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IN MEMORIAM

... South Lancashire Regiment, only child of Dr. and Mrs. Kitson, Reading, killed in action at Bazentin-le-Petit, in the battle of the Somme, Julj 23rd, 1916, aged 23. Siatmonb.—ln honoured and very clear memory Paul Simmons, Captain, Hampshire Regiment, who ...

Published: Saturday 28 July 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

EMPIRE CINEMA

... lJnivereity of Brietol. Bts leadership at the Battle of Veniun gamed for him the Ctoia du Guam (with bar) and the Legion of we. liaisse °Meer hetwrrn the French and Beitieh armies throughout the Battle of the Somme and was &welded the M.C. ...

Published: Friday 16 February 1923
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

VAUDEVILLE

... ” ADMISSION, as usual : 3d., 6d. and 18. Coming MONDAY, OEIT 9th, for One Week only, THE OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE ‘“Battle of the Somme.” Faken by special arrangement with the War Office. Shown at Windsor Castle by Royal Command. A limited number of Reserved ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1916
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 6 | 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

JATTLE OF THE SOMME. FULL HALF OF THE GERMAN ARMY BEATEN. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCH. The story of the' Battle

... JATTLE OF THE SOMME. FULL HALF OF THE GERMAN ARMY BEATEN. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCH. The story of the' Battle of the Somme, which lasted from July 1 to November 18, is •told in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch, which tills sixteen pages of the London Gazette ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1917
Newspaper: Berks and Oxon Advertiser
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRIVATE ALBERT RIVERS

... Caversham, the death of thoir second son, Gunner Reginald Lusty, R.F.A., who was killed in action on July 9th in the battle of the Somme. The captain, writing to his mother, said: I am very sorry to have to tell you that your son, who hae been in the battery ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 411 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

PETROL SHORTAGE

... WINDSOR. THEIK MAJESTIES' COMMENTS. The Secretary of the War Office says: A programme of the official War Office film The Battle the Somme presented throughout the country, in addition to a film which will be released to the pubhe later on, The King’s Visit ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 409 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

AT 'IIW. FIIIII COINER

... Hell Pint Corner and when we got there we rode hell.' (Laughter.) He recalled that before going into action at the battle of the !Somme be had under him 4,1500 men who were not St to hold a ride. They were brave fellows and had the .Writ but not the physique ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1933
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

£40,000 POTATO DEAL

... or leg and wounding him severely. Sec.-Lieut. Frank D. Withw, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in My in the battle of the Somme, entered the College and Wantage Hall OD October 2nd, 1912, as an education student. He had previously been educated ...

Published: Saturday 26 August 1916
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1404 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TIE MATH OF P.N. A. C. P. LUNN. Caversimm Scheele Bereavement

... to tlo !loyal Berkshire Regiment He semed theiughout the war. ricelly in Prance and He was severely wounded in the battle of the Somme and in la the mmmer of 1918 he was invalided home served in Ireland until Hay. 1919. the latter pert of time beirg at ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1927
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 295 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VAUDEVILLE

... THEATRE, BROAD STREET, READING (Opposite the General Post Office). On Monday next, Octcher Sth, and Five following days, BATTLE or e SOMME The Official Pictures of THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. SHOWING DAILY at 2 30, 4 30, 6 30 and 8 30 p.m. SPECIAL MATINEES ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1916
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 254 | Page: 6 | Tags: none