Reading Observer 11-1916

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aa,le., aa.id. " that

lure to be
matter of
the b~st

were -needed ip. their
k';'p < the home
brothers, when I they
to find the' church better

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Also congrll.tula.t.ed the
effort. which he trusted

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source

of

1,'lftllsfilctiion to you.
I carry the high
otdinary tailors.

our risk.

Raincoats.

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S EVIDENCE.

o,r To me~rre.

arts

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" Women's Own II Sta.ll.Mrs. Marwood (secretaries),

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APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
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SUCCESSFUL APPEALS\ BY

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C, S. Smith pre~iding,

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Ta.ilors~

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DISTRESS ~E~I:RE:ASIING.

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ABI~R['E EN ..

LONDON TO

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MAJOR BARTRAM. \

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ThOo Tribh.n.1 hod thirtJ"~o ...... to def1 with
at the Aaaile GourtA. m.eadiDg, 'OD TbuudaY'l. w~
Mr. A.. J. M~ey presided over the pl'ooeeciinge.
Th.... .ao werj.. _ n t : ~r, W. D, n..wliDl,
~.C •• Mr. J. P. Do",nin,. Mr~ J. W. · W.tk&r, M.r.
G. A.. Job.natcm, Mr'. B .' G. ' Ba.;wkina, Mr. A. 'E.
liolght. lIr. A. W . Butt<>n &nd {jIo,\>t. F . O. Lod,orSymondth with the Clerk (M'!'. ~bere). MaJor
Bartram wu the mili.tary renreteat&t.ive.
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St.urgN, Barkbam-square Wokinl{grateful for a.ny ne.Js of her 60n,
Sturgell. 16th Platoon, D
10th
mu;slng since September 27th.

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MERRY WOUNDED.

followmg ""neal. were ' beUd ::..
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NIilWlIUBY ' BOBOUGI!i'
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Th. milit&ry !l'8present.&tive o~ the eftmP"'
tion of Wm. Minchin, furniture remover. 35, martic who had been given until Deoembe. 8th this
Y"';'
.Mr. 8. Brilln repreented ' jMin60in.-Mr.
N~, by -whom MinmllD. 1. employed, said Min·
ohin we.& the only remover &t, tee
time IU

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lESLIE AND qILBE~1: SMITH.

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PIe JI, A
36231 (St. Alb.n.).
Floe. T All 'u, 36231 (Stevenage).
.. L.-Cpl. 'N. 'f.\nscll 1?8?A (Readmg).
Pte. C. Cart~r, ~7 \ B,shO!" s Btortford).
L. ·Cpl. A , . Cooper, 16037 tReading) .
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Pte. T G. [)a.le, t1589 (Ma.1"denbead) .
Pte. R, J, Dodda, 36893 \DOnCMter).

HENLEY WORKHOUSE.
WIlir Offioo prop05&l to

Idr:dge,

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F. Da.vis ("Sa.mmy"), of tho Town Clork's
was wounded some months a.~or 16 out
Ibo'pltol. He has ~n m 'Breadmg thUl: week.
Wtil!l warmly welcomed by hIli many friends .
has not yet fu lly Tc(Xwerro from the effectll of
wounda.

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M0!'lDAY.

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fJergen.nts .in the" Bantams"

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SATURDAY.

WOUnded-She\l Shock .....:.
Loe .corpi. [ ' Btncey, 28539.

GLlbert Smtth, tvro old ImpcMfLl footba.llen.

E. H. Williams. 36, 1m&rricd. & &5hmonger, WJi:.h
three brotbe1'6 serving, '00 "fllt h ievet&l of ,hla
Nl,tiveo wbolly or l"'rt1y de~.nt upon hIm,
who had been gunted «leu:apt.lon uutil Deoe~
lOth...... now oppooed by M;"lor lIartTam , E.·
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the wrifit. a.nd hie l~ in ho!;-

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The foUo,......ng 1CMulSolties in lobe Royal ~Brbbjre
ltegimen*ta.~6 I been offi.cla.lly reported "Inoe l our
last IBlIUO'-' I
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S. Stebbin~, of the Roya1 Engineers,
a, member of the Reading Athlet.l o Club, wrlt.~rom , Fra.nce? to.ys tha.t he- recently met Le6:he

lria employ at Newbury . . In aU he
in !lis employ at Newbury'll"two :w..,re
' two had been reJeCted. I ,fJplyJDg ito
lIr. NAte Mid he had made every eJfor~ to obb:m
a D:l9oD to taft Minchin'. place, but Without sue·
.... -Appe.1 ollowed.
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emption to ~.t;aod.

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formerlv a.' dark at ME:ssr5. PhIland 0. mom her of the E&rle~ Footwounded for t he ISCCOnd tlme.

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CASUALTIES,

take

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H'fOn'f.:Y

a. llllhtary h()f;plle.i
prote8t by Ald. W . Ham-!ton
of the Gua.rdia.ns. He st gIlS

as more 6U1table. "'lid 641Jd

of wounded lIoldieY'S mlng
wOr-kllC)U68 like pa.upers. 'l:to IILS'-

Pte. W. D~ak6, 36302 ('-tar1ow).

PLo. G. F ergus on. 15216" (M.idonhead)

Pte. W. G,.me, 36328, (H ~rtford H~at.b).
PIe . . J.
36317 (Hit.ehln),
Ploe C. A. G-rJrntda.le, 19024 (Birnl1ngba:m).
Sgt. C. Hi
10248 (Readmg).
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Pt.e G. V . IHemziley. 36334 (Boxmoor) .
L ~Cpl T. ,HllJht.on, ~ (Stratfordl, E.).
PLe F H. lHughBS. 12912 (Commerclal.rd., E .)
L ·Cpl. W IMay, 12760 (Reading).
::t.-Cp!. A JI Mew, 177481 (Newbury).

:r;,·Cpl A. 1;. Mumford, 16198 (West Bromw,eb)
Pte, H. N~b" 36(;01 (M.reh),
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Pt6, J . Pr ian<l, 36418 (Wore).
Pte T. (1. Sturgess, 8097 (Hungenord}.

DIed of 'W;u
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Pte. W\ B TrOWII, 36sa7 (Gr&ntham)l
L -(Jpl. G.
11'ant, I13702 I(Bennondeey, B,il),
Pte. F. F w, 6565 (Nottmg BIll, W .).
Pte E. F. IneLL, 12393 (l),nnmff b ... ), 1
L,.CpI. J Peak, 11\286 (B(rm:ngbam).
~ved 8. ca.blegram from
Pte. G. P~n, 36926 (Bourne). 1
R,N., K!l.oss8., German
L.·Cpl. F, Sban1eY.1 9598 (utton, Southam).
&5.fe !l.nd well. On Novem.
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Pte. J, W"n, 36506 (W\dlord).
Ad:~i~LJ wrote to her, mying!
Nairabi stating that J\'ounded-Sbel' Sbock,I
been released ,b y tbe I
.Pt&.- H. O. Gilee, 538:>.
home by first opportumty
TUESDAV.
Further OOmmll'lllca.t.1Qne

W'U nol;.

.&COe;pt«l.

a.rra.ngeme-nts are

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Woullded.Pte, W, B. Brown, 14213 (Oxford).

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PIe. E. BEY' 5284 (Reoding).

Pt-e. A. C. B. Chamber1aIl~., 13417 (Bpw, E.).
Pto. G. R k1ey. 16918 (Cbolsoy),
Pte, F . J. II.ooter, 1361~ ,(n...dlni).

T. Cork, ]1i",oar'!:~">d

PLo. R. Nan... .5990 J Wa<lc>bndgo) ,

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had beel1

Pte. G .

w\,ieh

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to '6nd •

full),. TM h<ooineoe
were Cork"" e&lletf~up. .
in W.."tage. Ciork..,.,..
Bepb'ing 10 :Mr. W&lab.
could \00 oUbotitutod' tbey
It''; :tbe 0011 buslnes& of ,ita
Al'l"'&l ollowed.

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H. E. A~ms, 32, aingle, ..

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had '&Pplted ' for' ooitdit.ional e

lI"und completed pa.yment
the f&Tmer&,' !econd &tld

~,-Di.miMed .
ft __

Q~r:d'ge, il33.)

(ReadIng).

Pte. E. O".en, 154,37 (Birmingham).
Pt,.. S, F~oI>ock. ~9i19 (Maldonhoe.d).,
L .cpl. J,
. R91\e, 3480 \Rea<illlf)
.Pte. F.
.\dams, 36523 (Cambr:dge).
Pte. A. AlHddge, 136223 ~Bu n tlngforo).
Pto. F. T.! Aligo1. 36250 (HatJ\e1d). '
Pte. 11'. ~t.on, 12348 (Smet.bwlck).
Pte. F. A~1!I. 36232 (S~"ena.3e).
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amb\lln.nOOi eflCh, which

~W._O_KING~AM i~~~".i:n~it

lobe na.mes of t.he

d)ffer~

~roV1ded,one
t hem.
I Twenty
loG Salonl'ka..
:~:.'~~'~~~= have already
WlU

Ilillrtioor

-be

on~

of £10,000

fOT

the

the :fi.r&t farmer!.' convoy which
the early part of 1915, kid a.fter
£5,000 will be- handed over fOT the
w,8,l' Of:ntr&l Committee. other
being a.rranged, and Will be a.nnounced

AN- HONOURED GRAVE.
Two or\ 0'9r men 11mg wounded noticed th...t one
of t.he enemy a.t ,., httle dist.anoo was tryIng a.pp~
emtl! to draw his revolvoer. .. He's gOlng l to shoot
l1I, I do peJ.16ve. I do ull tha.t Jow down. U But
h. bad to! give up and mob oigns to them to come
a.nd· belp. 'They did, 'bpt' with e. littkl hesitation,
bd whopi th6)' got to him, it ,.... to 001.._
to
ta.ke . hit{ !!'a:ter-bottle wblOh he would no , longer
need. And then he died.- Thoae two mer: ,dug h18
fl"a.ve, a.nd it 18 an bonmired o~e behind lO ur lines.
~mt . e.a my frieDd's ~ is 'On the othe-r 3ide.-(JI'r~
, H~ a.Jjld There in the War Area," bly Bisbop
Bury).
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the

eVldence
they '..had
wouldbeen
not; of
feela
l~~j~~~t~\~~Â¥ the and

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WAR ' -PROBtEM;
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FACING/ DEATH.
When tnlking to two wounded men after Nmrve
.1 bad 5al(l: "It. must. have boeD a. ....ery
th.lng to be 8i5 Dea.r as that, looking death
faoo lUI it were" One of them immediately
_ .. _ ,_,.,_,. u There's nothtn~ of t hat. tlort, "Jr.
.a.qout lt the mght before Or t:b-e
YQU are woooer1ng a.bout your
killed, Ib ut no~ a.t tbe time.
thought to ea.y a. short_pra.yer_
IJOrt; of tlllng, as
eet .over
tbat
of a.ny·
you're qUIte.

bf tbo tb lJlg<l
~nd Tb_

Pte, R. ilrllinzer. 36244 (Ware).
Pt.e. H. Ba.rker,· 36531 (Ba.rrmgton).
Pte. F. BUr, 36267 (Oheshunt)
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PIe. F. ~ha.m , 369.A5 (Cambridge).
Pte, H, ~, 36242 (Sawbr,dge'.orth).
PIe. G. Br aVer, 18m (Br..,koell).
Sgt. R T , R. Birch, 12907' (ilfLrklng. E ,)
Pte. E H Black&bv, 36241 (Ha.rHN) .
Fl.!>. C, B9lhnger; 36714 (Taunt<>n). . /
P\4, E. !j. Roon. 36248 (H"t6eldj.
P~.

A. E. Boot.b, 36954 (Gnml'Jby)

Pt6. H.!l Boy~, 36716 tL<>'ghL"" Buzzard),
Pto. W. :.1rodley, ' 12412 (El&hng).
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.Pt;.. B. E , Brant, 16695 tcl1d WlOd8or)' 1
Pte, R Bfock1.. by, 36955 (Hull).
Pte. C. Bullord, 36255 (Rovlton).
Pte: T. ~!urnb"" , 365.lO (Wisbeeh),
Ptf· E,
broDd, 36?76 ItoH6r'ford).
PIe. R. Q...",klli; 3627~ (Hertiord).
PIe,',c. !J!.nae1d, 15IJ270 (Wore).
Pte. W, ll. C."W, =4 (ClevedOll).

Pt•. C,
Pte, C. HOI" "1i:6,
PIe J.
Pt.e. R.
Ft.e. J.
PLo. G,
Pte. I O.

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Pt.e. G. (JJJa.1kley~ .36279 (W-elwyn) . .

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Pt.e. : J
Sorgt.

F. CMInbcdain, 36284 (W&tj0rd).

PIe, T. c;ho.ry, 136271 (Hitchln):

Lee ·Corpl.
' E,),

itt, ~78 ('Valton~&t-8t.one).
Pt., H. £<>1... :l6?8O (Hertford).
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PIe, T. :t .c<>.k) 36541 (W",beoh)

Pte. H. I

Pte., J
Pte'l
N. E

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Pte . .4.. E , Comnbs, 12735 (KS(~tish Town, N. VI )
Pte. H. P. Cross, 3116 (RtJadl n~) .
.Ptio. R. fh1shing !6291 {Henley}.
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L,·CpI. TT Dart 12334 (Exeter),
Pt.. A, ~.w •• ,.\J621l2 (We1w. . ),
pte, A. Ai-' Doy.I 36..'oo [Royston).
Pte. A. n,PU8e, 3€295 (King's Lan;ley). I
.. Pte. W. , Dug~R.~, 3681» (Great Y&i1'tTlouth).
Pt:A H . r~.aulKn.r, 36306 (Hltcllin).
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Pt.e. G. F.elt:.on . 36309 (Hat:field).

Pte. G.
PLo.
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Pte. A

now reported
<1.'\ Prisoner
of x..or
W~r.~l. T. G Belcher, 1600i (Bln fidd) .

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P~-e'. F o. ~b, 36313 (Sa.wbrldgewortb)~

Pte. J .("F1s.ber,

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P~. R. ." ..lIb, 12384 ISmethw:ek).
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P~ . A. l/iodder. 5983 IS.ltash)
Pt:6. B. ~ittte, 15484 (Hay MIlle, BlrmlD.ghll.1:n).
PIe. J. ,Y. W. IReev",. 14037 (W&ltM.uUtow).
Pte. J. T"y.tor, e6~S (Forest Ga.te, E).
p,"" O. E, Woll~' 10174 (Haokney·1'OOd . N.1!.).
Pt6. J. 1 Wlilte, 3218 (Rloading),

WEDNESDAY.

N),

p(,e,
Sergt.
W,

W'lork, 10847 (Custom House E)
PIe. W, . CI....k. 36273 '( Hertford).' I '

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REGIMENTS.

I Previ~y reported mi50SlUg. ll()W r(lpork(l klllrd
ptll , W. )Deadman (Roodln g) , 16559 RCI.\al
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Goff (Cave.rsham), 58383. Ro: 3 1 F ield
A.rt.i1lery_
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"GAZETTE .. ITEMS.

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Hanbnry-Spo.rrow,

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Berh kt.., >l'Ielinqwshes t he t"unk of MIioJor, S\lp!"
16th, ' mt. I
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iRo,.f..l &:oks ltergt.-2nd Lle\1t. A. S G H . I \\kJn~
lit ieoo:nded for emplc>yment. wlth \\"t.IS t. .\fnc[\,'\
Field Foree, Od. 11th, 1916,
iR,oya,l :serb ~t. -The appomh'!II:' nt. of l.t Co.,!
E . d . Chnet.ie, GTou.oester Hogt., II. I11ch appc..r .... l
in
Ga.zeLte " of Sept, 4Lh , 1916 1< ,,,,,d~1
Roy
Berks ~.-Tcmp. Seronrl LU!II t..eIl'UI1'·
kust
to SorvlO6 B&t.La\JoM. J W K \\ nr l '
ha.m (May 6th, 1915); A. M. Bray (from .1 ~> n I,""'
Bo.) (Jan. 25th, 191&): H. S. COIl nscli \.1 111\· 121 h

th1L.a.

1915); ~. G. Morl~]' (J",l y 7t.h , 1916), 'f I I Hltk ... r

(JU~th, 19U1); N. Ls.nS."'n (A.ug 51h, 1916" 1. ,

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5t.h, 1916)

Ber1aI 1tectL.-'1'emp, q lr t. S. \'

HT Q7.tero'

Weeton t.6 be aotmg 1.I"03.Jor whilst. son Ill:

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Sept, 19th. 1916.

,IRELAND'S ENEMIES.
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