Reading Observer 10-1915

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Wounded &nd ~ir.t~ '- ' I
Pte. J. Mea,.., 8102. 2nd B..tt.
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MO~DAY.
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2nd Batt,
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~. H. S. 8&T.age, 013: Bucb Batt.. (T ,F.).
Pte. G. ll. Bolton, 1003. 2nd Batt.
Pte. J , Huita.g~, 17jlf2. 2tid Batt.
Pte. G; A. 1\. Sea.rl• • 1667. 4th Batt, (T,I'.),
WounCIed.1
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Pte. T. Do.-ning, 1326. Suob Batt. (T.I'.).
Lee.·Corpl. \i. Storti,'" 1265, Buw Batt. (T.P.)
, Sorgt. A. DlIncomb<i. '1lM2.1, 6th Batt.
Fte. P. Bowen, , 8356, ' 2nd Batt.
Pte.. J . I:.oviet.t. 12544, 2nd Batt.
' Sergt. H. Dix . 569. 4th Batt. (T.I'.) . .
Pte. W . !lowfel.t. ' 2.312, 4tb Ba.tt. (T.P.),
Pt.e: 'H. Turney, 28lJ, 4th Batt. (T.Y.),

t.briIlmc' ..u.t.!l&
Y.....-.,.. It
of llr. Bertie WlUt.e.

itoCl Trooper Whit.e, a
t.h<l wefi..,k:noWD. d.il"e¢ot: of the Re&din.c t"ootball
C 'JO, and .... written t.<\ Mr. J"ooepl; WarIlurton.
t,;tI ~flfo11&giD£ Director o( !Lear&. G. & la.ebon,
Lui.. wbere lLr White, prim' to aoing to Ule fron ...
.,a,s engaged.. ]b. W}W.a is .. membet of tile LoyaJ.
" ]lerbhiro" U>clg. of Oddfelldwa, by ... ~ . he
:.0 Illuah esteemed.
He is I.l1 ~t.e ofl. acme
~ I t.y.
Tbe followiq' is the terl of h.i.a Ietter:.. We &ZIII DOW out of the IodvaDced t.rencbea aDd
u.k: og 0Q.I>rt;mn Ul t.be (,00000 liA&.- 10 t.ha.i I am
~re. ~ '50 writA.
I will try ' ~ dMcri.b& our;
Ug"S from tho t.tme w~ landed Gn t.b.ia • dead

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WEDNESDAY.

KILLED.
2nd Batt.' Attenborough , 15-194 W.; Biroh. 9178
W.; Broorts, 9492 Sgt. W: ; Bull, 8369· C.; Crane,
6657 J. H . ; Dilon, 8976~t . R. J. : Dr;ake. 6'T16 Sgt.
W ..; Flhwater. 8298 Lee ·Corpl.; .Gr&in~@r, 11074 T:

.II .• EJol mee, 9951 Lee.- , p1. Y .• Holton, 8782 E.,
Hudson, 6970 Co, Sgt,·}faj. T.; B.unt.. 9399 O'~;i
Kilner. 17865 J~ W .; Ya.lsher, 9373 F. J,; M.y,·~
6gt, · .P. G. : Mile.s, 8118 J: Mooring. 99()4. F.;
Morrl8 11096 W. E.; ]nn. 7400 f3it.. w. ~ Oveos,

11421 k:-Oorol.

Af~r' l~m,

;!lder oW' b&pti&m of &hell fire, but luelcily Wltlwut
c...-.sualtiea, ..-e dog ounehea 1D like nbbita an tho
li e of a. hill, and. rested for three day&.
We
.. ere fed like flghuDg cocb•.b~ n&t.waJl,. wore
Q'". l.It.e Tgnomnt. of what. that. Slgrui.ed.
However,
, n Fnda.y, Aucust ~ ,1 ..t 8 p..tC., we had . orden
'-'> move, a.nd alter a four houn. march &rtlved. a.t ~~=~~~;~~:~
'he
ba.se of .. W"ell-bioW'll hill whicb. muat. b& ~e~". 'I'be:re we bad a. feW hours aleep and a. dec:e.nL ·
mN..I of bully beef &Dd biacwta.
.. At. two p.m. OIl &tunay we were told to ,et.
ready to move "pin, a.nd ware &bown &aoUter l:Ull.
,bout two miles a.wa), . as our objeei.ive, &Dd. 'Wbicb. 1·1 '01"""0 ..I.i ••.
'0\'<: co.:Lld see w. . occupied. by Bn1.iah troop!.
But
:.v "et t..hei-e mea..nt. ma.rchlDi ' ~ .. v~_ bt
Bet""
ll.!Ide< low :valley, which 1& a.ppropriat.el.y kDbwn ..
Wound:etl.
~~ "a.pDcI Valley.
We were J.gDo ra.nt 4f ~. f&et
:IJlu l we show«l. OUl1Ielvcs marchmJ tu u:1.euded
(o.Ju on the enemy aide of the hilL
Thst 'W'U
tr.uugh for the Twb.
I can imaglDe, now tU.t
I a.m sa fe In a trenc\J., bow when Lbsy a~ us.,
aanng . .ReiDfor~eut&.
Let 'em uve It. Alla.h! '
J oo they did. . ShrapDel .... btristint oil ro>mel
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po,'",u~~ .a.nd mea ~ fojog d01\'o In dozellll .
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:bO'W1lve r,
t :lies t.be whole 0 my troop W&8 knoc.ked dowu
ficu.ro6
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Tbtlma&
~\ t.M conCUMion of .. sheU, while the bIIIlllets
•...,.- . e.... - O!WIned Up' creal. ga.pa ;
Pl.<,,·ed over u s .
But ODe bunt. j'U$t. right for UI
'Will you : urJ~ youn g
t~.:I rut four men .t.raigbt. out In my troop.
Thf:y
~ repl'e8tnt.a.tlve "Id
"ere LWO tergeantl a.nd t wo' corpora.!!.
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w~ Mil: : " Are tb@Nl lUly
· .\s oor orders were not to look ~ack., aDd indeed
bOpe not ; bat f~a.r tbere
:t.~ to stop, we had ~ le&..'e dyrcg aDd .. CIUDded
mea to-day. and go to
l:'J:IlS unt.ll the :a..A..M.O. followed us up.
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t:'~ a.nd again you wOuld be&:r aJ II!bout from bo.
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U. So aDd so ,down,' bat still H. waa 'carr,- on '
QUARTER.MASTEIt·SERGT. DYSON.
~:r.l we rea.cbed the ...belt.cr of the hill we were
:l: Jki llg for . ,/' # Without boa.ting, I mll,lt. "y that
Sergt.-Ma.jor o,.on, po leTTing ju, Ute. 8tb Royal
:n ~·e Regulars in t.h.& trenabes who wat..c.b:ed. us Berks, 'W" wouDded in · the r"6CCnt' bIg Ad'r&1lCe In
ct:tred t hemselvel hoarse and !aId they ma.n~ h&n.ce.
He is at !)l'8ent IJ" UD1ve nity College
~: su.: h a stoady and orderly adV&.ll Cfr.
But. It ~as Bosp:t.al, Gower 'litr~t, London, WfferlDg from a
~ c~e oi igDo~e wi th us, for we didn't rea.u&e wound ID the tbl;!'h ca.u56d by & high expl06ive .
.. oat shell fire wu. We simp1y feU down 1n he-ape We .are pleased to bear tbat he I~ propesalng
unJer shelter of the htU, aDd thought we were &a.tid'a.cl.orily . E.ergt:-Ma.jor Dyaoi§ .... u .at one time
$ale .wd llie.re going to relieve the fellow& in t.be . on t.he Gj-mna.a t.ic SLab at tho Drill Ha!l. MaaQ:en
...-cnches. Bat, ob. DO!
We. had asked for actn'e head. H e served tbrou~hout the Boer war and
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~~\ Ice a.od got jt.
The lwt. t.,..o words re.quire poucase.s both medoat..
rt pe:H1 ng &e\' eral time., JUst. to ahow wo have had
Dl:nng t he t.lme tbat the 8t.b & ya1 Berks were
stationed In Rcad lnl[ _n o m an g&.lced · Great.er popuTmck and heavy!
.
· r caugh t poor L&.ne II eye aDd we un.iJed 8. lan t.y t baa Quar1.e r-M aster-&!rg t . D:!'E(1Il . He "'lUI
~ ; \!'.J r. mile and congra.tuJat.ed. ODe another.'
It a molt genial DenQDage. and 1\1'111 be remembered
tool.: 1bout ba.u·~hout' to reform after ron-.caJJ, by man y Re&d lng tra-den!1en _ Ith "..nom be d ealt,
~cd then ' fa.U in' went.
From ibel'& we went 00 bob.alI of t he B ..tt.iJoo ,. as OD ~ ~b o ~ k a yety
.:o.er our 6nt. line of trenches . and then the ord er keen inte rut in the fe eding of t he men , who , it '5
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. FIx bayoneta.'
Wit.h ... yell. we went. f orward. W'C1l known. were splendidly c&tered far through" 'IJem. C, H. THORNE. 8th ' Barb.
nllt IJlDSti of tho enemy had retired from t he Naval out. their 6t.a.r in the town. ~.
bcmba.rdment previous t.o o'ur att.a.c.k, a..od had.
:Ja nned .other treDch«l abollt a mile or &0 a""'1 '
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SOME MORE WOUNDED MEN.
H""elil!!', we deand the mterveaing ~ LD
8inoe our laat lSCUe aeTeraJ additatlnal n..mes of
bounds. a.nd elienLual.l.r ~ aga.in in a gYiIly just wounded 8tb Berk A men hft.ye been nobfied to rei&III fr ont. of the Tnrb.
Mind ~ou, 'Abella wer& ~----Pte . C. F. !..Oftg,
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w b 0&6 prbote 9!'1pean .on
b.:stm: in dozens, aDd bollet6 went. . pmg ' In our tinA~. is t he &on of :idr. G. J. Loag, of 36, Great
ton in tbousa.1;I;<U a.ll the time we l"ere adv&DC:ing, KnoIJys..slree t . .... ho ha~ lust r@O@ived, ·t.be neWA that
l:i. a Ja.rga number of men we", hit.
ha lIOn has been ,»ouode4 while I @fVlna: With the 8th
· The .1iD ..1 charge is impossible to describe.
AA Berka Regt.
Pte. Lotii' is ill nali~e of the to"'l'D
JOO: ~ ~e got over the goqll;y there
a fUllilade a.od. went. to liChooJ .t . Orlord-ro&d. sCbools.
He
~' , be lls, and rifte aDd ttta.cbine gum aeismed ..11: 'wu e.mplay(l(f a t. ).f~sna: G It Ja.chon's. aoo: In
m od us
It. \oeemM Impoaible to ?ive tbro1!.'-h. &pt.cm~r I_t ye a r be ;a i ned the 8th Berks. He
~ 'Id t.b&t 'W"&A whe re we had mOst cu,*aJ.tie5. We, Wt.6 aroong t.h(lM.! who led tb@ greaL chuge 8. fort., t what.. ~as left. of u&. took two line$ of trea<:hu. night ago, In ... bleb hI!! rec@lved wOUnd A In the Mght
~ut. eventually bad t.o rfrtJre.
F ersonllly I goL &rm lind left e)de of the cb eat. He no~ l~ In
Irlst. co~ back. bnt earne .a.croSfi I!I'! veMl.l ....ounded ho!!pita l a t Bu·:w.ngha.m and III sta.tea to be gmng
Uld dKl what little I coald to n.heve them, unv- on Mi.tiara.ctof'ily
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In !: at OW' tn!!lnc bt!15 &bout. 10 a .m on Sunday morn_
Another wounded 8tb Berka man 15 PM'ut e C ~ '
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I .....a jtmt in tune for the roll-call . and wben L. S3.!ia~, who iii In t.he 12th St.atlo)lary HotpJlal,
h... ring t he figuree it w&.& as much M I ,could do F.nt.nce, lu1I'@ring, from !OerlOU I -.rt\u!ld6.
TIe hRA
t.) keep my pecbr up.
F or iostance . out of my b ee n. badly in~nred in both legs, and hal! bf!en
W: UO D of eight. I found ODe other begide.a myself.
opoer.-t.ed on. H e sap. he il more eomfertable no,,"
•. T hope .YOU will find Lb~ few pa.rt.lcitlan a aDd 1& prog"",, ing fayourably . Pte. C . L. Sal'/l.g@'a
nltl0 inoormt.ln, aft« reading new.pt.per report& , faLber , who il~ FI t. Ma ld eD.h clld , 11 set'V wz ID t he
but to me, after readiDg the p!"eTioui line.5, they NalloDaJ ·R.e&@ rye., ' : H . Cot'll ~II. n:v .. 8,nQ. d oing duty
&.re sh lI & n ightmare.
We had '& fort.oigb t', r elit at. Maxton. H e hq two atr.er 50nll In the HrviceIn d",goots jum behind the ftriog line, wh@ra we
Cook"'mat-6 Arthm:. S$>va.ge , H.M S. Kestrel, and
'"""re continually shelled, and then went up into l"riva.t.e. Herbert Sava.,te, I /·H.h Batt. Royal Berka
an ad l'anoed firioi trench for ei,ht days.
And Regt.
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"lthou t engg;erat)OD t boee were Ule £a.fe.at eigbt
CAPT. OLDMAN KILLEOJ
d l"\'li ....e lr:&_ .spent.
In plaoes the Turks were
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bii~l y a. htmdred ;ranU .......y , bu t we d ld not ba.e
c..~t&i.n WJ1fMd Soutbey . ~eare Oidnulli . 8th
• ~n !: le e84tL&lty.
Trencb warf&re ill hard work ,RoY. Berb Reg t., ~ 35 'years, who wu kdled
an<:! a great. atrain
.
On tbe nenes. but it was li\.e .. . in FNno& on Se~ 25th , wu the teeOnd lour ·
y
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'flYing ~D o f .the .latA. A.n.hut' Ridl,rd Oldman,
h
ome to till• • • - • • au will uDdentaod I ca.rtD.ot __Dei rr:a.odwn of tha. late Frederick Durant Dean.
r,re t.be. number of eNttaltw.. or ' th6 DSlMI of H e Wid alao _1&t.ed to the late Lieut..-Col. 1'. A.
p~ etc., aa theM lett.en
liable to be oeD• '"
t.o~ . &00 I expect. the eo ........ uencea mi..ht be Deare, 0fti0eT Conlma.ndin: at. tbe Re.ad.ing Bar-':I
e
racb, wbo dIed 11"1 J&l"Iuary 1Mt.
.Ier1OUs . • • • •
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."C&-pt. Rantwl., wbo lut. w~k wd reoorl..ed mlu,
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8,h B
· V~ the Turb bombarded 'Ua, a.nd we 1"', III now T-epQI'ted. killed. Lieut. Vurlein i,.
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Killed.
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9 1tl! erpect,ed an attack. but they did DOt ahow portAd killM..
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lbp.maelres.,
We were j-uJt T'~y lto gne them a
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1":lll:5ln G' rt'C6pDon.
One loaf Of bread per six Olen
LlEtrr. &: ADJT- PEACOCK KILLED.
TlS i&med y-tenia,. lwith aome fr~b ~r, so we
Ano ther omot:r in tbe ' 8th Berka, Lleu~n&n t and
4t'e }1l&t had at.M.k. and onioDS for dinner.
Quite Ad)uta.nt Thomas , Gttrclo~e.acook wbo fell In
hirt-Iui..!!
the.
, lean. a.Her bany ~ and . biACUits f or & fort- F'r&nae juat before hiA
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Bnt uking ,vcryt.hina Ipto consid eration eld est lO ll of Mr ,. aDd Mrl.
am I! Puoock. of
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(o~.! food auppos &J"6~" goOd. _ And by digg ing Welh.-frt.reet, Orlord -lltreet, W ., and . PembridgeWe reprod uce th is w,"c:l; t.he nhoto of Sec. LlIrut .
lbtl) the treDGbea fOil a coup1.r feet tbere is prdeoa Hotel, NottiDf·blll·::at.e .. w .. all, rran<i60u sld'oo.r A. Smit h, ~r S!.ndhur6t~ ",·h o was ·}n l1ed. In
··rellt, ~ wa.t.ar. 10 tJat W'fI are "lite comfortable. or> the late \Dr. a.nd Mrs. A. W . Gordo n :A.t.kIDS, o r actIon &to t he Da.rd t nc!le& on August 10th. Enlist.~ _bee to be remembered to aJ1 , a.nd J'I att'l HadleIgh, ~olk .
:
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mg in t.he. Arm y Eict;" lce Corps , he even tu all y r&pl~ 3.Ged to 6&y botk ot· U& &r'e ... 6 t as poMiiblo."
t
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t urnod to ci l'ili an lif~ a nd 'becOlme tbe confldentl :l1
clerk. of t he CommawJlI.nt. of the Royal Military
Colle-ge.
A t th e ~e !m n ln g of t he ',Ii :\r li e JOlned
t he nnn of tbe Q ~e e n's Ro:r al We.st. Surrey R~ t. ;
I
Rnd Oil I>ecem ber ~6t b "" &6 3!)poln ted to a comI
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J amea Swift.. AtteTcli1l'e,· Sbeft'eld, ~rw :-" The
mlKion ' in t he 10t~ H a nts .Regt
Mr. Smi t h "" AI;
fint doee ga..e tpo ~t rllief. I ca.n oon1id~ _y
a. member af t he Royal Mlll ta r , Coll~e chOir , .ec·
PRUDES
AMONG
;HE
PARI~I~~S.
tbat one boz af theee
bu done IDe 'more rood
T'eta.r:r to the C. E.M' S. F ederation . Cam be rley and
tba.n all the medici:B.e& ~ b~Y"e tAken . •Robert Leake,
A former cant am of Sanchurllt Cnck1t G1 u b , t he
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II , Sm., S_t. ~1.'1 writes :-" I am pIeued to
A l'arilliellne eo.u. ~ mul t lt.ude of ains. l 80 one membera of- wh ieh Ite nd er t.b elr dee.~ . t. lI)' mpat h]
say Ycmr-pilla a.red pnoe.teu 'Worth." "In. Wil.kia- mwt. forgl\'8 Julie for ma.klI1J ·the shi ~ Lia:ht to the parents in. t. ei r lad bereavetrul nt.
!OD , of NeI.on, datet : _H My mter aui'fered froql
in love with bu. &!'II!Cldly as tho qomphea~
"w kidnl!!ye took OtUt box, whieb ha.a done bermore fall
~ona .ming gl~e. u & tb.~ d e.lightfut mus~l ) comed y ,
ood than
.pent on medical moo. HOLD.
The Gay ParlE>lu:ne •. wh teh " a appe.arlDt; at. th e
OYD' S Q RAVEL PILLS, a positi.ve ettr& for County Theatre this week . .and' .w~ are lure the
finvel, Pa:in:e in the Back, DroP8Y, Bright'. Dieeaae ligbt IShone all the brigbi@r ftlr itt.- M iu Na.ncy
rtf tbe. Kidney&, Gont, 8cia.tic&' -( lA. 3d. of Cbemist.e.. Buclr:land, who t.a.k~ the TOle' of the Parietenne,
Post free J4, stamp... HOLDltOYD'S MEDICAL Julie. Bon Bon, e inga. and ~&ll~ce~ very at.t~BC tilllely .
Lieut. Cyril H(ln
Thorne . whose p Icture appears
lULL, Cleckbeaton.
She t6 Dot UnkDO'IrIl m tbe tbfl&tl'ica.l world, a.nd a
this 'page. htlA [e Jol ned t.be 8t h ' s",rks.
'ihHJ
tcod perfarrn.a.oce _as npec!;M ' itf. Mr. It. i. Auffi· on
young
officer bH S I'l'liane CO I);,ld e r llble h eadway IOl';lce
cie nt to aa~ t-bat the a.udlel"l,Cl!A we.re not die-I
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~PPOlDted . Special mention Rhould be made ol M"'B joinIng the' Army , ~d' as may be r emem,bered, /IIIIe
Kay Bla.ko. who takes the .part :of Norah. <He')
exclulilvru y In t h ill pape.r In January ~t
be uid a n old olnl"llde , " P et e r " Brea..:::h ,.
name is not to be found In l:JJack t,ype on. Ithe pro-.
gTamrrte-au in"id!ou's diatiJict ion which the pn111
tbe di 5ti OCtl~, In 12.9 da.vs from elil t~
one of Ole moet
cipMa enjoy-but tier «Hi ging
af g ain hlg a comml!';~:on , £! a:ch all Il Liel\
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FOOTBALL IN CAMP.
Each hui
en e ng-aged. In t he Jn voice e·
pleu\.DG items of the everung'e eDteri&inment. Sh~ a.nt.
haa & really good 'Yoice. &Od knOw! how to uee It.~ part-mont. aL Me ssils. Hu ntley and P almers, and
fJ'blS
Willie Bla.c:k: played. the pan of Pompltr • .TIlJi&'R tlleir plctures a re ho..- on ex h ib itio n t here.
T"1le l'II!IprMell:rl.a.tive. of ·tbe l {3rd ~rlur; Yeo. Mr.
lol"fSl", With a good 46&1 of ""'l~ty.· Ma.)Or~ Fore- -firm haVe -hOn OUrj t hem in Gevel"8.1 "':lY'I.
Lieut.
~an r.' , 'Wbo e.t'. a ttached to the 7t.h Reserve dyke ill well play~ bv 'Mr. CbU: <Ameron . and hi3 Thorne, who, by lh e .... 3y , f orme rly resided at
('1I"alry Re.gt . at Tidwortb, SaJili buTy 'PlaID, are fardca.l. elforla &re well NOe1lded.-.by the act.resa: who Bath Lodge. . Rfnrli g . a.nd II a son ('If Mr . a nd Mu .
Aa 'We 'V. Thorne, Inc for me r of wbom IS well knc wn
t ")oj~rg omg a thorough training. mcluding a &p'eeial impenonat.-e& Ruth, ... foundlin&' alavey.
..... :J ru . of in.5t.ruction.. At pref;{lnt then are a.bout bave Mid belore. entut&IJlJnel"lta of this omre locally in tbo wo rld a f spor t , pa.:d A. flY ID ~ "isit·
depend a\m.O&t entirely rO? t.lleir BUOOe&I u.pon the to Readm;: o n Thbrsd ay In last week, and In tho'
(,)] of the :regime.nt dationed th ere, but. the
perform.a.IlC-6 of t.h& pnn.eipa.l .comedian, and no coune of hu; l' ounp en tered His old offi ce, wh ere he
~...:~ will be redll('.:$(J conslde r.a.bb- wben the firat. fault. af any magnitude Ca.D b". found to be recorded received. a " cry bFarty g reet\ n~. and ..... af! t he
t'\"o .h aIt A (100 N .C.O.'B a.nd tneu) Ie&ve tor; a. ..gainst. Mr. Tom )fa" wbo t.&1J:e.a the part of Eben- clpient af numero~s cong ra.tuJa t lons and gIfts.
d~tl lla.tlon unknown.. They are praet.icaU" ready ~ e r Hone:roomhet ·tbt .biniDg' ligbt.
He gave 8. had ehown much ~roficiency in musketry, and bu
1., !to .a.t a. moment', notice.
The me;n ha.ve selected n!ally good uhib1tiO. or pure oomedy; freed frolh on several occasion~ gained. honoura.ble mention for
~lll" a. decent fooLba.1I team aDd have played three all tILl nt or or&aD~ or low f:arefl.
lUa shooting ahilit.f '
::llchi?S wit.h the followme result.& ;- v, 10 C II
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t-q lidron (7th Reserve CA.yalry Regt.). WOll. 16-2 ;
,
0" Squadron (7th Roeuve Cavalry ~t.) .
?.. 1 . v. '. A." Sc:tvadron (7th Reserve C...alry
t,.Ig t l, lo.st, 2-1. ()wing to one of t be Berks~'O­
:na':irv dra ft. M.lnJ' on Jes'Ye there was not a full
' r ~r !l for the last t.wo games.
In our group is a, pbotograph o'f oIlne of ReadinC"
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i)rrj ' Berk s Yt'Jtm'l&nry 14 to be abifted from
erbr&VG loons, who, in a. keeD de.ire to fight tor hia
l!l.i.;; ;l'l n 10 Wiodsor.
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10 tbat
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T•..; Price,. 17722 A. Y.; Prior,

9S66 Lee. Cor!)l. F . J .. 8t(l(:k, 5071, Lee. -Oorpl. E.
D.; Tuckey. 9937 Lce.-COl'pl. E. U.: ~a:stafl', 11754C. W.; Wakeli.eld, 100281O. C.: WIIIciM, l5063 F.;
Wir:tcburcb, l203.3 P, W.: Yeomans , 6722 E.
5th Batt.: Ada.ms, 10295 J~.-Gorll-!',(J. J. D.;
Baker, 18722 A.: B&rbbr. uOl3 LOe.-Corpl. P ••
Ba'''i 10174 A. ; Dny, 8977 Aot. Sot. C. W.; DeaTlove. 8259T. C.; billon, llOl72 J./ J. ; Doh.on, 10.384
J.; EJd~.!', 8692 Sgt.. , T. ; Emms. 10559 E. F.;
:$r&DS, llll:W5t) F . : Fenima.n. 1099B F. : Garrett, 16156
A.; Grant, 1J684. F.; Hank!!. 10999 J. T.; Harrold.
1(1143 Corp\. A,; Houn.lo\.., 10176 T.; Hutton. 10883

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~t ,F.: May. 11914 Corp1. M . ; Neale, 'lQ.T,8.3 ue. -

Corpl . B. E.; Oldacre, 11~71 P.; Payne. 10971 Lee. Corpl. P.; Prel'!ce. 114~ !.ce.-Corp!, A.; ~tt,
7654 Act. Sgt. E .. Robinson. 10438 W.; SnUth, lS95J
W. T.; 8~nt, 10555 Co]'p~ P. V.; 'l'aPE'in, 10648 8.;
TayJor. 16582 E.; Tuffrey, 16559 A.; Turner, 10420
Lce.-Corpl. P. W.; Watts , 18534 F.; Whcele.r, 16681
Corpl. .J. E .. Whitmore, 151»-9 J. W.; Wmgrove,
10159 Lee.·eo!,!>!. A. E.: Woodb,idge. 16344 J.;
Wright. 18611 'r.: Yai.efs. 11154 Act. Sgt. A. ; YeomaDS, 5214 Act. Co Sgt.·Maj. L .
6th Batt.: Plckal'fl, 11606 0.; Tibbets, 11632 J.
A .'; Welford, 12097 Lce.-CorpI. A

2ad U •• t. S. A: SMiTH. 10th H,.ta
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Pte. N. RInGley, ,2106. 2nd S. Mirlland lield
Ambulanca, &ttd. 4th Batt.. O. a:ld B. .X.
Died of Wounda.•
Pt.e. E. EdWllrdS, 11850. 5t.h nat.t . .
Pte. J. J. Wbeel.,. Z'lll, 4tb Batt. (T.Y.).

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Warrick' i 865~ S. . '

Bucka Batt. (r.F.) · Le.ngley, 1433 Lcc.-Cpl. C. H.
5th I4tt. Morris, 1C005 Caryl. C. F .
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jn. Byrne
which was
be formerly
rOle to In'
t.hetbe u~l;'",:f's.,:~t~~~;j~~:
Betore t.he out-break of the wa.r
posit.ion Mel Jater •• ~ the war
tb.e. 9th Service Batt.aUOD of tho :;e"~,""';' __ '.:,--;; , ~
Corpe:.
He WII.8 8OOP. to
man, e.nd lD double quick
Corponl. . A few .day. la.ter
Corporal: ' e.pd. from tb.a.t rank
ti9n ot Seigea.nt m almoat
.._c. "."_'wu e&6.er to get I inL9'
hia Ibea:qoeDt set out for

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got tired of it,
a.: 8era:ea.nt to
forfeited h.ia

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buL lor Dr. CaB6ell 's
Tahlete:' says !lrs.
Smith. 168.
CastlB-'
street... Grea.t. Grimeby.
"I WM in a dreadfully
run-down.
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LIEUTENANT · KILLED. '

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Bt.a.1.e, -,.; ith IndlS"E"f!ltlOD
eo £ie_ere thaL I ft'«.£;
a.fta.id to eat at. al l. I

ood P&IO tl"t. the oh>8Frt.,
1:.00. and headac.bo tor-

m~ dll..ily. Then
a. lllmp grew in ~Y
tbl"(){Lt.
I was told
this wR84~e to nerf0S.. an(l tb::t~ l' bad nerVOllS debilIty noA bRd a.s I ' oould ha.'Y.o it. '1'0
add to my tronbien: oonld not. .. leep; often I
lay a.wflke till fMlr1o'alock in t.be mornmg
"I tnod eve.rytJnnS' JXl6&ib1e . .and bad
~'lca.1 .a.dvwe. but. Il1) thi~g seemed to touch
myeo&e. I wn.s In finch n. low, dept'e'i!Bed ooncition by thiB time. thflt [ WM a..fraid t..o be
left a.lone. Hovre.ver, a. kind ne.lG'hbollr advieed
Dr. Ca.€96Il'S Tallle't s, I got same, and !Tom
too~ t.ime I impr-oyed dally. Now I am as
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AE. We reptfrted lut week, L ieut. Donat ~ard ,
th e ht Roy a l Berks .RegIm ent. 1I0Il of ' Dr. E.
Ward , of ' Wokingham , hil S been wounded in the
neck. by a bomb , fortun al.e ly not severely,' and be
i& now in hl)splt a.l In Londo n. He LS e:CJ)f';Cted ~ome
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W okmgham. ~n SuDday
the bells were rung half. muffled in memory '
the
Ia.te Corp!. C. H . Rid-eout" who WaG formerl, one ~~~~_;;~~)jLoo(is-:-G
of the rmgen. The Rector., t he Rev. H. M. Walter,
made lIy mp aL~le hc reference to the 10ES 1I118tained.
by I,he CDureh and al&o , by tbe. T o wn Band, of
which d ocen;;e.:l WILB P. member.
Corpl. Rideout,
whbse death we anno unced lut week, i, the son
of Mr and ,?dn. B.. .deout: of.. 41,- Ea6tham~­
road r., Wolnngp am . . H is brother, Pte. P . RIdeout,
.who i.a al&o 5erTlng Wi t h t he 8th Berka I5&W bim
r&-Il. C9rp/; ~;deout'li photo appears on i bie page;

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1W:nedy for &II forma of D.erTj) or bodllJ' ,.MtnfJlll ltD.
old or YOllIl«~
CoI'IH'Il)undod cit ne ....&-nutri ..ut- aM
tonic- of indisput.ably ! proTOO ~cacy. tI1l,~1- are tM

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tl'OlU.Dle:ot hw~
IllERVOUI BREAKDOWN
KID NEY DIIEASE
N(RVE PARALYSIS
INDIGE,ST ION
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INFANTILE P~RALYSI'
N[URAIrMENIA
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SLEEPLESSNESS

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MAL.NUTRITION
WASTING DISEAIEI
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PREMATURE DECA'! .

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'U '-MIA
Specially YUoluable 101\ Nut'll' nll' MoLb er.. .nd dUf.".
the Crltleal Periods 01 LII~ Ohe'llllSts and ILonlll In 8.11
JI.. rh DI th .. wDrltl. ,..,,11 Dr ~11 ~ Table"".
Prloc:a:
lOI. ~.
l/l lh . and 2(!)....t}>., 2/~ ; I;lm bOl1l1: thl!! ~
flO()nom1cal. A Free IT,l al SUpply Will be BtlIJt,

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Ord@r;; for 'week ending October 23rd, 1915.
Saturq.a.,Y, Oct. ,6th .- Comvany parade at the
Armo\iry at .3 o'clock .
Sunda.y, Oct . i7th.-Company, parade at the 'Ar.
moury at 2.30.
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, Monday. Oct. 18lh.-Class ror instruction
field
telegraphy at .7.30 . at the Armoury.
from &oy Com»a.py· are inV)ted to atteDrl.
Wpdn~&Y. Oct, 2Ot.h.-Company pa.rade· ai

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Corn E%cha.ng& at. 7 Q'dock.

p.ecruiu' dnll

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06rn. Ere~~ge ~a~' 8 o'cloek, at JVhieb >any n,..n1>"" I

.anhDg iQ.lltruction m&y &tt6nd.
Prid&y, Oc:.t. 22Dd.-Specla.lo inatruetion
N.C_O.'...t tbe Corn. En:hange' a.t 7 ·o'clock.
8a.tuTd.a.y, Oat. 2Jrd.-Comp&ny pvade \at
40n0wj.'st 3 o'olock.
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lfart..amen'. ahd fint clau badge. ~&y be' 01>ta.iDed nO~ ' (rom the Seeretf.iY, the prioe of the
fenner being &!. a.nd ~ t.h.e .1a.tt-6t' 6d. ' E.;Boiency'
hadg&!
be pre&ented free a.t the amokwi con-

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Olden. .for~ If'~ eDd.ing QCtober 23rd.

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oOting,;The>~driu. The
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7.30 p ..". to
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of Blagnive' Street. ~ave equipped
. the KhaJP 'Studio fe~ all. men in
tfi~ Majesty'. jse""f"Ce. to wh!,m '
they' . giv~. the ' foil wing Special'
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