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Trustee' of'J5/V,iIIS, Tru.tae of' 8e,tt1I~1 menU, Trustee of Debentur:e
j, I.SU~S; St.c. COpl~S of-the 're,lrulla:t&o,n.
can , be obtaln!)d "rom thlt~:st-

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mile In the mud -4- ".ter a foot ~.
I .... frequ'eliU1 ov.ert.aken"mp
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boll' , ~nkfw I ..at to .reach

De'partment. "fI, Lombard

ha.'f6 my wouod dre.ed.
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10000 we foba that men were. being .roped. a.od

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behind our 6riDg 1100.

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't unJlUlailion in '&K ~ioD. aDO 1:1
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of donore
#len atl) Mlfferm, (roJll "the etl~ ,but ltt aDd 2M BaUalioDl, ~l Ber.htre RegpneDt,
trtor received 'by",1 bo Oftioor Co0t3Dding the Dep6t, who
fortunately 1 un .,;r1 !ot, .oJllly rathf' wor.n
want of oIeo\>. . r
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OO)'t gilta of , gla....
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rmttelUO 01>1\ belta.
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ero. Socihty ~ (Mre.
wire etd&DI'Ple,,~ to proCect ~f 'p.~ ,oot;. rftUoW QeDYOO), 112 W'oolhea, the
Daun,ood, 22
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12 palta of
died. '
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gloves. M.... Aldl-~. ab.rta.
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Wo bad ... fre \ t1'1'tog time tlJUnc ,up ~ Tilch~t. PariI!t. ,~uiCb, £3 :::;d\.';'J~;';~~'1i;~
poIiI.WD. Du.ring
d lut,mn~ /c1a.-,. ~ lI..e t~~' Feht'on. Sllltt., aookaj helmots ~tl
ai& in the ~nch . We bope ito h ..~e .. ~tl ~ 'lfiuc- ~rq, belt.,. '8ca.rvetl-a.nd
DO'W but ol \co
we ma.,. be ,leDt out "4tp
<IOCb ..nd IDlttaj !lIlli-X. Bere., m.-ners
Il101':.0" .oil Uw1 next d..,... Up to the Pl'f'Mnt wo Hin Etheflllgt.on: &CU"\'et and 1mltt., IMiaa Ro·otI~Dd, h&V$ not
&l1y lUJod the
but from what Smltll,.lockS IUld Butte, Mra. F.
Dea.re,
I hear wo
y ~,:e to bero!,!
day.
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and ' , .•havo '\0
YO\I ~1l1)o pleased to
h&AJ' J ha:vc .. clc.u ahirt on at bat.
Good.bye for the I1'relPDt a.D~,-~ aU good WlIb~
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~oeoliite.
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Mr. A. B Tur r},
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Clappers-terrn.c£'. Wink" :Me3.QO'W~roa.d,
t Ro, 4;ng, revell1l1 'un l :1tf'~tlng aidellght on tho
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The Colonel hll6 g'h
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corrl.[llOrr1og petition, eacb troop to play a. Iteam. As tliere are
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DEATH.
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~bml1~ tp drmk for the J.t 48
.; Reportmg on.. behaJf 01 the Cozpm3I1ding Officer
• thnI"'C1 60~ 'tVo I~ero .!N~d to gel. Jtmno.
a.nd tea. tho dea.th of Pte H. GrUbb, who ~aa killed In ac·
r.}Jp"n wol got out r
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tlon at Gb'elu\elt dunng the battle of Ypree on
Wel h~e now go~ to a rest c,IDtl for tli time, a.Dd Novomber 3rd, Ltcut l FuUbroOlt-Leggatt, of the 1st
we ~ot. n. good. f~ of 3&uSagCf ,,"0 boUgDt last Bn.tt. Royal Berb Rogunent, wrttew to blS pa.rcnta

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,at 33. B~-&b!eet. Rctdtng ,
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Wo ha.vo only l()8t ono m&)Of, four men killed
You have the ss.t",f1lchon of knoWing that
and. : 'Oodt 12 . wo"nd~. All our troop ere fairly
rdled""-t he finest death & f01a n ~n, figlitlDg fOr' hIS
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of the Germans.
in f~nt. of Jthe Aring ''';;;:~;;;:'d~

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0!r."!"" firO h.,.. • "'.. abot tbi<>9Jh the r ht
t~\gb. b~t
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Kerwood. of the Royal Bcrk.to be W'lt.h them for 60 19ft1,
aU UDderatsnd
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h. eae&pe
reason F&el .ute all a.ro ~iJIIg tog"ther de- lreopoi.... ·;,.' '~" ·,N!.,.,'.
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termlned
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uphold
honour
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~ Ree,ervi&t. Kerwood
rejcnnM. b_ ,reguDDnt. early ih. A.uguat, and took
oountty. -L:&iLlll WiLSON ...,
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Alane, ,(ri( tho ilght.l'Dg at, Ant.'lierp, ~D'is.Dlud() and
"Yptel. IH<I ja no", at hi_ \bo!D6 teeoverlng frolD

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COrpl:~A. G. Butiler. ·
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Tho (OnOWlng non-oommllJlO~ officera of the
(Service) Batt.a.hon. Roy....) Berkeluro RCglID8nt,
been apPOlJlt.¢d tOf'('om~n8
Corpl. D. J,. Riddl.
Corpl. J. Hurttlngton.

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PROMOTED F~ ~ 'RAN",.

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R. BRAY, Lt~t.-Colonel.
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Royal-Berbhlre RegimeDt, Readmg.

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getting into a. Berkshlr'e ba.ttahol .. i I

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ba.va had It'rough the Last

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Tlnl mor'Dmg' we were baltna- out irater a.nd mud
and cloanlug rIfle&. and h.n the tltn~ we IQ,Dg

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wll1 ! be vory much appteCl6ted by
ha.ve been dono e1cc~gly well by
of Reading.
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ihOBe/ who ' we~ 8t-ra¥ers to Reading
havo OOll\O lto t¥e oonclUilon thd t.b~y either had

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held a.t the Chriatmaa Catt3e Market.
Tho £15
Mr Colebrook h. 60
banQecl over to me for ~petl.dlt.ure II qo.nf,,,ta

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,(lmo....', B!"a4Z ,OOO cIgarette&,

your Jopaper my very g!'l@:toful tliaIlks
sporllng gentlemen wbq took partf 1D,

day5 h afJ b ~en the worst yet e1l:pCtt-

had

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SEVENTH ,~AnALION' TH~NK8.
• To.M Bd"or. B .." ... s.......... ..
si'r-J wlIb to 1e1l:pre&8 through the medium of

~cc(l.810n the Germans . bout.ed
to our
for u. " 'DajJr MUTor" fr :lOme
and guafJ.Dt.eed a. dle pUliage
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on6 risked 11:. but they mana-aed to
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6a.i.ck, Jive paltl of tIIOcU, H_ H0'f8.rd, eocp,
scarvea, belmet.. c~tt.ea, etc. j lira Henry
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Yet otbera, too, ma.y li"~ the rel.M,

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