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MILITARY MEDALI

... MILITARY MEDALI Corpl. F. G. SMITH, Hants Rept., of Aldermaston.—Awarded the Military Medal for gallantry during the Battle of the Somme, POPULAR POST OFFICE OFFICIAL Mr. T. MUCGINS, lately super- I Intendent in the Post Office, Reading. • new Postmaster ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1918
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 79 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MOETIM ER

... Samnel Could, who was killed in France October 19th, has been presented with the Military Medal won her husband at the battle of the Somme. presentation was made at Oxford by the Major-General in Command. ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MONDAY

... of prisoners taken in this operation exceed 600. Relative to the present battle on the Somme a comparison of the ground won in the last few days as compared with the first battle is most significant and encouraging, as are also the casualties on these ...

I.:EUT. H. K ENNEY WOUNDED

... uow in hospitsl at !totem. This is the retworl time the gallant officer has been wounded. the tint time being in the battle of the Somme in Pile. Lieut. Kerney we. el/1e5t1 at Reading School where he was jtist over ester Vest. )Ming Appleton awl Laud ...

Published: Saturday 06 April 1918
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MAGAZINES

... in fiction. Sir A. Conan Doyle’s History-of the War is resumed with the first connected and detailed account of the Battle of the Somme in 1918. Mr. George Hudson, the retiring chief the Windsor CaStie Police, has been invested the King with the silver ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 145 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GALLANT DEEDS

... F. (1. SMITH. Hants Regt.. of Aldermaston, lima been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry the field during the battle of the Somme, March With. 1918. The Military Medal for distinguished ferric* in the field has been awarded to Sig. G. H. SMITH, aon ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1918
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

rORMER BFRKS YEOMAN KILLED

... rebellion of 1914. and was comnii.iionod in the R.F.A. in November, 1915, being prom-A.49d captain. He wounied it. the battle of the Somme in July, 1918. His General iiitea.— It has born a terrible blow to all of us, as your husband was ao popul ar ed with ...

Published: Saturday 28 September 1918
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 166 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WANTAGE,

... information that her son, Ex-Sergt, F. J. Hankins, has died in Montreal, Canada, pneumonia. He was badly wounded the battle of the Somme in. July, 1316. After being in hospital for a year and nine months was discharged from the Army and went to his brother ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL CASUALTIES

... received his commission as second lieutenant in the Royal Berks Regiment on January 25th. 1915, and took part in the first battle of the Somme, the Passchendaol© and other operations, and f6r special services was awarded the Military Cross. Father and Son Casualty ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DIED FROM GAS POISONING

... battery, but it will probably be some time before be is fit for active service again. Major Grant was wounded during the battle of the Somme, July, 1916, plnckily remaining at his post. LIEUT. S. J. CURTIS. S. J. Curtis, only son of Mrs. E. Curtis, 259, Oxford ...

Published: Saturday 06 April 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 300 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Harvest In Frame

... front were the hest that the Allies ever had. Marshal loch's new style of fighting suits them admirably. The first battle of the Somme, from July to October, 1916, won DR 41 square miles, but in the four (lays, August 21-25, 191 S, we got back 116 square ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1918
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 315 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

IN MEMORIAM

... at the Dardanelles. an April 17th. 1915: also of his dear brother, Edward Charles (Waek) who was naming in the big battle on the Somme. July 3rd, 1916. We do not forget than. we loved them too dearly To lit their memorke fade like a dream; One need not ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1918
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 773 | Page: 7 | Tags: none