Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 11-1917

THE

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LISi"
[This list I. 'PIOT.fly c.mpllill f,r the

EVENTS OF Il'HE WEEK

COODS YOU .\ MIST
GIVE TO YOURSELF

U

Mlrtur)',

and II copyrIght]

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ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT

DIED O. WOUNDS
Llcut M B Beat.t.w

WOUNDED
Lieut G

ThiS "Ill be a Christmas of useful glfts for the grown ups
Furs may
B ll t many goods are not thought of as presents.
be, but illlllmery, underwear, footweal, etc, are self bought-usullJly gIven not by others, but by J ourself to yourself
And the Ce ntre for G,fts Bought By You For You IS
McIlroys'-tlw store "Inch makes your money go further
and bungs the most' expensIve
styles wlthm )our reach.

WAR.

I

Most useful COSTUME
1 fa\\1l
coal n!! lor COll lllr) and week t:lld
" car Cut very lull "lth the popul r
s l t pockcl!'i a Id belt
35f9

FRIDAY
Generu B)'nsr's s plend d vlelor y In ArtOI S 1'6
homg CODiO] fated l\ nd de elorie<l II e onlv
rtrnwbnck ha ~ been nt t he 'illuge of Fontam&Notn>-Dame wl!lch" 118 cnptured 'On W cdnesdli,\
6,emng but ,\ '5 lost Oil 'Ihurl!day afternoon 1/\
a counter-nttnck
Ihe result to France !I th lt
8 xty S'qu re m les 01 terntory ha s In one du~
been Iibf'n te 1 from tI eo tn, d er
From Italv t ha no\s is st ill gool Our 1i,110:)
lre ijt In h g firm on tha As ago I no-lI e po nt of
dnnger--o.nd m<\Sl>ed atta.c k s by l he anem, luna
been repu lsed
In Luonnol !> the Frenel h "0 fought WIth
Sllccess fot the rete nbon of t he ground gUlD(' 1 b)
thcm on Wednesdo.v II determ n OO counter tt lok
bemg repul!:ied ~Ith hOilH I( sse!l to t h o enemy
lour hunclN>d pnsoners IDclldlng nino officer"
e re captured by t ho Frenc h m thiS s('ctor
I he M{\x lUfillilt Ng no II R SS \ l::S st II e
de 1\ 0 lr ng t o br ng abo It u generol Ul"U 1st ce 111 1
h Illig thut rio sepil.r ~I: e peace Genera l D Ikhomn
the Cornman IeI' In-Cl lef
111'1\' 1 g
r o f sert 1'0
bet'Onte n II !!trument n tJ IS Sl'nse h as been
deposed RDd Ensign hllleDI 0 Jlal> bron llppo nted
to succeed hIm

G

Henderson

1 te E \shby 32216 (Buw n~huDl)
Pte G T Butsell 38137 (BrIstol )
Leu CQrpl G Balley 26355 (H ungerford)
I te E Blddlecolllbe 33331 (South~tnpton)
Act Corpl C Chamber10lD 7838 (Rend
Pte .A Campklll 3627a (Herttord)
l'tc C ,\ (;olton U4Sti t Reading)
Ser~. t G H Condlck 16090 (Crllwthorne)
l'tc C
~65il6

H. &G. SIMONDS
(timited)

Road)

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

READING.

LIEUT W V R SUTTON
IdLLED IN t\.CllQN TN l'<\LES U NE

BOTTLED ALE and STOUT
IN PERFECT CONDITION.

UGHT DINNER ALE • 6/- per .doz. Bottles Impenal.

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• 3/6

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!-Bottles

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"
LUNCHEON STOUT · 6/6
Bottles Imperial
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i-Bottles ,.
• 3/9
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PRICE

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LISTS

ON

APPLICATION.

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-PREVLY REPTD MISSING NOW REPTD
BY GERMAN GOYBRNMEI'<'I KlLL~_D OR
DII D m \I OUNDS
lee Corpl :r I.Qve lock "SO l (Beacons.fi eld)
l')REVLY REPrn MISSrna NOW REI'TD
l'Rl~ONJmS

Pte l' V C I I.UlP

1 tll A DCI tOll

m

WUt

uk!.:
lao e.

SI ecla l lot of I ad tt!! Ta n DOE C I 0\ ES
cr> cl able and III all ::;1 es

OTHER REGIMENTS
WOUNDED

1(.'3

Royal llell hlll1 cry

4 111

l)clr R Asl

t\ o l a rgep~trlb ttO h

All slzcs

775719 (liran ley)

r I W BU:<i:~'y 1957&1 (Newl Ir ))
Act Corpl G W . ] nylor tlO '(ltcatiu .. )
O nr 1: :O lrgll ~ 1189 1 (AblU:.:don )

N lgger;u d G rey Che r c Ue SU ED E GLO\ ES

l

6 / 11 .pa

YCOlOlUlr,)

I tc W A C,corgo 'It)5<~ ~l ( rwyford}

THE NEW HAIR SECTION.
V, I ~ST \Nl SUCCESS
That Ladi.. do

prefer

to iNay the r hair reqlUutn

llolllSch.ol t Dntl:nilon
J te A J" Atlhholl 65 1 (o\b r I:rlon )
Lee Corpl 1 C llrilsle r 1484 (Wlndi:iOr)
I tC I l [ C rtc r
1JS6 {Tb tcbtun )
] t:e J ]I "lite 12Ul ( W ndsor)
I h: 1 AI Whl tc 155l) ( W I.: I t:(hrun)
Roy \L lior$C Artliler)'
Gnr J E Elm o:; 6l b2U ( I{en dlll~)...
R OYilJ J 0:':1 oer,;
Snr C 'I urllf'r ;mIU ) (ltead n:::-)
Grellfl(h er GUl\lds
Pte .A J D I I g W 32 (R-c;.).dlug)

ID

pnvacy 11 prared by tbe lIutut popllianly of MeUroy,
department lituated between lhe
and M. 11lnery Showrooms The WGDdufut var tt,.
vallie offend too mUlt be (!'rell dae cred 1. and
cordIally IRnte all ladies to pay W, new sed Oil

lIew

tllclosrd

CDlItamc

a.nd the
McIlroya
a 'fll t

SLn. op (East ["'Ickct 1 M)

8167 Pte S H

(Uc Idu 1-: )

PREVL Y !tEl ~D WOUN1lf D NOW !tEl'TJJ
WOUN DJ D ANU ~11~SL'W
Pte I G lyfic ld 32'2:1 ( rbntcham )
\ n

T I 0 (a lloy, n g we '6 lasli ed Wl t.h the Suppimn ~nt
to tI e
London G ~7. et..tc of No ...c mbel." 19th _

OeM

l"156 (HuH )

lti[JI:J;j

ROYAll BERKS H01ll0URS

I Allee Se rg~ Broull R.o yu l Derk ~ I e rni.or nl11,
of 50 Nort.o Roa.d Jwadll g. Jm,<; beel awa.rdo.i
tJH~ 0 C,M for hrave r y 0 I Oc.LOber 24th
H8
G ",oe rBI wrote
l!Lm rJehgh t.cd to 1100 ff a.t 0 11

h&\'~ I pc n I\wn.rded the D C ~f
Your oondl.Jt;l. on
t.he OCcnSlon of t he rBJd by UHl Royl\l Bor h llilLq
h gbly c fe<ht.nbJc In e ve ry WfI,Y IJ, Id wor t.hj nf' t he
fi l e
ecor ds of your hnl.l.aho n ' ou h ~ e \'ell
Icsorvcd thiS cxooptlo nn! d slJn<lLion ,Iuel [
trusl lon w ill 101 g /; rv \ c to wear
nrn"."
.... ho lS a !!oLIVO of Rcrui nS "AS tl Jl'M1t Inn fo r
mn e 'C!lr8
11 0 IS twenty 8Clwn years of Ag
r .rrleci '" Ih two d t1drcn He Jflln ct/
tJ 0
Roy~1 Berks tl Me }CQ.1'5 ago lmd has bcpn in
J r mee L ven,. and e gIl. monthM On nne i')C
CO!! o l e lost h l'i ?oa, ", h c l 0 It on pft l rol b IU
\ a.'i go t n t he foll oy, tng day
14088 Sel'gL

MILITARY MEDAL
I
.A.. S alVCfIt.cr Ma.chinc G lD

Corp!'> ( \h ngdon)
° 1119 Scrgt t\ G W ,u k Mac hlnc Gun Corpl
(Relldmg)
9719 1 toe J Edmans (Coven lr))

OXFORDSHmE AND RUCKINGH-A!fSHllllI

H a dso ne I U H

LlGRr INFANrRY
BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL

THE LATE COL ELLISON

5 E T

8665 Pte
(aeliup; Lrr.n oo Cpl ) ] Tilbllrv
(H eulc), on 11 a. nelS) {M}'l
8 11.zeLt.e;:1 February
1!J1J )

....,. brown goal Ta 190 collar and
the n

wi COl

MILITARY MEDAL.

he I d III large
~2735

p lIow sl ave or as skctch
1 he set complete 49/6

Pte 'V Bond (Hcnlc» ).
OTHER REGIMENTS,

11 58,1) Pt..c (Lance C rl ) 1:
.shire ReSlment. (Read ng)

BrownUlg'

Ra mp

Btl

READING CASUALTIES

WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT A WEDDING

DlIlKS OFI leER. KILLED BY A Ill E l>CH
l>lOR'tAR

~~

Wlde8 1 root! Il Lercst ' Ill M O 18(,,,1
t he m al"
TlIl.ge .... l.nch took I h\ce It Rt.. Luke is Chllrci
R e ~dillg, 011 \\ c dnesdll) ot L uut Col Cb at ~CS
1 D Cook D S 0 - 0 1 of tl o I"'t:o Professor
C lnrlQS H H Cook )1 A II cllow o{ SL JoII! i
Coll eRe Co. br dg 1 o f Christ C hurcl
~ cw
Z eal" (\ I..lld Mrs Cook of Murlon New Z oat I d
- , d Ml,sl> Ag cl \ Man H aYI e s daughte r of Mr
Bid Mrs W H I) nes o f 11 Vlctorll\ ~q uH.r o,
Roo.dmg l'Il 81; 1111) ' c!4 hUt! been on t he Ittatr of
St Luke s \ 0\ D Hospital for 10011 e 11 Ie and
t l c h ve l esl. n t.cre!>it. \I 11.8 arousOO H
t! c " eil
d nJ; by tho "".!l ff a.nd pn..t.. c ots tho I lLl e r (on n,
n. gUllrd of honou l i t. t he ehurch while tho mc n
ber!! of tI (l 51.I'Iff u d ur Mrs G St.cwllr b Abram
Lt (} Coml I ndant 'tI ero l)resent. a.t 11 e cercmonf
J I e re '" liS !I ver y 1!\J'ge number o f tJ e gCI crM
puhhc nnd the approaches tQ th e church \ cre
tt r Ol gel
II e eeren on y " ' 1\11 performed I" t1 c Rev T
J Sc .tl) ill A ' icnr of Soull C c k Nc rrol l!:
u d c or the b r de tu>s ls t..l(1 I y 11 R (>\ I
J
Howard M A Vumr of St L lke s II fl br tie
10 \ I S ,CI:lven 1\,,, ny by hl'l' r ~ th c r
Wfl.!I lit
tcnrled . \ U & .. G ray a d .M 58 1 /'I Gray (he r
] Tc hyllU s
ere
I he
a 00 t.hat
co s loS)
' ''''"''': I breathC(l 0 or Eden and 0 pcrf~t la ve
Mr H EJhotl B So Ro~ III I Iv ns Corps I!. c/('ct
116 best. ID:l.n nas1S1.cd h, 1\Ir
J Dr I~O 8 1m
mo s
l ite h RIlP" pa r had!1. ro IS ~ \l eI
come on le nvll g t.he d II 01 II c ou n 11'(1 mt'n
I eld If) the I' crutt'!h es to rOT
nn nrc h"' IH'
C!I cered a. l<i tI r ew C!ollrctl tl e nurses formed
up 1 lSlde the Torch
The receptlO I \ C\S h ell a t. 11 V clo r n Square
1he lZ;uestslncll1oed Mrs I\nd ti e MIs:;e~ H n\ l e!!
(Bedford) Mr 1 J P ClloCoc k (mclc o f 11 e br Ie
J{room) Ilnd Mrs P encock ~1 !1s G 0 I Avlor MrQ
Scu llv MISS Grigg Mrs J Sulnf'l n Cli L (! ,
md Mrs C G urlo nl'lg G an H '0118 C ?if G
n S 0 Mr J P Grin (Ro 1 M Ilhr Aendf'm!
W ooh\l~l) Mr A E Anthon ) CR p! n 1 G:\m

F r ank Edgar H e , it Rov d
or 29 Il ve l'pool Road
R ead n ~ I ItS
died of \\ound~ H o JO ed 1.1 0 Arm) l\t tl e oul
brenk of war Ilnd I as bee n I I r co SIX mont hs
DeCeu.6cd was '1 vcn s of nge n.) d rcce l cd I s
(>(1 cntlQn nt tJ e HI e Gont Sc hool Rc ] ng
Prior to (! hst ng I e vns e n I)l o~od bv Mes!!rll H
Rlld G S monds
HIS Mn'l or
wrttin g to hl S

Art lI er}

" ot!

spiend d\EL\ El H\'I "th
:loft c ro..wt tOl1 and er) g raccful br n
11 e exqu s tc ornamci t s madc of c 1
bosticc velvet and S cXl.,;cc:dmg l) r oJ I 1

101tt

,ppe.rance

moU e r says
Your so was ser oll~ h ",on 1(100
n act.lOn 0 I !\ove n ber 8th and d ed
t Uc
Cel trILt Dressm g St~bon 011 NOlen b el 9~h never
I avm~ "ega.. ncd com~c 0 sn ess ] feel the dea.th
of yO \ r FIOI as fl p crF;o II lOBS He ns n. v ul
nble ma.n to me nnd 1 ad Just co.mplci.ed I\. CO Irae
of gunnc "V and obtai ed a vcn good l'eporL Ill!;
de a t.h "1]1( be felt b) tI e "hole or the bu.Ltery

,------'\
SANTA CLAUS.s as real
PRESIDENT WII.'iON

as

I

'\ a kRllrc L g l t I nfa.ntl'v o f 84
WoketO:'i Street Roodmg 'as jtll1 ed n n.ctlOn
o NOV6111ler 5th Mter 18 months II F rance
H e "u.s 23 ,sa 8 of age and ¥;lls e ducated a.t
Central School R ead t g
Cpl B

ce Jed on of Lad cs

\I

IIIccl etie py
It J}

trlmmcd

Cleara1 ce of Lad e!\ B ilick S lk STOCK
INGS with woot soles lisle tops a nd full
fash oned

Reduced from 516 a pan to 311 let
or 2 pa rs for 71-

- -'me,' I'IG'S, all

Cons gnmenlof Ladles

Gasl

303344 Pt.e

o';;';;,,,,;;il,, o. tI,.1

P1E "" C MYLUM
W C 1\1) Ii n
Labour Corps

AS C of 128 S~ G eorge s Road &!udmg hn"
becn sliJr;hl.1y ",o ll nded but. hilS I 0' r eturned to
duly He hI\.!! been 1I :t raneo t 0 J ears

wneM elc
The pal.1 N ts I\t SI L ke s 1I 0sl til l I r ~anlf' d
MISS Ha.~ es "' Itl a. Ne \ Zealnnd bnd gf'
a le
mto n sofa. e usllon co,cr Bnd the staff Ii ~ I~
ronkll;ted of Mtvcr teo kt IVes
III t he e,enmg t he IHttcn !s h nd II. '!'OllIs t d rive
With refresl m c nts and .eddmg cake 11 honol r
()f the even t

:a,ADIlI'G WAR SAVINGS C,\IIPAIG1Il
[he War

Sa\l IlU:~

office at No

6~

BrOUtl Street,

Reoolllg IS beglllnt 18 to Jllstlf) Itself althuugh

V C AS BERKSHIRE COLONllL

' - - _ _ _- J
--"c,,;:...

bl ill Capt W Ikeg N Z SCI cut H 1: Ark

CPL B GAllH

VOII 1 ave not SCCt PreSident
\\ II!'iO I but because of th:1t ~ 0
don t $ay there I ~ no such n an
So "h~ deny Sa Ita Clau!i rcal tv
\\1 CI the world bet e e::; 10 hlnl >
And who el se co lid h;tve madc so
nan ~ t1 ousand d ffcrenl toys for
'ou cl Id ren ;> There are tbm~ "
,ot 11cvcr saw bcfore- I ot oue Of'
h\o but thousands and no one
eJse hut Sanfa
wo d ha e
1110 :ved Mel\roys to put them all
nto such a \VOl dcrful Bazaar for
lour parents and you to see
Without charge

ARCll 0; C RU I CII ES

It 111ll8t bo conf088Cd that tha hOlloral Y Ill'" ar.
mor e th In cagel for " groat amount of "ork
Durms the fir :;1. nme working da~ a tile .um of
£552 128 ad was taken ror ce r tlficatea and bonw,
Ilnd v;hlla tb18 IS enCQuraglllM I t by no meana
,DeaaurC8 the po:;slblhtlea aod the utility or tho
ent,erpnS8

Lad e!l \\ mter wC1ght
COMBINATIO NS n a

good " 001 and cotton
mIxture whIch e lSllrcs
both warmth and tong
weal'
9/11
Ja!iol

I

SIMPLE WORK POl! wonII' Alfl)
CJULDltEN

STOCKINGS

III blaok casnrnete, p Jam or r bbed

Reduced from 3/ to 2/8

BUTTON lSOOTS fOf school wC'ar
box and toe caps
Sewn

Ll:EUT. GllIBS A PRISONER
Booond I umtenlmt A C H

TOY ,pAZAAR
ON. ~--.;..,...;",-

GIbbs Austru1un

Impet'lat Foroea, who as reported lost 'HIck 'H\i
mlsslng -18 a prison er In Getmnny oftimal lOti
mation haVIng been received to tbat effect' by hiS
fathor on Yonela, mornmg
Ll8uteU8l\t GIbbs
Wlill In a
stunt· recently Bnd dl{l not return
Be Jploed up 10 Aust.na.ha a.bout bo years 8&0

The three thlllga auned at arc (I) An ilk:!rea.Y
eerltficate \\ ft.r l aver8 (2\ MON! \Ant 1114' II gs
&S8OCiatio1l8
W ook by wet'k purcbuel'lJ or tho

ot

na~lonal

war
~I.e..

The Readm, war
well

"a. and

E.

c.