u!:Il lters Oetohcr 1D14 and thc e ll emy ~ b IcmHo fire waa fioI"Ccl~ s u;;talIlod
Sommc Py road U~ e n omy ~ trenchcs .... e re fH:!IIC
dowlJ his hfe for hl8 Kmg and C(llUl~rv IS Lance
for some monLhs ":J.li aL Malta. H e c a.me homo, t,1 d \\ I.(j stili lllt{)nSn \\ hell Lho 1301 I s wero retrMl'ld \.Q th e .... ho\o depl h of tho frollt pos ll.ion Cpl F H Holle nep~w of Mrs Clements 45
Ih o elH;u~J bos
r am 11m I " 0 1"0
10 h k n u p h 1I COI1I1 1 ~" 1 0I ~ 10 .... c nt t..o th c frO! t. ,l oved
on n,. rront of n "-' Iriy lmlt. n.. t Ie a.ld i.he J rcneh
St Dn.rtboJomcw s Road
Readlog
An old 11 \pr I t l:rL lI ~ e ar HI ~ C I~rtUIl ,",rote
\ uav~
8 11 I III J'\i CO
u Iho 8nc.m,y " oro oo n
W e D.rQ
In .f\ddltion to (l~ s l ro \l1lg t.hese rlcfc ncell
wrocke d
g
tillu°U-"
ly
jlO
Urlll
f
I
e
o
n
liS
U!) we u h Ul CfflI \J!'.l ng
soldier, bo.'VIIlK been In the \run for tc n yean;
a. number of RIlS t 1.llks nnd cnm<:l hac k wllJl pTi tJ10 dee(>..a8ed went to :b"'rlLllCe WJth fL.. I re nel; 1111 ' cr ) ~orq to 10lic so fine u friend a nd officer s ~o s 0 1 t 10 hc;\\ lei:;!; cn.lt bn 'II 11Ch I u n;: t mOll
1
h
e
men
WI
I\
rH
I<S
I
lin
le
rrlbly
n.~
t
ho:,
Irked
sonars aad I~ (I l:l.lltlty of Vi II.r m ~terJaI
!\lorl~1.r Battery
~t Lh e hattle of tho .AHU c h e
All (o r mvsclf J cannol exprcSt; S rot S!,) uhll:st explo:,l\o builp.lo; woro oxt.C D!,lVd~
A fca.iul"Q of t he ODCTflilon s ell ooth fh e ha.d 11. narrow C!!cnpc 1\ s hell ef'Mhmg mto Cl. 111m llnllensc l)
U8f!<
Whe ll n e I r OUf (l osttn..ntJOu somo \\ C! ro
t
o
~o
n
In\
feeh
n
g<:
t\S h e was onc of fhe b est
Frcne h nnd Brltl!lh froniR has h e-en
I hc
m
elull;tJ i: b\ the cross hre of lho Ge rman m a elr.ll1cfnrm hom;e wherc II. churn wos k Ilcd rind Lnncc
officcr"
I
ha\
e
(,ler
me
t
Th-o
d
eceased
WflR
In
c rl":n:'OQd lIer] II wtrin.rQ
I ho Rovn.1 N a, nl \]1' C"I Ho Ie IllID self w.a.s wounded III tho hu.ck of
d n" and m tny ,," Ollt to tho \:l sI; hnll t ot e n
h 1'::'11 eSR as II. (I r Ipe r
urUlleo lu) 1 hid to ffl ll hi ck 1). htLio
Then
Servtco p lnd flnoLh er \I Nlt to DrnscH IIn(1 call!'oCd tho s kull
e \lno tho fi nn.] t:hul.,e--nn d wh tt
l cl rlTKO I
da.magt to th e \ ~r s<".cn:J.C r c /'...oClrodromf' abo II
SECOND
I
U
U1El'-i
ANr
D
\Vro
MARSHAJ"
.
.
I
PTE A LANG1i1EAD
U'l terily wo lS/.o nnotJ tho cnemy!l IMt l'il:mngholl
th ron mlcs a~u.v CalA.l!S Dunk..i r k Nf:l.ncv nnd
SCCOt cI
[ Ie lie n a t
D ~v\( 1 Murs hall
ItoYfl.1 011 the ndg! a n I I to our II I ntis It fl'lI Bll t
bh':'l
Langmcad
or :11
WykcJl1L.Il
Ro ~d
I nno~lllo '\cr-c 1I.11n.cked h~ German r.ldor s
-DIary o[ Pe/>ys. 1660.
1
II!:!
h
c
r
>;
11'1$ \\ o \lllllcd II Lh u ' oflllllgh and but
~hlt a j Ol"r lblo timo It WIS 10 I'CO poor fe.llo ...."
Iroppmg O\€I Heading hIlS r L'cCl vnci lio hfic3.tiol\ from n IL ofbcf! r lock s \htl n 1 oJll llg ~ Isolnle d f\L ro ng pOint. With IYl
a<ld t.h<J Frenrll rda ha.ted by
ng 011 t ho fl old of bn.t tlo woundcc.1 It 'IIl i S III
1\
Langlllcud
n nro 1.00 s or bombR on c nemv works at var ous si.:lj1ng tho.t h cr ht1:1oond PI.c
Ius
plo.loOon
b~lng lI t by :'l.
"hlz
bang
li
e
IJOs,slbl
o
to
l"C.-;': uo ~ rn e of th e lil ~t tho tim e o Wing
parts or t ho fro It
Roval Berks "'''s rocontlv killed In action
[he
HI 1Il ho ~plta l at ~ollt hm ('.l\{ l
Brl~tn l
Second to tho IOtCIlStty 01 firo but l~ good nnm be r woro
1 h e f ,11 or T1.lg \ h n!! cau~d th e grcal.p..st de COlltnlUnL l!otlon statcd t h at hl 9 eornp my onl cer Ileu tcnanL Mn. rshn ll W{l...<; o n Lhe c le n e nl sl-ntr of (,elll\U\\J y brought 111 though th C'ov W' Ne olll thoro 1\
~:\s
killed
at
Lbo
f:lI.nle
hme
']
h
e
d
eccl!Aod
\\
n8
lig ht III Gcnnany fin d th() hal ser hu,'! Improved
o r sO"jral hOll rs O JJ I) woundcd !;Oq;cant Vi ho
W
t h o ' ChroDiCit
\\h('n Iw JOi ned th o Ann) for
tho ()(!CUSlOU b) moa.tIR of c baT:u:torJ!>t.lc w le om ployod "t the Rcl\dlllg Post Officc COnlm g to n tlm n h e 'tI 3 .5 will .iH essr s C and G Ayrl!ti
I: UllaR'O( to el"Uwl back to our I f (Â¥; Elfll 1 t.hat
grom_<t
not IUch all arbiter of hll Wife I
IJ tOW I\ fho ) ear s 1J.go
Alt.o~ thcr he lind been
(,U
ld
IOOdles-E
n
g
ll
Sh
anli
Germ
ll1were
!\"U
ove
r
l
1 rE [ P CHAN DLER
10 P 100 11 1.' d c:-;e rlhod It a!; \ Vflllevof Death
b llrthc.r rnvclnt.lonll nore mB(l e o( th!"! Intrl glles ITt the posb l sorVl ce for llpwanls of t~ e nt y vcars
f
.. hlon, ID fact baa gooe 10
ront:: II II1 ~ dcscrl [llJd.... (>....en tJlO l\a.lser a d t h.) E ll pe rOl Nlclolas III Ilnd W I ~ hlghh reaj)e'Cted hy 115 rc 1l0\\ WorkCl"!'1
Pt.e E 1 Chandlcr {Lhc • BulTs 1 1.ho nld I un nfr:ud ho I ~ not fltr
far u to aUow bll .6 IDlUU. to
LiCon EH, ry IlII n or t he ~OCKI ol d B01 \.: s ;;ho wod 1\
1!)04 fi 1lte EUlI)c ror Wlih,m til fur t h e rance or A Tl1\tlV8 or Ermmglou, Devon, "he-ro b o sang III
lona 1 C IIccrot.ru y IS n)w In a h osj)ltnllll Mm
' rlO!i t stllbhorn COUI'rl 13' ll wrJ do llot he 6urprl scd
IllS scheme
12Iln,::,t.E I gl w(l
pi oposed th \t th c ch Oi r of tho pansh church fl,nd nC:"Jst.ed to chestcr su fflJ rlng from trf' nc h f<.:ver
appear m JIIIbJi. with a BI(le~
JIo JOllie d I \ OU h ~llr of oe \ cr d h ono 11"" kl ocl u" I~bout
Denmtl.rk sbou l(J be ov~rru n In th e (lvent or '\\;&1 rHlg tho hr.ll " de-c Ansed J01ned no m Ma.y of la st up lit M n rc h , nnd \\l:n t to the fr ont In Jun o
hoy and thea cCHlfrc ros \1 611 t forwo rl' ""Ith a
'
I
c}e,
yenl
u.nd
had
been
at.
the
front
for
about
e
ight.
betwcen Germany and Grel\L Bt'lt.a.HI
HI S hom e 15 at J[1 t.c hm \Ihe r o beforo the \\n1
( es pernto \ ,1011 1. Without wln cl wo CI"I lid DOt have
v.horn h o
J he d cu th I!> 'Cr>Or ted of Ttr
SUlrme l"
tho months Ho iEmvcs lilr<:e chI ldren
h e Ilall ~ tra\ ellcr fOf th e fi r II o f \V B
M Olis
lIehlO\ cd Ollr ohJect. Ser...(ln d J lOut Glo' OI on e of
Idolt !:>QcI ] 1 8. lotte r of sym'On.t.hy t.o l\Ir"! Lan~
RlIw;m.l\ ex Pr.,.nll(lr
1110 was fi enOlln('(ld b) M
I
td
H e \\:11' fl m e mber of th e p:1l"l sh (lb urch the pla.toon offic(\\""i:i \I ho bl'lollg s to tho Dmon s
, Another, though Dot siring the
E
UIlmkoff In t.b o Duma. for 1m, c lTo r t.s to c onclude meM] Ihe VICIlr o f Erlll 1Ig1on (th o RC\
chOir
He \Va" cdnc (\wd (It tl 0 BrItis h School, LII IS wonnded u(ter III hOur R fightmg Second
Pm \ Ill ) '<a I d
I WIlS ver;, fond of (kar A\ t.hur
a. scpllra. t.c pcace WIth Gc r mo.ny
hlack eye to bls wife, does Dot
It:lut \Vll n ott who cl"lmes 1rom Oxfon:1 hu~1 fJ.
l~e ndm g (It Lh o 1.11.11 0 Ihat. t he football t eam c ar
H e W8!> ~ de flr good bo\ n.1l Ihrough fr om whe n
ratbor lll St'V wound amI Sf'oond T IOll t Gtl I11ll"lr,
fl
ed
all befoN them
H o wus fOI sovera l \ e :\r6 "
~lIURSD~;
e.eD
baDd oot the "Glad Eye .. and
he .... :-18 1\ IIttlc fello n righ t on t il! now
Even
m enher of S I StcJ)h"ll 5 C hOlf and
!.Iso n, so n of tho Vioar 01 St li les ]~'l(ltng wus [ too
Th o rctllru of Dr tlsh s lnpllJ ng 10S&C6 by ( U" one was f on d of hIm and I th11k hc hn.d n flml le m c mbe r of the tl1n atcur (WI Lie and Din.ck) afl"lLul bn,dly wou nd ed
a p"rsc well Ii"d, bDt II
Ano thol membe r ()l tho 1 :1tllilOIl 1\ rol:o - ~ Tho
bout.'! t;hQ\\1-\ t h ai e lghtoe n I~lrge vessels were for ever yone 1 menn to put hIS na.me m t h o I s~ Mms trel '] roupe Jl.o I S the ~onllge s~ son of tho
totalt, card... of the appearanet
PIISO n cI">! 11'0 caPi:lll'cd lookrrl fl S If thoy 'w i not
sunk dllrmg last week, trO 1\ lucb figure must be I lllwe or thot;o who have fa.lle n In thc fi ght aJ d la te lilr DflVUI Chn.nd le r of O r ts Road
Rend
!tali anythlllg to £'>\.I; for somo tlllv:s AU o t them
I hopo that Umt !t at Will bf! n errullDc ntly fix ed m
add(!(1 two :;uok 1U the prevIOUS perlon
lllg,
nnd
COtlSIn
of
t
h
o
Mn.yor
of
Southend,
~nd
WOTe nbout lli or 10
I ho\ loohd ]lroper wrecks
'] h o Gcnnans are 3:.1 mIles norlh east. o f Riga the church bo 10v(ld so weil
WM at ono tlJnc 11\ the em plo} or Mess r s
KlDg
nnd were vot) ]lI CM('d to I () ea.l)l ured '
lhc li test; pollce ropo rts sl ow U at. 11 people
PTE D Ev Al'lS
hum find Son s of Reading
H e IS 32 ycars of h An officer \I rltlllg of tho batt ,11011 6ince It hM
~ H. hattll the
of Luptau'
were killed and 62 lTI)ured In '] uMdo...y mght s air
Pt..e D Fvnns of th e Roval Berks of Wh tl.c age, and a. na.fl\ tJ of R e ndmg
eon lxlck r ostwg s H S I ho men 11.1'0 very
raId on Londell and South EMtern dlStl"let.s
kmghts Lodges IS lVollnded HI the' knee and
chl'orfu l co ns u/ol"l11 wi il.t the\ h ave JUift boon
Cloth
..
acherti_b.
SAPPER ~ E BARNARD
On 'lu esrln~ OIght German 81rmf:n agarn marle nnkle He hn.s been nut. III F runeo 10 months
through
1 hoy ar~ wonderfu l cha.pl< amI I
bomblllG e:tpedihons b ehmd our hnes Our all'
wQulrln t 8Wl\.p thom fO I lny tlOOPS III tho Dntish
lie was employcd n.t ErlCigh P a rk
N ews hil S hoon T"CcelVed that Sp.pper Alher t 1 d
\r my~
men continue bomblT g expeditIOns h, dav nnd
\\anl Bar ~rd 30 Brook S treet Wost Rendm6
PTE W BE~'NETT
T lR' h t
In nil' tlglltmg dUTlug the <lay Vo e lost
Ro):\J EnFtlUoors 'las r eccntly killer! by " shell
SOVf!11 mn..clun~A.
the enomy hnd fiv e de5~roye<l
Pte WIlham GeoTse B onnett
of Chathn.m ][e \\ n6 111 camp al; t.h o ti me., (Lnd the she ll fall
MilITARY Jt[]IDALS WON BY READIliG
Imd SI?\'ell drlvcn down out. or contI 01
S tr.cct d ~d lD the Ro)al B e rks Hospital on Illg wltll1ll te n fcct. of hlln exploded, nnd
III
:MEN
rhu1"8<iay lnst fo11o ...."'1 ng an operation and '\I\S ndd tio n to kiJIlllg tho deceased wounded three
, H. ceIJ hia bacII,
Old
]iRIDAl
burled on Monda] wlt.h lull ,r mhta.rv ho nours Bot
JOining up all t ho 19th o f JUllO In.s t
III Thursday 6 OffiClaJ repoTl4..:H tr(Jtn t he Bnhsh tho Reading Cemotcry The Ilecca.sed v. ho \\ flS other!!
of
bi,
'\1M
iDstead
of
ptti\I(
tIlI!IIa
) ea.r he v; n.s sal t to the front. t.hree wacks afl.cr
fl 0 l\1lht.nry M edal blJ.i' Just been u,wBrded to
front promLlloncl..) I... gl,\eJT. to tho brilliant wo r k
3'2 ycars of age, )OJnoo tho Royal B erks last wr.rds and hn.d b een there ever SllIce H e wns LI~uee Cpi S P Plutt.l l of 283 London Road
off to ColIt Street Cora.. aDd
dono b v our l~l nn on ID I I mdOI iI IlJJd PI.c."l.rci;y
year,
md
wna
nft.erwvds
transferred
to
tho
employod 10 the hulld ng uepartment at. M essTs
lioo~"Y du.nIl\b'U Ilil.S been dOl 0 to thQ cne m) ~ IID ~
Rending for consp C UOIlIi conduct In r OplUrmg n.
adnotqe .£ llWI1lut year', ......
&raj
Scots
FmLllrers
Recently
he
was
wounded
Humic}
n.nd
Palmers
and
leaveli
a
'WIdoW'
nnd
o f oommunlc;)t:tOl1B bl~ nerod1"Qw~ ~mDluDltion
p onLoou bridge uuder h CM y gUll firo He lomed
and had shell shock, and wa.s brought to Rood
dumps and other YItu.1 pCl1:nt:;; ot a.ttack
fh e chIldren
'] he en.pt.am of hiS .!Iectlon th o Roya.l Engmccrs 111 Octobet, JeHU I'nd went
still prenleat tben.
Thooe Blltish ra.l<ia lx'6'aIl()n TU(l::tday, a.nd W~T6 lUg ~het'O I\n operation was performod Ho ha.d dcscrlhcs the d eceased n6 a very fino soldIer, a \.Q I'UloltOQ m Mu.y, 1916 Ho 18 now homo on 10
conti.nllod on tilO follo'U 11'Ig da) aud t h e fact that only been at the front about throe month.!! H.e very eheory (ellow and one who was hkod by day t; len.\ e
DeforQ J010JUg UJl h e wows employed
hho I\Vlators In ma.n"" cnses flew dl()Wn to 1 000 worked at. Messrs Dunlop and was a wtdower ofi'teBrS &Ild m en alike
as sllmlld8'f,"
at tho Jomnry works of ]'Ie8S1'6 EHlOt Ilnd Sona
foot from thell' ob]OOtiVl..'tI ensured the success of With one chIld
Cavof'.6ham HI~ brother, Second LIeutenant. II
!.upWl· UIl IT .. priceI.
the I"a..Jds
CPL C PURKIS
PTE E BURY
A!i resmds mfa.ntry fighbng , German attacks
Cpl CeCil Purlris, of 3, Elgar .Ro.nd, Reodlh8, W PraLer Arm} Servloo Corps has Just gone
Pta E Bury Royal Berb, 24, Bolmont Rond hIlS lost tho Sigh t; of both bill ores In a recent; to France Ihoy iU'O sonR o( Mf' A Prater of
east of ArmontiQ.re.... AAT"e boon repulsed a.nd OUT
Ime at Lens hM boon shghtly ndva.noed
Readmg, wna killed by 11. aDlpcr on August; 22ud cngagame.nt 0. shell burst m blR (a.oe With the 181, Cavers.hnm Road, RoadmS, who sened 21 , l.anptoa ...d Sou,
YC3.rs m tho old Voluntecrl'>
the outlook lU Russm. IS still fa.r from reassur III 11.1\ attack on " Germon polntion
Htl Jomed result. lndleated
Cork Street
Oodib.
Ho IS now In bOo!!lpItul
The M:i.hto ry Me.:la l h;1~ boon 'W'On by Carp0..031
Ing
A Germnn fleet hns appcn red 10 the Gulf tbe Yool"ll'nnry May 1916 Md was enbsequ(lntly
to London
Cpl PurkLS, who was Wlth the
Welt Street
-the W....• ~
or Riga, and the RU8SULn for-cos are still ln trnlUi,f(lJ'red t.o the Royal Berks
HIS offieer CanadLan Contmgent. eomes trom RoIOscy, Fl-odeflck CJlarJ~ Nunn, Royal WclHh FueilioNl for
retreat
brn.vClry m tho field
1:1e voluntcmexl to Jo'tn a
WIota • I aannot speak too hlBhly of hu. (ludl
537 0xf0nI R..d-.... ,.. ...... of dot
H:-IIlt..'\ lie emlgt'ated to Can&d11. rmd JOlJled up
ti 06 ~ a. soldIer, he was loved by hIS pt.toon m Cnnada 800n after the ou'breBk of WGr He bomblllg pn.rt.y to n.tta.ck tho "dvanooO M6my I
tWo 1
position He wa. one of Ille find. mOll. to en\ar" t.ho
and myself who always admired hlS ehe-erful haa been at tho front. RlnCe October last
enemy s trench n.nd. ehowod groo.t, bra.~y ..nd dub
a.nd
happy
ways
..
MAN OF 60 AS ABSENTEE
The pnrty ho Willi With mfhctod 8OVf'.fO CUUa.tbN
GNR W I' WOODMAN
LANCE CPL W COOK
on Clho <merny ~a.l Nunn who III 20 y0a.1"1I of
- - Gnr Walter P Woodman Derks RoyeJ Horse n~ nnd 'mho 11M hoc-n twlOO woundBd JOIned np
Mr a.nd Mrs Cook, of 'Boshler Square, Coley,
ROOcrt Wolham agc.d 60 who W'8.lI charged at.
Art;Jllery
&On
of
the
late
Mr
Woodman
and
..
bout.
towo
:vEIo.1'ft a.go
He
111 tho cldatt. eon and hirt
CoIoheot.r on lI'u",dov wlth being &D aboan"", !rom Reading, bave been notified that tbell' only son MI6 Woodrua.n of 21, York Road, Ras.dlng waf! homo L! In Hopo Street, Rooding
,
RlIAllIllG JUlI"B JIRAVB1LY
the Re."\.din,8' War Hoeplta.l., produced hi.!! dlsoba:roge Lanoe Cp1 William. Cook, Ro~1 Berks, has be~ kIlled
n aot.ion on July !JlII.t Dcc6aSod, thongh
wpen which ehowed tihtrt; he bore a very good killed, bOlDg shot by; a limper in '" recent engage
o.lly 17 years of ago, JOUled up MOD after the:
eharaot.o.r nfld lHl.d served 12 ye&r6 In t.be Army meat.. Prlor to the war he was LD the Tcr
A PltIliCESS AS A W A.l'l'BJ!Ss
An office r wrl Una homo ...y. or • nccot eao
war oommeneed
lUI
wellt to Fr;a.TlOQ thiS
The deIendant &11 id
My oolGncl sEmt me bo..ok from rttorials
Ii"gamen\ In whKili ibe Royal Bub were 00.
lear
Prcvlous to enlistiug he WM an 9P{lrent.i~
Fra.noo OC(la.U&O L wae too old I my whtto ha.ir gave
PTE. F CLOVER
aerued II Yoang Demus Gilford (100 01 Dr.
m tho Mao)una Room at Mes8l's Wyman
the Mow a.wa;y I wa! patriotic, and t..hUr 18 w.bM 1
After only beinS at. UHt trant for !\bout three and SOIlR
PrlllOOS8 C.hn!tia.n treasure. ..mong tN!r IWU !;£alltinp 0 lIfora, o' KiDg' Baed. BeadiDL) dUI
He was a l.-een cnokoter and
ha.ve ffDt fot' It.. I t.h.i.t:J.k tboy be. .... e done :me a grea.t
'Weeks Pte Frederick Clover, Box Court CoIQY,
'onu
~
•
tmlaU
OOIn
n
W&&
81Yell
to
her
.
.
.
.
1ayed for W v man'!!
He was ed.ucated n~ the
tnarvelloWi work . . . ~~.=him.
~
.Readln~, has lo~t. his life A n&tt.e of Eshnm
tip by B Canadian soldier Od whom abc WM of the WOIIDded were _ _
ioon6r1d
Vlotl1a.UM!;'
Sc.h001
KWlDington,
The Bench hoa.r:t 1 oomm'0DOOd the dofenda.nt and qed 34:, tho dooElNed Wall with the Royal
'Wa.1ting
In one of the Y M Q A. hu~ near Wind
wl.ai
I
hew
be
,
.......
&bo
V
ia..,. •
,,.hel'6
he
WII.8
a
p()pul!lr
IUld
8ucoe&Atul
scholar
&J)d Mleaaoo hBm. bat, e.9lOnmod the cue for a w~
Berks, which be :JotnBd at the end of lal~ y81U'
8Or, whum shows that prlD06&8eS, hke the raat 01 get lOme dlAiootioo. Be . . . greM..
.....
d:W the War Oftloo miaIbt bo infwmQd.
A ohaplwn, 111 the course or u. letter or condo!
Ue wu eDl,P:ro,ed M " labOurer " Moun. ColliU ence with Mrs WoodmlUl, sa18 H lb lJJ wUh womm.nkind, bring ma.rveUoua efBcleDCY lPSo *he atel)' be GUIl8 out. .Ithou' .. IC!I'aioh. ~ ..
"",v work *ha.v 1lIlderlake
bod _
al bio tP- _ _ '" .......

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Doll. Dressing
Competition

GurgcOtrs Coa t for SocIety.
1917 WIDter.
One nf

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the

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the com ng: sea<;an 1n s uperb conc) COli
S I&ill~ o f '3 dDClCd sblls ontv Uhe "iI ~ h tc."t
I!npcrfcc lio n bci n~ lahoo) No1e the I lr..... c
,..r Icdu l colhr I td t1 al Ihe bottnm of [I c
coal I:; tnmllll..'d "'ltll n atural OPPOSSWIl
L med s itin

SpCC13I·-18 Gumeas.

An Adorable Cont

10

SIlver

Flonk Musquash
fhe finest ::II d softe.;t S),; 1Il3 OJ I} of jhc
llusqu;J.sh an.: .,,~od clou::.h to put I1to
IllIs 1;lonons coat
It I>; ;.: It ful Jll ed
s Ilm Uld d espIte thl.: Imcly sa lt ne ss of
thc iUl It C;;1I) be 11Ighl ) Iccommended
fo r \\eJ,r

\VolldeIfu l ,dlle It 8 ) Gwncas.

aid of

THE DAY NURSERY,
80, CASTLE STREET,
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much because of Its use.
fulness
for
and mterest,

prizes for
wtlJ be

dressed

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of

A Mas lerp 'cce of the Furner's
Art.
"1 c Coal s ho \\ n alx \Ie I::;; :l perfee! ~pC'c
11<.:n I..D style lu;thly and \\orkm:-u lcllip
Marie n I tun l nlllscll1~,>h o f unus ual
q I lilt)
[1 c
sk illS bC lI1t">
bca.utifnll)
II :'I1c.hed lI1d t"duHk'lsl) Stv. n the coal

cut mil and Imcd With

I

luxutlous sallll

\\ lueh LOBes cxaclh: With the fur- II
\\ould be chc::II al 15 C umeas
\ l McJ!ro}s l I SI ccm.l l) pnced at

12 Gumeas.

8~ GUlDeas- but th e Season's
Pnce wilt be 10.
\ sp lcn<hd Conc\! Coa t III the r:l~ I1l(m(lbk t hree
lllaricr len~>1.h Cut full lI neo b lCy si ll and
\\ Ith largc co l1.1.r OJ thc S lmc fur Ca n only be
o ffered at 8} Gllmc Is o v.lTlg to Mcllroys t:arlv
IOd hi", p urd ]ilC~ 1 he r cgullr \0\ nler pnce
W11\ be 10 (UUlcas 3t le'"!st
I <ldles will fi d a
s uperb muff to usc w''Hh tim coot IS onc
Mc ilroy!> show In U c ncw barrcl ilhape I a
n c h black gO.lt SpecIal at 2 GUIneas.

"MY WIFE SEEMED VERY
PRETTY TO-DAY, IT BEING
THE FIRST TIME I HAD GIVEN
HER LEAVE TO WEAR A
SLACK PATCH."

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any time she liked.

One·llurd Saved on tbis Handsome
Set.
Mcllroys havc fur;, of every dcscnpho n and to SUIt
a ll pu rp<Hes H er e, for example IS l beaulJlul a nd
smart fur set III n atural mtlsquash the bc bcmrl
the fashionable shp III s hape a nd thc muff In th~
large barrel shape which wlll be so hsilionable
Judged by last mo n t h s wholesale :-Iuction pnces
hi:'; sct IS w o rth J GU1n\;as

Melh oys plI C~

IS

2 Gu meeos.

of his famil,.

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Be,.'

d.tIIooI.

takiat

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Another In!l'ltmg Low.Pnced
Fur.
~'3L-u:k Hare
Lhl:J wmter

IS

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fasluonabk:

fur

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It ~\l\l be widely shown

eor-- for Sct.aI

:111 the leadmg

fumer'!; feafun.l.lg It
havc a(h.<1nccd gr.e~tJy
smce last year
nils smart black
hare ser coos1sts of a popular sbp-m
be and a large p1l1ow muff-speaally

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pnced-

The set for 30/-

William Mcilroy. Ltd.

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Reading's Shopping Centre.

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