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W Batt... Royfll Y\lDIIter
Road, Rc:ldUlg, lD a Jetter
tha.t. addre$i Wclls wrot6
MaJt., where ho was bOlng
Ho writes ':=.!j~'r~~tl;~:~~
YcolDQDC'l bas tonned ..
On Nov 26Ul we. bad a ~~(,1'e tlf"ndn,~"'i-m with
toaN at LUI statlOD, Tldlrorth.
ram, l\hlCh washod t1 1)
T. W>&kncll, Sth 01fora a.nd Bl,Ulk, L 1 ,
trenchca, whero t.bero
Reading War H06Plt.al with wounds,
W~cn the roll
,~'''-~.''.: a nuDC In ~.(l, ~ aDd lcgs, .-.nd wes
of our tnGD had
drowr.ed and
hours. Ho 1& toho o~ly membcl;, of hiS
becn b\I1'lcd where tale trenches had 1
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Tho waLe.r ,\ M }J].:e tho Clappers a~ ~
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ltl :flood, nud &11 our! b clou;;m;;s wore ..

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Mr Red,g~ ids hm othcr sou serving

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BOCKS "",OR THE 6th BERKS.
.... . Gutbrie, of t.be Drill Hell, Mn.no.w Road,
Mev! 'had, has hAd a. fer! good respGU6e to her
~ f~ wooUen soeU for her husba.Dd'. reg)·
~ the 6bh Berks, bUt. ls i nnXlOWl 'kt receive
IDOI'I)' Jrifta of ~ ve~$S3ry artides l:Jo orddr
to ma.ie up a pa.TOOl to ~ nd out to France abort1r
Aa tile weather baa booa, and lS still, vezy lNLd m
the Wendle. In Fra.nce aild th~ mo n are oon&t&a.tly

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A member of A Squadron, In e1Vll lifo 'b~ W811
a. ~lf)rk lD I;hl) aerv100 of MesaMi. Nev~e ~ a.n~

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By trndo a. fa mol', lit) cn l~d. i'6 Sepqember,
lJ.1' and wu ,}:tllembcr of D BRuadroa!.'
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Last,. but nOt. least, was a.
wea.trilOqWal !.ketch by Mr V ful.c&Vftn .
MOOIDP&DislIl were ~ISS 11 D Ru.rrlS and 'M.t'S
W~ who ra:ve a. fine !rendC"ru:g of a pltlonofort.o
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AJpa.rfiy af about; forty ruen (mOl Redlands (No
4, WI.!'CONCRECATIONAL
Hoapttal spe n~ II. very enloyt!.ble
aftcrnooa
·C.,URCH.
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011 &tumy &t Trlmty CongregaLiOnAl Schoolroom.
A. .poc.al CAr was pro~'idcd from ErlClgh~iro1,ad;:.;;,.gtc.,"""\
aaia.u. by the kindness of t.he 'lnmwn.:ys 11
...a Ur.;D' arnval gamea
k llidS M H'e
takeD. up. Good ~wgs 1\ cre proVided for
tt.e ~ of the oongr:e;at.ion., who also
.to the t&bl-. and qUite/ a fes'tn ,e ILppearance was
~tcd all tbo eracl.:cm we~ pulled a.rM each
eM donned the headgear, ctc ,pl'Ovldod
Songll
were 6uiig by Miss RaMley, !l:llM Bottrill &.lid Mr.
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Two l*rc:rliJlg t1l'n» WW'e pro-

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0; c:)u:-so. ohi.:!fly the ncb
peoplo wh.o 0... 11 ll d
No ' yetl(l nro wlon" j~ t erc
for C'\1:!l') o:Jc J' ~ s, sarno d' rFC:'~ly, ot h ets III rF
roundabout ' way
You b uy mcdieme \Y.ltbdut
not.~ng UIC t~1 St.1 1!lP on It ! You pay more ror
t fl:l , slIgnr and tob:ICOO and grumble a.t the btgh
pnces you forget j Govornmont l.!I a recorver of
taxes and tll:'l.t sucl:t things ute taxed Ro

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Limited.

Naw you soo. how
a1'6 pay~n'" towards all
nus fr eo eduoo.tlon and ImndOOI:lC b~'ht n"'So. You
aTO oDly taking It out of onQ pDcl.::d to pu~ It In

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ROY dL BERKS REGIMENT.

reee.lY'ed from membBt'8 or the
J.nelull::rlg wxne of thcee Wbo
show that the condltJ01l6
G<-lUlG, 662S G.~
Hammond, 111916 L Cpl.
1 ~~:;~~~;'';~'',! were. Wrnbly ban\..
d.
of long maroon lD Ylo
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Jal.t(:lty of w.tor a.nd the
SMITH, 10285 Sergt A
l)'evKlualy repocted
the la.te Tpr. Brown r c·

December 4t!1.
..,ell, buL Am Writing undf)r difficult
as we a re IDllClit (wm an;y ....h e.re QI(I
am burntng the last bit of candle

""hoso dea th ~a.s roported to his pa.ren:tli on

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rqarrng d...,. a.nd mgbt.
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8uch !aeu a.a you never
d&Iig.erous.

lIr. Edwvd Bowden, 24, Wokin~ Rood,
WTKes to thl .. Reacllng $to.rid4rd " •

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aUI.- ~ 13, r QtdiJl4( and ...tt$}~ ~ aahool 10
BentOI'd, baa hooD \-DJ.tbin~ £ooO<lb lEI bel' 8p&r6

"'-e few. the ..xdier& In Fra.nce In one Pair abe
Md t.dred her name and addTes6, &Dc!" tDetBaKoG ,
tW, ~yer received t'be.m s!:ie hoped would frnd
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the follo.,ug
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comfortable.
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COOK, Sortt Aubrey C , C!Jartcs-irl.roet. Oxfocd II
Wounded aD Sept. 28Lh, \liM December ~Oth
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OX1'ORD &, BUOK:> LIGHT INFA.NTRY·
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Deoomber 16th
1$1 Battalion.
G.;"l •• n"" ,I· We havo. boon at. U!.18 placo 51D06 lut. Fri4a,..
ROUSE, Pte, W , elder son of Mra. House, &
n.nd l~ 15 a.hout tho mo6~ de&Olalo 1JPOt. one oolPd
Wow, Cif Cbo.rry Tree Cln.tagc, At"Ipollr_rooo. '.rIle~g;ano {We ho.vo notJ.l1og el&e exoopt. what. we ~ hurst, WbOSB ol.lIer fW D. "fll; 1.111<:(1 In actlOB IR f
s;t4nd up In. lf lo.u laave b eard ..bout ~c1etert August...nd whO&O fo011_tn.la:w ullii'boen oIIerYUlg' 'in ,
F.ra.noe anlOe the OU~C3lj: or war. Pte. House has
u3'TH~;;;;~;' ,1 ~~ ,.ou oon got &Gmo ute. of ~a.t It l5lik~
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Wo i'are cl069 (to the &ea, ",tum is r&g1ng and heeD mlSAlUg IUDOO fSept. l28fh .
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SoldIer's Letter to Little.G,lrl who
KnItted rum Socks.
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AfTER VILLACE FREEBOOTERS.
'llhe t n . of the ,de&ent mard:J: are painted 10
WOUNDED AND IIIIISS/NG.
t.cl1lng \la;ngu-3ge ! by the late Squarl-Sergt. -MaJor

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SISTER ,SUSIE THANKED.

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RICnARDSON, Lleut. GRrn~ St John. 7th , The
Ra]PUU, onLy SUrvl~IDg IOn of
Lt ~oI. W , noss thiS
})t. .Tolm R lchnn'.soD, 1 A, a
},1t'$. St John
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ISOme bmo to oome.
not belong b6fore we ~ a bit of fl gbl- Richardson, of }'oslcy, South
Hill, Rcadtng,
\ed In Meoopo- sentcd
a.re travelllDg very long cllsta.ncetl. l&to (Jf PC6M.Wllr Of wound.!
compa.n,.', 'Ln;~f~.:~~'.:'::"~~
. 'i,.;a;.;.;;.,~~ aoarce, bOih for mOO and borae-a. t.a.rnl& between N(Jv. 22nd and 24;tn. Aged 26.
llumbors
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1oe4 far !t camo on. 110, audden.ly.
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ROYAL DERES REGfoMENT.
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"~q.,,'nl;ci- another.
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nro pui.lung on a.nothe.r 95 ~ botore we>
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tit Battahon.
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pl~
relhoh eV()ll lL ~n:J village, 110 you can unag~na tho
Butler.
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sort of OOU1)try WB a.re m.
Surridge. 8889 Sgo~. A
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1 am now .short of Winling p&pet', a.nd please Bend 1'lIowol"5. 17852 E.
Jo.ckl!0011,118311:1
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mci some' ,moltea ' fol' Ohrist.m.as~ few faga are On.,dc, 10021 A.
OXFOllD &, RUCES LIGH7' INFA.ljTRY
,,"-or&. tbClr wo.g.ht In gold.
In earher Lottertlo Tpr. Brown deacrlbed hiJ dutill6 , ___
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No rtJl. 9581 CorpI H
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ment p.:~t()ry for dle next move Dceplt& the Golder, 12214 C
We bb, 18813 W. J
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hQat, ho was foo1.lmg qUli.;e fit, hI) ea.ld-tt.~ waa Hugbe&, 18943 E.
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~ugb 1 bad

'15th B ttilion. _

rcgunent he-roC, ' Lnd we be.d to dig weDs for water,
Jike milk .m oolour.
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Wo havo
1!OMe
nota now,
~ aoo
sloopIt.bewhim
121 tho
onl,.t emooDS
of ~b.ad
getting It,
IS
h Ind pur hor1lC8 before w,o got. em, ~ we l~ve

wounded.
w~~~y, 7864 Ser~! J

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BOY.IIL BERNS REGIMENT•

l10Ild n4:h~,

whicil

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, W o l ba."e to h.avo outposts all round' thb ~

~GD. our

qcopJo oamf) lU 1aat. n4gIht the,. were wet through
a.n<l coul We are Imng '-on bully beef, bl80Ulk

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Ohvcl'. 15649 A. 5th Battllll.on.
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bpen M.vlIlfi &wfuI weather
la.at two 'Ida,..
do BU011iS LIGHT INFA.liTRY.
11.esterday it. \stu-tcd Wlth a. d
torm, .&.ich baa 'OXFORD
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"5th BattaH;,on.
~(lt.rly bhnd~ aU of us, my eye& a.re awful. 'I1len
1~ mrtOO. roainlllG', a.nd It IS very oold; Wf) want ali W ea.vmg, 18093L..cpl. J.

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BEESLEY, 16592 Co:rp . C. PrcvlOU8ly reported ,

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o'ur warm clothlng

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No eha.noo of

poo &.IgQ;
III England a.nd moet
really a

liWo grove of palm. to tho
east to reheve il1e desolrtlOn. '.l1lore 1.8 only our
of eorub.

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All round us iJ noUUng else but aarid. Tlie camp
rock, LIld bushes

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Nov 81lh-.and" lOOped When the ltlme ca.me h e
WIOuld be ablo to do 1h. lIjha.re."

four WJDO ,lasses. , ,, UpcJ.e ...• op.c of the patier)ta,
abo
The tlow~rs. magumea a.nd ftUl'Plua
aOod things wem dlStrlbutedeto the men &8 they
lett. Do gn~ to thaeG who were unn.blo to be pre.oleDot
Kill. AUIItin, who wOt'kcd Ii() mdefatlga.bly during
t.be ti.me tb& eeboolrom was ~pen for the men lut
~, tadly uDden.ook tIle &rrangem(!ote ud
. . Karria '11'&1& , l'UIp~wllbte
the mUll.cal
1(1'UIDII8. ANimLnco waA gIven by .& emall anny
itI Wpera repreeootlpg pracill::&lIy the whole of tho
c1mrda. and It lB Moped th.h.t furthor efforts to
briRhten ibe time ~nt bc!'6 by our gallimtl men

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Ye t how 19 It n.n done' Think Ilnd jOfl Will
under:lkmd. W~l!\..t r.re Ita ~ $ ? Somcl.hlll{;
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GO'lClnf1W.U.t.. ::Ltc they nl)P
A tat Oil
uses
\l a-tel', hlr!!lb'r.' ~J:; C"duf':!~ Y)!J , guns, liconc!!S, clogs:

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of scrY:l.1Lts a i d cducutLOll for other people's

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Cha.rlce Magrath, Royal FJeld
Artillery, elder lIOn otJJOllncl Cha.rlee P. Fend",U,
tag.. (S\,ght wound )
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Thomh1l1. corpl. W., Ormond-rood, ! Wan- D SO .• and 'Mra F enlla.U, ErlC&, Wokmgl\am In t r
Flanders (Ul DOOfiDloor 14t1~. aged 23. He obta..ined
nd ,),
taJlb. (S)'ght
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hi5 commlS&lO~\ 1.15 t.emJ)C!rary IIICcond Mutena.nt I.D. I
-October of l~ ye&r and Iba.d recently been pro--

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Swat, ~ H.
Ressloh, Beoond Lieut. J, S. M,
Low., Tpr. Arthur, Onnond-stroot, Wan~ YENDALL, Lreut.

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~o~th. Tpr. F. J' I }<~dmgt.()n, Hungerford.

Do the oo.."weDtl'8leepers sleep;l
Ra.V6 they loc:keci and1bolted.,doors? I

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Cq., Tha.Jues.-$-lroot, 'Windsor, snd woll k,nqWD
a. mc.mbor of W indsor and ELan CrJuet Drub.

.. th .ERKS' C'1RIST MAS CARD.
A c:lbrUtmu card 18!SUed lnlconnectIon lnth the
. . JW.t. Royal Berkalfue RQg.l.mOllt bN.ra tnt,
0IiDl& ~ on the outtLae and IU6Ide the worda
.. ~-.- Expedltionn.ry\ 'Foree, Funco. Wlt.h
cIIeeriest greetlDg5 IWld liOp,cs for a'speedy rerunlOD. I 'bo",,,,a
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OOUlG pl.'OOQoood wlth, t-cgflther "inthjthe TCrTJ.to:rw E.e~imetitl! now in tr.U11ng.
Maaul.cturJD& "

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~l~]1:islt Na"!'y 8; A:rrn~.

t Thoy h.vo done .. lot of damsg~, ,"!I>IbRGAN, [)... ~
F.,
I A.S.C., ion Of Mm. K.
l\8Jd.ing vll1a.g& and ttc.e.lmg Wba.t they lean lB.y M:org8oD, 37 , Bo.... a.td .treet, Re:a.~. ODI D(!(:emtheir ha.nas on.. It is a. teTr).Me job gotting our her 7th. J.D lladn.. Ho.spi.tlal, of, brOllChitia Ag8jl17.
, uppUe8. u we lave to Aand a.o 0800'rl' 1J1th f.llllt
He had 11. year'. UrvlOO to" tiiit1:redit.
He
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'fro1lt to Swa.n.sea.-road School and ~wp e~ployc4
We ILTe.a.hout eeyen mile.
from tie ra.ilat tho Q,W R. engUle lJlM:!dS. 1 I f l '
O.'ld
Wbe>n W& ZDl»'e Den. timo we ha.ve to go '25
'lm;OMP&Qlof, Drlver. ChaNCS Bl'3sto1 B&t.tery.
miles to the next. ....ter-bolle. l.had .. wau ~,. R G .A., The Lod(!:e, W l1nkfl.eld Ma.fuor, Ascot. Of
Ih f) llrst for two days.. I IIhall be vf!fy thaniful fo; double ~ta. 1 11) Sundeda.nd Hoopitalt ot)
anl'thtng you send out, tobaa:Jo a.od lap, otc.
December 10th, aged 18.
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lI'ermer\y erop10yecl Itil tAte gard(!ns of Wln&~ho Oa.4'dan(!11ce for get.t.ing a.n}"thing.
YOU]uat
Bold Uanor,.be ~ I not been on active I6l'Vlce,
but w... eJ:l)eOttttg flo go to the f.ront abortt,..
pugb~ to aoe os,
brown at a.ggorr .. nd rougil. I
m. lientellaont. wroto to .his mothe.r "Your lKtu
,& bot know wbat. we IJha:ll be like ID .. 'I month'a
wu a good ha'fd;.workinC, stecady follow. with 110
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Arlthur Hedges. second,. son of Mr G ,HOOgetl,
eoDl.eot.ioner, of Wallmgf(lll'd. bas rcce.l\oo II. com1WMlOD as second heu~",n t In tho N S W. Batt I
at preaoot 9td101led In Egypt ' A to tb e outbre8k 0

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prJ80Uors 'I'iI.1 (!IlPI.l) \\cra. (lrmed \\ ItIL 1"illM ::dld ?J "-- R };O~ ~l1 , 140, ·Vhatli.alU street. Rcadlllg
OOn&l6ted. of M.Ui>t.n:hflf'; (TwklSh'l'crrltorl:Ua) a.nd 011 Decoll.ber 140t.h. aged Ia.
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Tho Bntisn cnlOua.ltlcs wero 8ittoon I Ed.'troLod:lt OI"C) rl'l:lr:& }3~ool, b0' ~ Wll!l em- \
JciJlod and
oUlCers and flftoon won woundOd.
ployed by blr Cook. butdter. Alfred-st re&t He
MISSING.
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h st of C3.SU a.1tles· it IS not .... lomed t.lae T erritorial, uv'Oct.ober, 1914, ami after
llEGI MlIlNT
but hod
1& bused
f3uch ib- 1 109
beine:
on leavo &boJ(.ly.
SCrVl(lO nino.
months
'lia.a ex.pcot1
h on'
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bomo
He was
thB younge&l;,
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11th On Unhon
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...........,ng ono of t.ho. youngest, members of , 11i.!f pla.toon,
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but lwas a. r.maJIlt, well-bwlt young folloW' a.od
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KILLED IN ACTION.
wOllld bav0r. s:scd for 24 He plAyed for Road- !
or,
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111Â¥ hm.ota ootball Olub and \\"8.& & .good bol.er,
youngest) SOD of
Wln1Wlg the oIDoors.' pnw for tho. &port. ev~n ).n
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IIELIEVED KILLED.
Capcno!'", C1'osFrarw;e1 HIs parcmts ]ClI.ln Lhat ho fell on lllght
PI1IS.;t1
pat.roI Hf) \1,118 popul:lr Willi his cOllU"udes, n.s •
ROY
RERKS 1I1<!C IMEN7'
took ,
from Sc r; ~ W ln. A Robcrt5 to his
5th B'attallon
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J!!.othcr shows
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"Ma, J affor you my dcepest lIympa!1:Jy In tho I G:!}lFFIN
ilclll'jb1e loy you havo ,U$tatDcdP
Far nino. I Tltl P,f4\n.c&
tbooit'M wo hnd ${lt'l ed together, and your boy emploj:(:d ,j:.
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was &Iwll.p one of the best o( .tOldiers. wI:thng• • btl e!zJu;1;OO
\ bJ.a.~ e, a.bIe arid popular "''i\lh all You Will bo
, glud IA:> Jonow tqa.t n o died. almost tnstll.ntfLncowr.ly
fLt , and suffered no palll
We burled him Slda by! ' (I
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aide wli:h &O~C'r-.&l others of tho Dorks." •
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Canon W. Welehma.n~ t&Otmntiln1n, who oon~ OXFORD &
LIGH'l'INFANTRY.
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:T ohnsen, 3080 A E.
' Ch_'rle., ! ] aympa.hll.lse iniliyoo 10 tbe sad loss which 'b.:la Broom, 2944
WILchcU,
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faJlou upon you.. He ....·as bWled In t h e presence Dollo), 2649
D Cox, Alma
of Ulany of h iS (I .euds In a Ulltita.ry cemetery. \
Aged 30.
MJW.Y will mourn ror him "
E., MOr1lmer
A frlCoo , A BI.i .s&ett.~ \Hlt.ea _" Wo were all
aor ry .to l~ hlm, for ho waiI ,liked by evdrtbodl ' r WICKS
w p:., Berke R.U.A • 632~ 0:1·
and ho died d omg h Ui dul y, for WhlCh he was foro road'
"SOn of 'bini A WI~Â¥", , ~,
1 ever r.cn4y
His BattalloD- ~Se.rgt.-Mn.,or 61U d
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8peak too 111.ghly of him Ha fun61"al was n.cSICK)
oordcd f\lll m iht.e.rJ honoun l aDd h!.l\ mates weTel
pr<'.sent to wltncas tho rltes
I have a. hUrie
L DERKS REGIMENT
memento bcloogLDg to GCOl'gc,-It.'S 0. pencil case
which h6 bl1lugbt out- \1, Itll bIOI, and 18ba.ll prize
Juu ~r
it. ~a.t11. for it belOngM l.o a good, cheerful, !
'draftod to
@bhlti:ng and prlU8&worthy comtade When I am
at!1
Cairo,Tpr.
Josey.
)flo boo neighbouring' \ Iilll;o I ..wan pJo.ce flowera

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SOLDIERS'
PI1.Ii~;.. Prosecution

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\V'Jl.1.t. does lt Dl.1.!.tcr, GoVOI'lllllOllt payR for 1tP
n ow often Qne h elt!! t.blS sa'd lI.UU hO\l foollilJ it \5
I l~:060 l wliO s;q such a Ut,lI:: arO' J ~pJOrant, UIJJ;hill'k\ mg, f OI" they d o n o~ rC'lh!'.C that. lho Goveromcnt
i~:~,':;7~N·:<f..~~:';'"~~~~~ 15 rl3l-'-I11.1' tli'c.mselvc:; Th o pa ym{!.llt IS not takcn
I direct~ out of !ho r own pocketa, but they. havo
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ir fD,Y.W) (l.ud Lho SOOllCl' they underst.a.nd
\ ~.lll'O th.f) b ettor for tbCll1!ch cs and t , o!lJono eke
! Let u:; C::'2..Dlol1l 6 mor!) closely 3ud see ho" tJl1 S
11[', Well , , ,6 wtl.1 1 go to tho nctm s~ town and try
,,~~,.pop"l'''' ''i'i<';''!ly to di!X:o cr .no)" ,bout Hie <!pb]cct On th~ way
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Lha smooth,
I~e}>t. road
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wlt h h swpU
'barrow
tIoho pa.y.'l
him:>
Pun.hor Oll Wf) qpme to 'th e big slen.m
at '~~",:i,;;;:~
\vo rl,:' nc.comp.:1n'oo· b y I ts rctlll U (O lor carta ll!ll of ;:
AII"". i £tone, Its Vo3ttor\ c,1,.rt; auu ILa wo.rk nc n \\i·CJ paya.
fot all lthl3 ~
Runnm":wd .$houhng aJonJ:rlthd' trunly kePt road
n:ro tIle ci'lldr-en off to "~'/oUI-rrc<l educa.t,
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lurgo. handsom'o &ch.oJ\ House, p resid ed 0 r by
n cerllficdod maste r a.nd h13 R:S&lstnn t4t
pays
for thesG=' WihBnce d 'd tho mon ey romo fA); build

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then t.ried m \aUl
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150 fli CIII.11 ~ nnno\loccll tll:l.,t p. rcconllOlt.nng '
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we stayed m the trench Eo Wlfh o\\t. rood cr
r(!~n:;nl,;£Oo"'". 0 f ~~V<~~~:~:: \.~::ili.,i\:.:tJ~',;
l' IIb':'\l I ClIcc ulltcrvu. y08tordny 1,)VU
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reJlo\'oo by \ f ocoo f rom 'f"
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