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CAPTAIN RAYMOND LTTTEN

... CAPTAIN RAYMOND LTTTEN Captain Raymond Litten, Royal Berkshire Regiment, was killed on Saturday,' July Ist, the battle of the Somme, when leading his company into action. He was the only son of the late Tobias Raphael Litten and Mrs. Litten, of 21, Pembridge ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 164 | Page: 2 | 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

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, READING

... who' have been wounded. Second Lieutenant Frank D. Withers, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed last month in the battle of the Somme, entered the College and Wantage Hall on October 2nd, 1912, an education student. He had previously been educated at ...

Published: Saturday 26 August 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1132 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PRIVATE P. E. KIMBREY

... brother, of the R.F.A., who went through the W'ar in South Africa, also has been wounded, his hack being injured the battle of the Somme. He was a member, before joining up. of the Broadmoor Asylum staff. Ho is now an inmate of the Keighley Hospital, Yorks ...

Published: Saturday 26 August 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1193 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

HEADING MERCTTRY, GAZETTE. HEBALP, AXD EEBES . ! . ■ ’.V * ROYAL BERKS REGIMENT TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE FUND. -*

... Ladies, you have worked nobly for French, Russians, Belgians and Serbs. Go and see the great official record of the Battle of the Somme. ’ See the grateful smile of the wounded soldier receiving first aid as a cigarette is handed to him, and make one effort ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 972 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THIS COURT

... THIS COURT. Doctor E. Distia-Maddick had the honour of exhibiting the official pictures of the Battle of the Somme, and of his Majesty’s recent visit to his armies in France and Beigium, before the King and Queen, at Windsor Castle on (Saturday evening ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 749 | Page: 10 | 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

NEWBURY RURAL

... Coleman engage last Friday the Bridge Street Cinema, where they were showing the Battle of the Somme, and fill the hall with wounded soldiers, a number whom had been in the battle. Applicant's Unusual Case Before Tribunal. —Arthur Ridley (23), Taplow, a. elerk ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1253 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SOCIETY AND PERSONAL

... Reading of late is infinitesimal compared with the times our brave soldiers have been under enemy bombardments. Since the battle of the Somme began the necessities required for the wounded have increased many-fold, and it is significant of the tremendous calls ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 766 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. IQI6

... unsuccessful counter-attacks have also been of the most costly character. Sir Douglas Haig informs us that since the battle of the Somme began, 29 Gcr- divisions have been defeated and withdrawn exhausted. The havoc which the Allied forces are creating ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5030 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

NEAREST LABOUR EXCHANGE

... Tfta World's (Post Successful Animated Pictui* S3 Sliawina Continuously from 2 till 1 &30 Daily, MONDAY and THURSDAY. “BATTLE OF THE SOMME.” AUC7SONEEBS ESTATE AGENTS. SIMMONS & SONS, 1802. Surveyors, Estate Agents, Valuers and Auctioneers. Register and ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 564 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AMUSEMENTS

... READING. N9« ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1916
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 26 | Page: 4 | Tags: none