Reading Observer 10-1915

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Healthf at.d Long
are the Rewards
Those 'Who U
Qommo., Sense.

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Great eXCItement rf.ll~ed Ul tb& toW'll .on
niglht "hen toe
aeid'%lg Obseryer I' ~~u~:,:!I I:!~~~!",~~~
.JI'roo'ler F W 0 Potte
for the V C wu followed br
the decoration had been .........roed
hJm
people of Readin g had more reuou&
t.h a n one
p roud of thetr bra.vo fellow townam8.ll.. far not only wu PeLts born and bred Ul,.th&
town, bu-"t f\be eomrade wholU he reac ued ......110 110
Reading rna, a.nd by bls ac t. t.he first. V C pre-to .. Yeoman hIlS gGne to a. member of t he
lst Berubire Yeomanry
The story of Trob~r Pot.u. ( bravery 111 a weD
kn<nnl one now and one t.ha.t Will be remembe.red
and told by ltc.adlog ueop~ years hence as one of
1r..OIt g lOriOUS ;jeoos In &11 Lho bra.very and
of Lhta war
The
rotory of the mOl·

t~:';:=i;~~t~b.~t

wbu;h the V 0

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HAT the mak;~" of Doan's
ache Kidney Pdls shou ld
much to spread a bette:rlll':allth

Townseod of Hi, Wiltoo
Readmg
plan of more carefu l h Vln g
_" Kldnely tro uble caused me 'Q. great
exercise IS causmg some surp fl se
~'>hwv that no one c an ~-+l-------'---: deal of Une&&lllJ~. The pam!

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l~ the Bruan of
back aud
round Ul Y loln3 were very bad

enJOY full' health, I even
Ihrough Doan;; Pills un
,less he helps himself

-It seemed as If lw eIghbl were
tied to me Th~ leMt worry or trouble made
me worS9, and ~fter my ntgbt'e 61e6p I would
:feel hred a.nd langUId and With no energy
ThIS aufi'et'1Dg made my hie ~ard to bear,

H ow t o
re gain hea lth and
well IS told 10 Doan 's book
"Moderatio n, Cheerfulness

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Long ] Ife LaWs. n ThH; book
senSible health wles when

.ud although Ij h&d medicme

ha"e done for oth&rs-brlghtened me up

Doa n 's Pill s lS
ll1anufacturer ~ sho w how to get
what IS equally lIuportant how
\\elJ withou t mediCine
Ano ther
IS that th e y alwa ) s gIve ReAding

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BERKS CASU~LTIES.

'OXON & BUCKS CASUAL
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SATURDAY.

Pte J Copsey 9688, 1st Batt

Wounded ,.
Pte A Bal1ey 112'36 1st Ba.tl;
Pte.. H Dovaston 15773 1st Batt
Lee CarpI H R a ndall 8412, 1st Batt

MONDAY

bea.d

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Ilud

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of !nends and

"I"I"lhy, W l~ go tort h t.o MaLor a nd Ml"Ii

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sore berell-Vem ent
In

They il<l\C t"o
France and another In tile "iurlb

UR RINGS

CH·S.

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made

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practically dosed
In 1904 bemg gautted t.o
Roy&l Riflt.l The ne:a:t.lea.r b e was
U;:~~,~~~:~'J,;: tbe Oxford aDd Bucka
I gett.mg
h
In "Uo"Uttt. 1914Soo n after tbe war
..,.-u .a.i.ta.choo to the Stb b.a.lta.ho n , n
licn I n ~ when he "' as killed
comml~l on

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REGIMENTS
N B LOCKHART
Bruce Lockhart 7lh Seaforth

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~;.~~~t~4<~~~~~;t~
h:C?f[,o~,u~rth
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of F..a.~le
~~:'~\~T':J::Aa,
ITO.AGN DISORDER
MAL NUTRJtION
WAnl.a Ofl!A-.EI
PAL!PfTATION
YfT"L EXHAUITION
PREMATURE DECAY
,. 'l'aitllLb«! tor ""urAD« :Mother. ..ad d-winc
1 !"':L Per odo< 01 L te Oberru.t.ol and _ _ In
\ ""!.:I ol the ...orl6 8'31 1 Dr c..-n. 1'abMta Pried
I Jlr.d. .~d 2/ it-!tt " 2 , 11 ""' bet~ t b .. men
""n ,....1
A
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T,.I.I 8~'Y win btl ~
.., ~pt CJ! name a:.t..:&di_ Mid (.1PO peltrtt'
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.,)!" l)OeUco an..d p ..dl1lV
Addr_ Dr a..dl .
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~to&d

of Mr Sandhursl
and Mrs
House
was educated
cuKj at :Marlborough
was a school prefect
NCO In lh ~ OTC

1894 he

and

Trooper POTTS, V C

r:xed 8. .:110'1101 to the equmment of
wc,un~~d l tOll\rade all'!d USLng thlli 85. &
hlnl back 0\ er GOO yards to
at by t.he Turks on the
tre nch es at about 830

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RECRS ATIO.N

OONSzr.V.A.HOSl'IT.4.L8,

\ t( t ll!~ SHELTEllS. P (IIDCTE,!r ROUS:K8
r Gl H..BL"E BUILDINGS

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Illustrated

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MISSING" FOUND,
.. AYRES A P1USONER.

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WHAT WE :>AY-WE 'DO.
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Robt Eadoo.bfWeybn,y,e,"J!tM _uI qgbh
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t h..:.J he was In ...bosnl t.al n ear New
letters t hat followed eJ:plalned t hat
wounde<i Ln the r Ig ht. hand
Be
ravourably and hones 10 be out of
T:, .........., threc or fa ltr week 9 tLme but. It. IS
whefher hI S tn1 ury \\It! r esult. tn
"',manenl disa blement of the h a nd

VOLUNTEER DEFENCE
REGIMENT.
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(A, B. C and D Camp.rueo)

6at>\rd~:y,

for the week endLng Oet:.oller 16th
pa.rado 1O.t. the Ar-

FRIDAY.
Officer V,'ollndcdSec Lleut W T Bocklngham, 5th
Previously
repo!'t.cd
MISSing
now
'" ollnded, not Mlssm" ,.Pte G Pledger 19.36, Bucks Yeoma.nry
DIed. -of W ounds Pl~' W Ch~ !.e ', 11879 6tb Baltu
Wounded ..,
Pte W Ingram 8535 2nd Ba.llin
-Pte F Kea rley 6851 2nd B8.t.tn
Pte E Snelgar {l77W, 2nd Ba.t.tn
Pte L South 86(1 ~ 2nd &tto
Pte G Vmcent 1309 2nd Buttn
Pte H.. H Cartcr.L.,10B7 5t h Batbn
P te A Crocker 1lS,)21, 5th Ba.t.t.n
SeTg"t H Gra.ubncr 1 0963 5th Battn
Pte if W Newltt 11086 5th Ba.t.tn
P te
J Smith , 10548 5th BaUn
Pte A 'Y"beeler 10105 5t.h &t,t.n
Pte E C Stapps 12761 6t.h Battn

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LATE SERGT,·MAJOR

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bo-alod Ie .....,.. hom
b.TD>C.~ .1 \1>, lr<\a& ....'iy:.m_ '01 ~
cuutJtiitI &lDO!QI" tbcitt....... in cue 01. dedt.i'"U.y 'bib.

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IRpmollr delolJO ' jn
pMewi"" ft~
I_eel 10 '" for roprod_ wIlI l>o CON!alq
eel

bo. y ..tmlt.y, btl &ft.. l !i&d 10k.,. tho
d
I felt bettfll' t~ I had dOlle for o~ to
-.u.d.l"6tDmed .. IOOD. .. . VOed.
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The PfolD iuTm1~k h.M entitely gouo-"
RUllwell ~d.! Vlwk!oru. Ita_ _ II Du~ty~"W-'
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m. Ie tell oIlwho .ulIer that J'our pillB
&fternm.y .... polp.!· llr A N~-;I\I
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ROYAL BERltSH~ H,OSPITAL.
....-ritee _4. YotU" pdla 11&""0 compJetey ~ . . a:ft.e.Il
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foarmontbaonrn.yb&ck." BOLDBOYD 8GBA.VEL
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PILLB. apoe1tiT.cureforGra.,tth'~iD~B...ck,
WMIr: eadtu;.t!.unaa::r. 3.rd ~ IG1!5.
Dropy, BriaJit'. , DiMMe' of <th. ~1lfI{.l,1 Gout, !~"'"~te.~~ei ~ ~
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Soi-. I.. 8d,.I!1~ ~ ~ fnO ~.tampa. !1"pOI\t/ibi
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BOLDBO~S1lBblo.u..aAIa..; O!ec:1dt"to.,
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Tho f ollowmg letter of condolence h as been
by the Ca' ersba m aud RcadJng Vel.crans
tlOD to t\he Widow Qf t be 13te Sergi; Major C
(Oxfon;J and Bucks Light IQfantry), who was
1n a.c{lon recenUy .. Dear Mrs P ry ke,
u It. W(l.8 With grea~ re gret. L,hh,;a;t.,;t'~b';.~,n~~:t::'
the Ca.ven;ham and R.eadL n g V
bon henrd of t he <.Ieat lt "or your husband
Newma.D
Mon- boen asked by thc Com mIt tee to wnle
be Corporat
Friday, ~e wma.u ~h a.Lf of t he mem l.Jl!l s 81l9- offel YO ll
sympathy Rllll cOlld olcnco\ III your
Words to you no J ouut. I;Qund ve.ry
BUrc I t mu!>t be ro me ~OlHiIOhl t l on to
,
tha.t be <hed bra\ eJv d omg h iS d uty
" I ll.6J!ure Y0.\l hiS los" \\ lit be greatly felt
AslIocI&t.lon Wi th whl~h he was cOll nect.cd
IDa.ugur&t10n and was for many yea rs a
of tbe Comm lt t.ee wl~h whom he ,was very
much respected
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• Believe me yO U1'"8 very 51Deer ely
.. PERCY J COOf,ER, Bon
Ca,versh am and ~3dl tlg v"'Ad.,,.
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Assoclat.lon
T. W.:ferley road, Rea.dmg,
'I October 6th 1915 '

to 930 pm NCO
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FRIENDS
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"""""","_YO_UR. ' POR~R1\IT.

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I.:ADY CARRINGTON'S li S'Oft
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BUOKS YEOMANRY.
Killed _
Trooper J H Boyce, 1826
Troope r S J V Lester 1555
Trooper A H Osborne 830
Wounded. T rooper H Carter 9'7...3
Trooper C J Coa.pman 966
T rooir D .Mearns 1724
'Dtoo r R ·M ear ns 17'J3
Troo r W J Vnne 1640
Lee
rpl 0 Vcrdell 621
Co'pl 1 Ashby 644
Trooper S Dell 781
Trooper P L Griggs 728
Trooper F Sh1J rp 912
Trooper W Sop p 777
Trooper F W A l.k Ins 670
Lee CorpI R Blrchanall, 937
Trooper R L Spencer 1068
Trooper F Sh arp 1600
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ARMY COUNCIL'S APPRECIATION.

ca.rd.a ha.ve been de~ lgnoo for d 16pla.y purposel ~r..i
luge num bers of t.be.e h a.'e already been a.toIph,ed
for
Every fami ly m t he land IS def! pl y co:lCernoo
LD the success of thiS movement.
.. Our Day ( II
the OOCMiIOn set apa.r+- by t he Jomt Commlt.tee of
r
the two SocletleB for ralslDg fUDdlf to m eet. th, vw.t
res~naibihttee IR connection With the -e&N1 of Ile
!lIck and wounded Bnbeh Tommy
The ~ualty
hate pqbliahed trom tlIn.e~to tune con1e,. bat II. bue
idea of the lmm ewnty jot tbUl mlMIOQ .of mele)
If h vea are to be saved. and hum&a au4f1t1ng mint
mlsed ~ere ptu.t~ be .. whole-hearted ~ODle to
the II Our Day: " f ap~ ..( Off~ of ~ WIU
b e welcomed bJj tthe Han ...l:ttb.u.r ~e1.;Â¥.P,
.. Room 60 IU, P.ll M.ll. }<oDdo., 8 W. ,

THURSDAY' l

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• Oitice, Killcd.Lieu t R L H $Unmans 3rd Batt.1 attd 2nd...
PrevIOU sly reported WoundOO aOd. M.iss.in.g, DOW
r eported RiHed -

P!.e F Pym

It 18 Wlth much Te~t. that we reoord

at 'Af..l' F.dw&l'd Wonell Canington,
1&1<>
of Avenue Bouse,Ca"''"gton,
Reading, "\11.~:i~b::~~~~:r'f~

8", Jo!LnlW

-on-.&ptember 25t.h Or

,'wu,h ,tho Iloial' Arm~

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Dted oil . Wounrls..- I
Pt.e.. A Gruen ba.um~ 1003'2,
d Batt.
WoundedPte W J Kendall, 12S50 6~ Batt.

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READING'S UNITS.

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Wounded.J
Pt~ A- Da.y. ~1, 2nd B&~
Pte C K,ng 9612, 2nd Batt I
Pte A Sheppard 9601, 2nd Ba.I;L
Prisoner 10 Germany I
Corpl G. Nutley, 9013,

6th

Officera J.1LSSLng he.he ved. Kll100.Sec Li cllt E RG Hug hes 2nd Batt
Sea Ileut L A Vid al 3rd Batt attd
D16d of WoundsBugler J W Porter 9137 12th Batt
Kill cd PLe G Ne"ton, 17789 2nd Batl;
Wounded 5er~t E W B olmes, 6.106 1st Batt

He ncxt fecelved a postoard from hiS

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C.pt C P Wh<eler, 1st Batt..

Ba.rtlet.t 16293

Pte E

TUESDAY. ':

Wounded Pte A Hayn.., 110010, 1st Batt..

Missmg behoved KlIlcdL leul.. H F C I:uke 5lh Batt
Killed -

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Tb. people of Lading WIll be gratIfied to see
the follOW-lOg letter wh ic h haa been MDt. ~ the
Arnty CounCIl to the Mayor With regwq to the\f
a.ppreclB.t.lon at if.o firat o f the two Reiufmg unlU
JUlt r au>ted 01' the town
The A!6lstallti Seor
ret.a.ry of t.h e War OI'fiC06 writes (on September
24th) _
I am eammand&d by the Army UoullOlI to
otrer 7~ and t.b.tIae a.s&oclated. wlt.h yQU then'
sin cere t.ba.nks for bavIng J'ai.sed. t he 35tb DIVI810naJ
Signal Compe..n" !kIyal .,"EngtneeN (ReadlD';) of
which the admmlatr&tlon has now been taken o.,er
by the M.llitary Authorlbes
U The Counot! mueb a J)preolsle the flPJrI,t. which
prompted your offer of N6lata nce., and ~,y . e
g ratltioa a.t t he l u ocessfttl reaullji of tbe l une and
labour deyot.ed to t bl& object which has added to
t he: anned foreM of the Drown the servlCE1e of &
fi a e body of men
jJ
I I Tbe
Cou n 011 " ill watch the future eareer o f
the Compa.ny "WIth lUtcl'fllt, arid ~~ teel assured
that wbel1 sent to tlle fftlDf..Jb ' ,,-LY m&IDt.a.w. the
.lUSh reput&t.lon of ~ diatm~ed C6rf'l of Wh1Ch
It. forma 'part"
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Oiticer Killcd.-

WEDNESDAY

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Lleut. E R Hyde attd. R F 0
Lieul; R. J:,c.w LS 2nd Ba.tt.
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L lcut H.: F R MerrIck, 2nd Ba.tL
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Pt•• L, Thomas, 16269 1st B.tt,

Officer s Wounded "'t
Capt H H Cob b 5t.h Batt
Scc Lleut T E H F rc m antle 5th
L1euL T S M NC9;man 91h BH. tl
Lleut T E W Ithington 2nd Bal t

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Officers Wounded Capt N F Barwell 5th Batt
Soc Li eu!; L S Lee J Stb Ba.tt
L leu t E W Ma.ude, 5th Batt..
\Otllcer MlsSl nlTLie 4 t V " Jacob, 2nd Batt
lUlled Co Sorgt Major C Pryke 9067
ACCidentally KIlled Pte E Buller 18073 6th Ba.tl;
Wounded P ta 'r Bliss 17690 6Lh Batt.

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TRADERS' SUPPORT FOR .. OUR

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See
Killed

T.lJESDAY

CIVIC RECOGNIl'ION
~t the mee tlDg of
tb~ MAroa ()lr L

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Capt G H Sa.wyer 2nd Batt.

Offk:er Wounded Cap~ R J Vyner 6lh B at.t
AIUedAdg Corpl W H A Watlrir;ts 2nd

the Town CouneLl o n Thul'£day
G Sutt.on) before proceedmg
wlfh t.he ordInary btl6lDes5 on the agenda} said
tb&t he wlAhed to reft!r to '" ~ery Important. m&H.er
Dunng the past. week the KLOg bad been pleased
MAD FOR A DR!!\'K
to confer upon Trooner Polls of t h e Berkahlre
YeoQJanry t h e.iJon6ur of tbo Vlctona. Cross (ApThe eX'J)6r lenoe of t h at 43 hours In the open must plame) Tro::lpPr Pott.& was tbe fi1'5t nlan LD t he
remaLD vll'ld In the \lund of the bero v.;boae o .... n Berks Yeomanry or mdeed Lbe I.;erkshlre Regl.
",ods 10 descrl \:llDg Lt are men I, to g am the V C whJCh was the hI g hest.
1t was In the chaq;:c o n HI 'I 70 o n August 2ll;t honour uulLtary or Cl\lC th a t. eouki be ~ n ferred
Ln ., hleh t he .Ee dt:!l luro Yeoula LL ry led a. brilhaat. on ao Enghshman and It. was fittlllg t~a.ti tbe
charge
When a.bout. 1\ quarloCl of a mile from the townsman io hould neelYC scllle CIVIC B~nowledg
summit we were told to get relLcl) to charge
l-N"ol.
He
that. the quelltlOn be
B. ma n faJt.ered
\\ e had aire-ady captured a.
to
of the 'Wbo~e of the
Turka h trench lind w h" o the onJer wa .. J!lven .\0
ned ! at 8 o'e1oek
cbf!.rg~ o~e r we we nt
Ahou t lv.cnty \11Id.6 from
o f the Cou ncIL
the otber Sid e I r ecel\oo n 1\OLlnd 10 the t hl::;:-h wbl ch
mIgh t at.lend
oo:ii ple~.e l y kno~koo m& off mv feci a{ld I hud {C)
') he Bl;l rk
he tbC1C
PL ckn I f n.!Lotli el o r our cbaps craw led
were bo'dmg
10 vbere I ", as
H e 11:v.J been !hot. In the ,!rom
what lme t hcI
Thele 'll;e lay all II at nlg-ht !!ulfermg' fmm thLrJ5 t
I..roooeT a.nd at. t bat
but. Lt was much \\ or se t il .. n"xl day
It eeemed as 1i~' .. U" g
be brough t forward to
though WI': hou ld g o n ad for ",a nt. of a. drink 'II
'1 ';::~~i~:~ ' ~If"~
t b a.t ASEoclat.lOn t.o meet
\\ hf'.-f1 the l7e("-Ond nl",ht ca rn e \\: e decided to JDO\O If
II:
Council to conSider wbat
poSSible
It \\ as no light ,ob as firLng had heen
t belr town.sm an and they
"'OlD'" on a ll "TO 100 us
On .... b Ilict actually graz ..(1
SUb-<OLn IDLUee at, tbe &arne
~l,) ;Ilr Hn""' '''~ e r l[" C T'Qan ag,tl Lt s(lJT1"hl':\It" 'I'hu6 tune
mo~ that 8. pnvate lneetLDg
.... e were ablp. to f! et .
.... ater tram the Vint~r of t he eDlmCI! be held ou Tuesday next
bottles of me n'" ho had been In! ed ra ther a pam
Aid FIELD .6econded and said t b at considenng
fu l Job but onc of neec:sslt)
t.he honour thaI.. that man' I\. slffiTll e clUzen of
P RAYED FOR STRE"\GTH'
ReadlOg had concerred on the whole of the tawn,
We fou nd a. hld m " Illtce fOI the remai nder of he t. hoUGh t t.bat It. would be t he wl, h of t h e Cor
to
lhe ol"'b t luld next d ll-Y
W .. dared not. show o ur porahon to f.lgnlfy their aporeclatio n lD a .~m
sc lv0.:6 "du.nng the aav for fear of snIPers and oh
In~ manner
J.
tit ('l ~L L rst. '
I crl\w lcd frnm onc t..:ody t o a nother
The mOlLon w;u; ca rrH~d una.nlmous ly
c;ett lng "'ater.
H "'as hke Wlue t hou..,h Lt. \13 S
POTTS AT WOKINGHAM ROAD SC1iO OL
lLear!y bOLh ng
At n ~ h lfn ll we Icc ded~hat. a(l)
A Correerondent tHua d.epcrlbEos t h e !SCene on the
t hin,.; lfa s bet. ter than death from thlrnl, So "'e
t",cd to (;rRII:I t o \\ here we tboui!ht \\c cou'd find oct:a&lon of & \ISlt\ or jP otb t.o Woklngbam road
the British lines
'The other c!'a ., cou ld h ard ly r.cbool I t 6 Troo~r Pott.l' ' • H lp hrp hI!, hooray' ,
move a.nd -a fver a fe\\ ' <lrd .. had t:) j;1\C up !;O r
Iflp hip h ip hoora.y"
Ag3LD agaLD and yet
laid h im o n a Fho<e l lind dra ,n:ed lllm do", n the
hill bIt. hy' bit for RUOUI. th ree qURrl ers of a mill'; agiLLn t.he Wild eheers burat forth tram fou r hu n
dred
fres:h
)oun:;:
vOIces
for
It "Wa6 a ,proud dar
Befor& 'V> e started ) pr ? \1'~· /l£ 1 h,l\e 1I ev"r p""aved
before for Elrcngth h €' lo an ;i gu dan ce, and I fe lt. tndeed 1D the 8.1mals nf W o langha.m roa.d scllool.
,\ V C stood In our nlldst- a. V C fres h f rom Ihe
confident. \\'e "hou ld Win t h"ou2 h a ll nght
On rt"acb mg I he f pn l nf ! he hili ... e Ci.me to a M'l 1Jt. of "Ilr s II pale &lid 'Worn from rl!c~ n t. to Ll a nd
wood and had nOL J!(lnt' m e Te than t ..... enh yard s 6Lft'..'>8 and we t.he boY' .nd girls of W okmgbam
whe n I r~ eJ\ed lhe c!1l1mand to halt
B v good road iChoo l mLght. glory In hln) m l~ bl SUD ourseJves
Old he n ot In palt belong to w;~
luck I had s truck a Brill h lrc n" h
I .. oon told In hUi pre&encc
my 1.le and It, 'AS " not. Ion"... b", fol e the'! found Once not. EO long Imoc he nla ved ID our pla:r
5trekhers for hoth of us i1Jl:i t ook Ill' Ibrough the Lr
cHl-t In our cla..ss room6 was ta4ght. by our
and ClOW I;Ie stood before us-a V C
The
tr~~Des w.here _e "ere leCf'\Ve::i -"':l l h e\e.rv kLnd
ne&8'
From r.ere we were ~~ nveyed t" lL field
It "ent the o loed colu1! m ~ througb our
ambulance drer;slm: &lal lon a:1(1 had 60me t en And
our heL1rt.s throb fU ri ou sly fired. u.s
It. WAS grand
W e were Jhen !lUt. on amhulan~e
t.o do gr~at oeeds al!o
A h u~ b fell
JToqper Potts "WII.S about. to s peak
ears and s Ubsequ entl ) pu t on Ihe boal. for Eng upon us
land"
Wou d he toalk t.o tiS of that galla.nt adhevem@nt
tell UA hO'W he fe lt as under a ram of bullets he
ALI. AnO Ul -te E HUW
dr&"'ged hIli comrade Crom tbe gates of d eat.h? 'We
TToppe r Frederlcl \\ 1I!lnm Dwell Polle
h eiJ our hre:..' b., to hs ten
A 11'1 ;ht ftDllhng Jad
yellr. of at:"e B D j I!\es \\: It.b illS parent.s at 54
at.ood ul' &.ad faced us
[ thank vou for four
hill"p-ecL R<:.Ii.{]IO . . .
A.s I:l bo} he went to
'klndre&1i but IOU kno w 1 ' 6 d ODe nothlDg ' he
fin;t at. the CCllt.ra l Sch ool and subsequently at.
dt.-d ared boyumh
Why anyone ot mv lDaiea
WoklDghaLlll'oad H lg h .. r ElcltJent.a ry School
llGtlld bave done t he !a.me
It S Just luck
I
scilool day ~ o ~ e r he be"nme an
only did my dutr' Then som eth ing g l'1Ppe.d our
t he ReadlnJ UIIL' e l'fill) College wh Ich
throat6, atlrud u & t.o t be der')thll for these wer-e
for three \.,ear1l.j st.udv m g maclLLue
I
Ihe words of t he tru l) braYe
He had d one Doth
lllg only h 13 duty
mathematics a~ meclianlCS
lie v.as
the Pu l60met.er En ~ m eenn ~ Works "Where
... as
lIlu(;h liked l:v hl6 fcllo\\: "\\orkmen who are now
RfJC&PI'ION AT
PALA CI\ '
proud of Ihft !let that such ./L brll\e man worked
Trooper PoWs VISLted t h o P8l~ Th e~ t.re on
among t.h ent t H e "\lias f e r fi\e yearll a melnbu Wednceda.y evenmg
A large crowd walt.ed. fOr b ls
of St Giles Bt!." oh of th e Church of En~ l and
oulfLtde t.he theatre &-nd at. the request
Men,. SocLety rrrooper Potu; returned to h~h o me o'yr)cA.nmce
he manager Mr B yslon he presented himself
unel:peot.edl) 011 S~turd av 6'11l'n1ng f ro ID DirHord on tthe
stcp"
He ha.d .. an enthusiastIc receptlon,
where he ba:l 11~ec n In homlta l on acoolmt pf t.he the crov;d cheet'LDg long and loud
In r e..ponse,
wound m tbc t ugh
H S flRrents who had bocn
Trooper P otu thank~d them. fo r the r ~ept.lOn
to th-e great frulttng rall y 111 the Tov.-n Hall nyln;;: ~bat. he road. only done hI t>.. little bit
TbBl"e
where on the c II of the Ms} or t hey were gl\e n a W&.I> tlle n t.y of work out l.beye for Reailmg I young
great. r6CCni lO n " ere o\eT] o)-ed at. lieeLng him and fellow6 who w.ere 6~
H.e
hoped he wou ld floon re
espcclaJlv to Ie rn l.hll.t. he hsd 60 far l'e<:ove red liS cover 6UfficLeAtly from"';'Ll~ r.,,?u nd 'bci he ab lo to go
to be ab ll'! to ge home
He IS of coune still ....ery haclt aieJp, aDd be.hopeq. tp''' t. ·"zlten be did go he
wea.k afte r hi' tE-rnble el:J)erlence and .somewhat wQUld. t.ake & few recrult8 wtth hIm

Many or tbe- I r:e bll .. nc'S bouser; and 8. 1'; 1&' h
mg number of ~m a.ll traders have &greed t.o help
t.l:ie • Our Day l.. mo veme n t. o f the Brlt.Lm hed
CrQ&S SocIety and the Order of S t. John ')n Ck..obel
21st by glVLng a percenta.ge of their takln~.s CI
t.hat. day or earma.rk.mg certll.ln, goods for t h e benefit.
at t he fund In the dra-pen ond gT~ery t.rades
et.peclaJl v t he «aomle of leadt~ firma lD tblll
reapect. will be WId ely followed througbout 1he
lJntl:ed KI.Dgdom, and there--.,re JDd1f1a.tlona lb(lt In
othe r bnnchet o f commerce the lame'self-norLlh:lng
SPll'lt will be obsened
SOCCla l Red C1"OU W I dow

specl,dlse 10
tleatmf1 llt) MOTOR

MONDAY.
OfficGrs Wounded -

Sec Lleut P W Wh,t1ock, 6th Batt

Trooper ANDREWS.

reported

repor t ed. MI5SLDS"' 1 now
K,lIed P te F Haynes, 5657 1st Ba.tt

PreViously

Ofli.cer KIUed -

WEU'I A B TURNER

The followmg casualtie. amongl ,old'.'" cf tb,
Royal Berks R egt ha.ve been re~orted 5mce our
Ia.St. ISSUO I
Killed -

MORRIS ~OUNDED.
,

Alex B Tilrner, \3rd R oyal Berks
suc<: umbed lo wounds receIVed In
son of Major 'rtJr ner of 'Ibatc bllw
'fb,.",,",.. ..
!;Ieut TUl'ner had been nre·~~'~;;;'.d[i~.th;;' III tbe
bu t. recovored
:.
front.
He lAas educd. ed at. Wel
through t h e Special
of age .nd bad been
about three months
prom Lslng young offier
1&<>1e"too , DOt. oDIT through t be vlll age

c.

;

a]v;Il), s took & keen lni:er est
movement
~ t ~w mdon be WlUI
the. loclll scouts s b on scou t
t he Warren 'Iraan of Boy Scouts a t.
c~:,;ilrs h a-;;; - ,
much to tho cncrgy alld cnth u
put. mto his duties of Joint S(;ou ~
wa s 8. member of Gravfrlars Ch urch
an aetna part In chu .... h \Jfo
THE FUl:'ERAL
was br oug h~ to Read mg and th~
was conrl uptcd qUietly took place
a~.~l~~~~:a~~;:~t.
~'r;~u:,:esda'
t T he mterment was In
9
The cor~ege went. etr&l~ht
burLal ground there Delllg
The A1l1owlng cuuailies amongst
first. oorl lOIl of tbe bUrial
cemcLery (;hal)el by the OXOD t.Dd Bucks .LIght In f;LDliy
I~~~~\:~~~;';~;d;:,~ of Gr:e.yfn ars-l 'Wbo also ported d uring the 'Past week. A r')art.y of DOy scout"
SATURDAY
(;emetery gatel! to t h o
"HS sounded as t he
Wounded moUl ners were de
Pte A E
Thcre were severa l
Lee Corpl
Pte J l' Powell 9934} 2nd Bat;t
1
Pte G Redfe rn 13926 2nd Batt
P te T J Smllh .17992 2 nd Batt
Pte G Stcpnens 8683 2nd Batt
P te ~ T Wharton 11294 2nd Batt
P tc W \\' r a.y 9921 2nd Batt

tenshcs
ommyas

I

deale.
or , I!/9
8, Wdl.!.
!ru t,/I 0~~;.~t:i~,;i.'i~f;d~:,~',~~n

proof of the ments of Doan's Pllis

HA NN INGTON

1ll

h ealth, gA.Ve melenertcr aDd JiI1&de hfe~orth
hvmg
(SIgned)
'V H Towu send
On Octobe!' 1 3 t~, 19l4:-1u·4Tly ekH1J1jUl 71f later
- Mr Tnw Dsend saId - " For tell' years Doa.n.l
pills have kept m e free from kIdney complaInt"

popularIty o f

L,eut G

did not dq.

I,
t
, Then I rea. of Doao's bIL9kAcbe kidney
pills and made up my mmd to try tb e ~ I
a.m ~lad to sa.y the pilla did :for lme what they

&e address below
One of the reasons fo' the

!BRAVE RESCUERI AND REStiJED.

It

much good

doctor does n ot al.,.. a ys
explam
It Will be sent fr e e

BERKS YEO:M:..ANB,y

Wounded -

I

T!cooP& C DUttD, 2359
Trooper J R West 2365
Trooper D Wilmott, 1854..

'

Leo Corpl F W I Wnght .. 1'lfi3
Trooper A Miller.. 1799 ,.
I
Lee Carpi W G Newcombe, 2025
'l'rooPf?r A WIgmore 2037
I
Troorr H R Jarman 1726J

Corp

P B"hop,11649

PrevlOu~y

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I

re port.efl M ISStng, DO." reported.
Wounded and Not MISSLDg Trooper R Caught 2002
1
Lee Carpi.. H C Howell, 1981
PrevIously reported. .MI88Ulg now report.ed Not,
MlssmtJ" _
1
I
Trooper
J Ta.yJor 1779 I
'froopor H W Parker 1694

C

F1!IDAY.

1.

Officer Killed Sec Lieut B RusIfBI1 2nd B a.tta.
W ou nded -

Pte W \Pay, 9B63 1st Ba.ttn.

Corpl S Prlvettl G59~~ 1st. B&tta..
Mlssm g I

Pte \V Perkins, 0030 at Battn

LOCAL " GA~ETTE
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ITEMS.

iI

The folloWlDg Items ha.ve. a.ppeared m tho
'London Ga.ze.t.te '
tbe past; week. Royal Berks :&gt
e --8tJrgt.. IF W H IWuJ..
ston f ro m Ions of Co tjt 0 T .C , to b e Sec; LieuJi.

(O<t 2nd )
Roy.1 B.," Reg&', Major R.

r

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~"""' S R

(since k illed III acti{lD). ito 00: f:tlmpLLieu.t..Co l irom
Ma.y 2nd to lIa.y 3nl InclUSive
Berks Yeomanry - Lleut C B Xra.bb6 18 eeod.
(August. 4 I.h), G H Peet. to be Scc.......LlOOt.. (Oct
2nd) I
I
.Bu~ks Yeomanry -C&pt E J!' La:WSOD 1& seed
(Ju1yl 18th) Capt. Slr- E P D Pauncefort.-Dun
combb IS seed (Augus t. 14th) , PLo F..... N. K.emsll)'~
from Es$C::t: Yeoma.nry, to bet Sec Lieut (Septe~
ber 22nd)
I
I
Oxford a nd"B'uc"b L.~ -Temp ¥euts f'iom Res
Batt, to be te mp Lieutf July 24th, With seniority
from d8.tes spoclfi ed - H J T Da.y (No"," 3rd.
1914) , S H B ird (Dec 28th 1914) L S .M Now
man (Jan 19t.h ~15) I
Royal Berks Regt -Pte C K How-e to be Sec
L leut. on probatIo n ... I
Roynl Berks R_eg l. -I:.leuU! to be Ca:pt.s • W A
GUe&L-Wllh ams (,May 2h.;t), ceo Maclrw.ood
(June 27th) Sec JAeuh to be Lieuts J W Bill
ya.rd (May 31st), B T ,V QUIck (Ju.ne 22nd) F
H W a.y (smce k ll1ed. In action) (June 27th) H.. R.
Huns (J1I'O& 28th). .J.I R. Reid (July 15t:.h)
N
Wes t (Sept 11th)
PrOmotion to rank. of Lieu!'
01 Sec Lteut
F CrllISe IS anted~t.ed t.o May 21£t
QUom aDd
L I.- E:' P port.enns to..be Sec
Li e u~ on
Royal
G. P S Hunt to be

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