Reading Observer 10-1915

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Ill..,1cnf 1DI4II
lie _iii onl,. 19 ~allTa at age
.Da4 heen In. Pl'&ll'C6.: lince- the m iddle of I M$Y~
.... pl'OlDOt..d to tbe l'.I.nk of corROral al l!
~re
Be r ~ a tiNt clus certlfi..:.a.t

near ~ from ChGicest
NUTS aM MILK.

MAYPllU DAIRY COil

'; aJUPID&," &ad alao heLd a

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and
out

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liCoUt'! blldge

WOUNDED IN THE ADY ANCE.

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s.4.Yfti&.y"1I .,..,u.I~y J.i&t, .bows thaI.. a aug
of lMUMtd III the i tflC6nt bIg mm In
of Capt Guy H &wyflr
B~rb

THE LARGEST RET AlLERS.

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~c.r.r. Wilt lit. lOUtri 14.. }
19.-..... SInIt.

42.5. IbMri

5t.}1 O%Dn aDd aucks

-boo che4 In. a Field lIoaplt41 lut
.. II !Wltt of "'ou:udl l'eColved m ILC'tipn.

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Re.gm1ent, ,on at

.. St.anIow,' High '1 own. " now on ~ n,d
_.".1.8 dou!:; _'"lit
Ca..p G
Boer War

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D.C.M. MAN KILLED.
Our ret.4en Wlll __ m 1Pltb relJ'flt. tba.t P te
ank
PyIQ. lit B.tWion. Roy&! Serb lteglruent. j hIlS
bMn ":II*! In .act.i.on

'!'he dceeu;ed . &llhpugh

Qnly to young lI01d.le.r, Ihowl!O. consl<iarable br"or y
Ul t.he «lady IIbJelii 01 the wu, a.nd on Oct,ober In.
1.014, b
I1Dgt.d oul.. lor COlJllPll:UOUS bra ery,

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... bloh ",on him i.Pe DIslll1gUH;hed Conduet.?lI at
1',.01 " " & I.bidennead man ud the fi l's t
dler
from t~.t tow:a to WID t.be Dey.

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1Il. BICIIII.

NAVAL OFFICER KILLED.

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, ..~ 2'8, eon of Dr
T.h. IIOn-tn-Ja:w of Mr Cha.rlc6 K~nd.all, of ~Ok~~~~ll"'u'~ i;~:f:~ ' 15F RNPOrted.
S, Profetrsor
flf tDrha.m, Lieul.. the H on Ma..url£e Heury l' bon
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.. mlMtng
. . . educated. ..t Ru.a~y

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LIEUT
LiM Lellie H
m«. .b16 d&a.~h In
25th, aged 22, wa.s
lin Berl.m. of C

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'Upon her

"M~eT."

L B Bl'JtLlM.N
Berle1n a. young officer .....ho
en ..... em~nt of Serrt.eml-ler
the ,oung__ .ora 01 111'. ud
c:cs Oak. Btrtb~t.Â¥I

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th... woaId be ngorOUIr

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K. CASSELS

Bagh Kennedy OILS4f)\s, wboo met hil death
em. ~pt. 25th. was 121 yeUf, af age
HfI"''' tbe
61th &On of MT W
CauaM, ot BtleDO& Alnf1 &Dod
R&mpstA&d
UNOFFIOIAL.

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'I lUll 0 0 " _ that It
",t.h the Quad.

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Amonc those atlt R.oy&l Berb eI~ties Mt

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oflie,ally I'Ubhohcd
beh.ved to be tho follo'lFl'i
Capt b. M H~ ()il$8lnSl'
Capt.. D. To.settl (woundod, Dot .MI1Oualy)
Lie:t T. G. P~k (dud)

Hood, lLN,V R, Hood BIl.t.talLon, 1{-oyal rani
DivleJora, who "' 8.6 16ported llll.l;SlIlg In the first.
week: of June, 11:1 now I aported. to havo been "ri lled I
about tb ..t LiD~e
Lu~ut. Hood wat> t.he only ~.'"
vlvmg 110" of Lord
Lady Sndpol L, a.n<.! lieu
to the VlIOeUrtty
Born In 1881, he V; ct~ fOl a. mo
& aub-heuteuat ID tho Na"J', and atlorl,"f:l.rd", lqmed
th& &.N V R
He m&rned 1rt 1908, Et hel , dllughter
of Cb.a.rlcs Kendall, of WOkLD;rbsm (whosp stAge
Elieen Orme) &lId lea.ve~ two children, a.
gIrl
The fonner, Rowla.nd Arthur oc -

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born 1ll 1911, bpoomel belr to tbe
Srtdport.
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LETTERS FROM 8th BERKS.
Two letten h!love come to ha.nd. Wf\t.ten !"y lIIlf of
the 8th Bulla after the recent.' gr¥t 6d ..~ 111.

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PAY OF NATIONAL
RESERVISTS.

MOqNT, M.P,. ON MEN"S
I (loRIEVANCES.

France
ODe Dl&.D wntea "By the goodU.,. of
God I D&.... come tbrou .. b tbe big IIoQva,u(..'e
We
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"eut over the ~&ra.pe~ a.t 630 a..m and tlt.ra..gbt.
T E "AlIj!.ft (wou~ecl, feU'ld. d_)
mto the light, & t.emble time ltke an I~wrul n1gDtJt bl
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i
ed d--~
Illare l We went 6t.ral,b.t away OHr tho (our mes
~lalQ",ear
-,
of .-no~
... no~bnlg
bu t cllm'ru shed n \tmbers coolld
b e&F es
8 ' em.&n (wOtut.Qed)
.... "" tl-ll
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W S D. Oldma.n (wou~) .
Capt. Old- atop our bo~
On Lbe Sunday we ba~ OnE!>
tnc
., oepbew of the late Col DeaN, M ea.e.!'
lineat day'. Ih~tlng any mILn could Wl.6h
It....as
cert&IDlJ' &. (lleu ul'e to kill . to i\,'icnge our i,lcad
comradea., It. \& UJ'! t.o every YOI11'!g man m ;J!:ogRANK AND FILE.
I&nd to m.lke an effort If they could only) w"the ra.n ud. rue the follO"frlng ouuaUles the &IClit.e we do, lbere ·~uld be uo ht.sltR.tlOu· ~~:±~~~~~.~
The oLhe.r letter says (
We wi're 1" LhaL DJ~ ad· :
W1d I tlha.U nev,r forget the charge orl t.he
Tbe Gennalls we toOk appC1lred \,() be
&t.e bully beef Q.II though they ba~ noL Ib'ol"".t
many days"

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Lleut. Rouse (wo nded).
cdAeut G o, Man:h W'OuDdoo)
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READING ODDFELLOW WOUNDED. I
As. 18 ",ell known th&re are a lal ge nUPlbe[ (If

FOOTBAL~ " ~Oi¥-,
A S~~O ' VIC£OJ~Y OYER

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memberll of FrIendly SoeleWe6 dOlDg their ! lILY
In K1f.ebener'& Al1!l:t' and tbe Terrttol'lal I ret*!no." .a.t the i"rbnt. wltb Lbe IDevl ta-ble Tcs.ult h a.t
e....~t.ie8 are fr~uentry bem, report..ed
f.l ODS'
Lbese Ui Pte H! T fuwt.lng. a. member 01 t he
Loy "Berkhl'l't!!I II Lod.ge of Oddfelloy;s, who was
WauD ed durlngl t.he recent a,dv,a.llce
Ple ~
H.W111 "'ilS employed .&t BUl1tloy. Boorne. aDd
St.eftDl prior to the WiJ'. Md lIo~o held offie m
hie Oddfell~ Lode", where he WII l",ked
n I ·;;::;I~,:_'·
a ~Wlt but. good worker. W ith other mfln1 bel'5
tbe LoCIge be e.nl,at.ed In the Reiyal ScoI:.5 FWoLleu •
....."y
Md we hfla.r tha.t while bu, eom1'&de! were ~ore
CorpI. .i... .R.. Whitlock. 'W01lDded m the left arm. 'forlun&te Pte Ha:wtil1g waa wound~. fortun lely
and both leta. 15 the &on of Mr aod ¥n
not sertOU!ly, and HI !l.o..... 1ft a. h~plt.al In En g'1 00,
of The Bungalow I BUh road, TaPJ.oW
The members of the .. .BerkshIre" Lodgfl Wlsb bID},
pte Nonnan
who
a. .speedy recovery .

cborgm,

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of

tiLe nOllM
Kna.pp wu

his bad IHe

h:ad'l ~f=t ~~ ...., ,b':A,.~.,!-,. " !,'" J!", , ..... ...,. "-pltal at Rauen
Pte

Wt.tle

a 'Woad&rful e.S:fl!'tlS& of
sa.enflee Oll the ppt. nf
el'nor.ed for two days

tertuoeci

aulSt.&l!.eI1

It

W.. ..

.-dunnee for
beillg, and ReadiJl.l
t.'h.at. sueh • man "'u bou
and m..!!;y f6&tS beace t he
... one of the

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ary Pe.l"CfI 111 :France. wu

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r-elSldent. a t Taplo\\ hIli

he .... born In 11l68. W~5
foot. first Lordat CheJlllfford,
Etoll, wbere ha wat! In Nr Colos hl,ulie,
lila parente re&Jde In GIPSY eduutt!Cl
a.nd tecel"'" h .. eommlA110D In the RiR e Brl adc

Pt., Fronk ,L&naloy, who ,. WOUIIdod ,.

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"",.!Soh" .. WId

repo-rt..ecf

led
on

Tho
W'oundeti, b. rol&ti't8S 1D. da,e:t'fIba.m.
CrIPP' II! home b~Ulll' -.t ~een Anne's HOUlse, Taplow
now m hoap1t.&l, aad hopel1 of hLl reoo.ery lU'e elI - elder soa Of the l.te LieuteDlnt Ge!l.e18 1 tbe
Chules WelQ~ Thflllll6l', a.nd iI. '(T&nde6n (If the

On the cont. ra.:y.

the 1'n-rkish trench . hlmwound a.Dd su6ermg ~
cOllkl &Ully have l'eQre4

WJDu\m Crippt,. who ~

DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER DIES
Colonel (t.empcr&ry M&]or.Geae'ral) ~rgo
cock n~er C B • eM G • A. DC. , ......ho hag
while 111 aamma.nd of & DIVlel0D pf the Espedi

IS a. \fokiD~bll.m

JDe,J1

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Lane. 'VoklDgho.m
Pte F G Sm ith 'is aIlotur Wokinl'hc.m mu
IS 'her.I, wounded m the left. shoulder Wlth lih.rap
Del
Before the war he WN ernployEJi by tb~

1890 H..... w promoted.'Oapt.&ln m 1897, b eve.t
Ma.Jor tn 1898, bre~ Lieutenant-Colonel In 1900
a.nd bTe.....t ' Colonel ltl tOO6
He w.. '" graduaLe
ReT W. V. Vickers. a.t BeaT Wpod. Be 11 now of the eta! Cal1.8rL'> and held .. number of Ita a ppcuatmenu
,
Dece.ued
:had
..
dlsbn,
ulebed c reet
10 hosp1tal at Newcaatle-oo Tyne
as iI. soldier
He held the Eg) ptlan medal
Il h
~t'" A.rthur Hut., wounded and aufrcnng from
clup,
aDd
the
Queen',
Med&1
~Ith thl'ct) clasp for
the etrectl of ~ PI. 11 .. Brukllell
t.he
&ut.b
Aineal1
War
He
leave"
a
widow
and
Pt.. Geo ltiU kaa MIll "Ilt home wOllDded
the 1011 of Mr. JaM Xi tt, tbe prdener to 'Mr '" &all a.;nd ds.ugbter

~U R WOR\D-IlX,\,!:/1D
Tn' (l'ut l't-er)d;War
" !.im tb~ utet. ..... lD
I' .n<t 1tMl& whloll mUIt

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. A Maunt, M.P'" ot WUlng Pfe.oe '-~
Pt.e. Goo 'White, ODe of t.l!& 'P_m" 00lb- tr1JlJ1
257, W.., Iteham.-road. Eul~,..
Be ".. fOtatirly
f1mployed a.t Yean Petty's prlnt.or Workl, Read-

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Pte C Gofe hu beeft woullded 1)1 the Mid
He
TwyfoNl m&ll.
• r,
Loo..(fOrpl. M. Priest &lid Pte ~wvt\ Beeton,

J6 &

ar NiJM,r

011 .....raJ

are llb • hM
un.re.U.DI

i..t -.zI

."..,.,,,,,. &&IICIlMr.

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l.ot'b W'OUDded. come fmm HUNt.
Otbftr ;.;au;}tiea.,. Pte W&lt.r

In

Vaml, .....hou

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AFTER THE ATTACK.
.A. (rlLpb:: IIlory of the b&ltlefteld &f ttr the ~J\t
grea.t adv&nce IS gIven In a. letter wri tten by DJ"'"
Wtlham Clementll. 3lat Ba;t.tery R G A to bu;
pa.ren.ta lot .K&idenkNd
B e wrlt()S " We are
bt"~IDg ~ W~ ba.ve &dvtLneed ~1~ mlles, but
t.b& ~bflr of liftllO we. lorot; 1& eonormou5
It ~ a.n
&.wft'J: I5ljht to see our soldieTl" l6a.ving the field aIt.P.r
an ..ttllte":, 5o.:ne WIth. &nrI15 broken. some eh.dt In
baek: bc>bphn., to the hO!PltaJ
I W&6 u;
' on
the trenehes tEen th& Durh&.ina &M Yorks h:le
..""a:y l after a big fight
There &1'e not. man of
~m left
The chap who played centre for the
Dur'hams laat W]nw at M81dehbead lgot blown
bit.. ..nh IllT,"pn&l
Those who were l&tt
~ t;t, see I'M
I am m .. dug-out wr1t,lnr this
1 h&.v6 had OM na.rrow Me.. pe..
, hiLd to dodge a
shell I bea.ni comIng
I ha.ppened ~ to be nea.r aI _h ..t nell:: and yau !hould bave !een m~ run '
I
b ...e 111" had my olotbea oft' &lno& I ha.ve o&&n he.re
It 18 .e!y to:-!gb, bll't. nobody would behne
.t
16 like here,
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appea.n elMWhere, Pte W POfty, Graul4ly ,
4bd Pbe T C
~II W~
tu
JODee.

NCtiON

&ppesr mlder th_ "-.nOUI qllt.M bee4ull"

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READING MEN.

SlI"l&lleJo W A AJ'rN BU been wotmclecl
re the 80n of Mr W R. Ayf'fI ,.cf 9, St. EdwRd.'I.
road, Reading'.
&fote tba'war he .... empl~
&.t tlwi G VI:R 8i.en&1 WorD.
.He 1& ... BeadIng
ma.ll aDd ..... educated at. Wakinrh&m-l'Olld School.
Re II no..... In hOlp1t&1 &to W ..rrl:qt.on ~'D Lauc...}u~ '
Lae -CorpI W ..l._ lI'1e~er.' wo~ed, wu for'me)l,. .. porte!,- 111 the G W R l'oodJ depOt. .t UudHi&
11 at 1 , .... lPl~.1 RudlQ',
Quek'5 Canw.n. Vilitary HOI

H:rn ..rd .

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t:il!b~i:t~:!~,~"!~f; °k~!t"f~.!:. h;=.".:!
tho Vlet.oria 001'., but
bI_1ll
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CLA,SSES FOR

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BRAVE OFFICERS. l

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MAYOR'S SON DECORATED_
Aa ...e a.DnQ'Qllced la~ week, the Ma.yor a roan,
Lifl~ EMe Guy Button of t be 7th Ro,"al I"ussex
Rejiment, hl.8 been decorat.ed W1t.h t he Mihl..au
Crose for ConeplCUoua Gallantry
The oftJcul
&nDOUDeeme.nt read" t.ba.t nse a.ward ,"all made
Brill ..00 hoOd ,at 78,
For conaplcuoul! gaUantry on the mght. of
1n the f.". ".ith
tfltnbcr 12th. 1915. Dear Arment..1erel!
the loc&t ofioe. of
&r!;o~b:er oftloer\ he entered a. mme, wmch
lie-- II !lOw 1ft
a lllghll dllngerou5. sta.t.e at the tt ml'l
three brothtln In

gat fumes foUoWIl'lll
~e 1I. .. 1l\&n

&rl

explo81on. HI

who bed been Qvercome

piibrOpt "ct.ton undoutitedly J6.a,'ied lbe mlln'&

Lieutenan.t. E. G Sut.ton IS t he second lion
M:ayor. He II I in h L15 21lt ycar
wns
.... RUKby
H e \.t'81:1 a. keen .Ru gby
Thoug'h b~ uwa.Y-l had .n ambltlon

Army, he deckted. on a. bUSIness
• :re&r Ul l'r&nte
montb~
l'~1Vt~~lt,ni:U
AmetlOl!l.
He wa.:s ;

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