Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

BORDER MILITARY HONOURS. The King has been pleased to approve of the award of a Bar to the Distinguished Service I Order to Major (acting Lieut.-Colonel) Robert Campbell, D.S.O., Cameron Highlanders, at-I tached Arg. and, Sutherland Highlanders, 1 brother of Brigadier-General J. V. Campbell, V.C., Broomhall, Oswestry.—At a critical moment, when the enemy bad pierced our line and were consolidating a position to our rear, h<2 skilfully and energetically counter-attacked, forcing the enemy to surrender with heavy loss. He subsequently rendered valuable assistance to another unit by bringing enfilading fire to ¡ bear upon the enemy. His promptness and energy saved a very awkward situation. ] (D.S.O. gazetted January 1, 1917.) ] The King has also been pleased to confer j the Military Cross on the following in recog- nition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the field:- Temp. Sec.-Lieut. William Charles Beckett, attd. Shropshire Light Infantry.—Although severely wounded., he led a raid into the enemy's front line, and with great courage and determiniaion remained until he had brought it to a successful issue. His presence had a great moral effect on his party. Lieut. (temp. Capt.) Walter Hariey Craw- ford-Clarke, R.E., Spec. Res., eldest son of Mr. W. R. Crawford Clarke, Shrewsbury. He showed great judgment and courage when in charge of working parties laying lines under heavy shell fire, always directing leading, and taking the first risk himself. It was entirely ?l y and example t- l -iat a due to his untiring energy and example that a task lasting seven weeks was successfully com- pleted, under most trying conditions. Temp. Sec.-Lieut. Jos. Dunn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.—He handled, several Lewis guns with great skill and succeeded in silencing three or four hostile machinaf guns. He set a splendid example to his men. Temp. Captain Austin Charles Giles, R.A.M.C., younger son of Dr. Oswald Giles, Sleaford, Lines., and nephew of Mr. H. R. Giles, Ellesmere.-Thoiigh suffering severely from gas poisoning, and unable to stand with- out assistance, he continued for many hours to attend to wounded and gassed men, rdusmg- to rest himself till all had received attention. I Sec.-Lieut. Robert Hugh Hajimor, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.—He commanded a company in the attack on the enemy trenches. He organised his men at short notice and led them most gallantly. He was wounded. Sec.-Lieut. Philip James Hudson, Shropshire Light Infantry.—-He personally led parties with supplies of ammunition and bombs into the front line through heavy hostile barrage, on one occasion assisting the troops in the front line to repel a combined attack at a critical moment. The example he. set to his men was splendid. It was entirely due to his exertions that the ammunition supply was maintained. Temp. Captain Robert Dunnett Jackson, Shropshire Light Infantry.—He led his corn- pany with great courage and daring. When counter-attacked., he at once led a bayonet charge and dispersed the enemy. Sec.-Lieut. Allan Victor Mackenzie, Shrop- shire Light Infantry Spec. Res.—For conspicu- ous gallantry and devotion to duty when lead- ing raids into the enemy's lines. His dash end determination enabled, him to'infiict heavy casualties upon the enemy, and on one occa- sion he carried a wounded man back over a distance of 300 yards under heavy shell fire. J His conduct throughout was beyond all praise. ¡ Captain Lawrence Moreland. Orinrod, Royal l Welsh Fusiliers, son of Mr. Oliver Ormrod, Pickhill, Rusbon.-For conspicuous gallantry and 'devotion to duty in leading an attack for- ward with great courage and skilled leadership at a critical moment when the front attacking lines were held up. He was twice wounded, but continued in command. Captain William Tosco Hill Peppe, R.F.A., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Peppe, Brynfa, Welshpool.—At great personal risk be organised a party and led them to a limber j which was on fire. He succeeded in extin- guishing the fire. Temp. Lieut. Vivian Henry Piercy, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, eldest son of Major B. H. Piercy, formerly of the Gerwyn, Bangor Isycoed, and grandson of the late Mrs. Piercy, Marchwiel Hall.—He carried out a daring re- connaissance of the enemy's position. Later he led his company with great gallantry, and succeeded in capturing his objective. Lieut. (Act.-Captain) Norman Harold Rad- ford, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.—He showed the utmost gaUantry and good leadership in assist- ing to drive the enemy back. He and his party held a block under very heavy artillery fire, and checked all attempts by the enemy to drive them back. Sec.-Lieut. Douglas Walter Thomas, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on enemy trenches. Finding that the enemy were organ- ising defence he dashed forward, shot two and wounded another, thereby throwing them into confusion. He was severely wounded in the encounter. DECORATED BY THE KING. Cadet L. H. Harris, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Beechwood, Beechley-road, Wrexham, had the honour of being decorated. by his Majesty the King, with the Distin- guished Conduct Medal at the investiture held at Aldershot on Wednesday. The deed for which the decoration was awarded in Novem- ber last reads as follows: "This N.C.O. showed great gallantry and resource under very trying conditions during 5th and 6th November, 1916, while in front line trenches, Le Sars. On November 5th, his officer being killed, he took charge of the Machine Gun Section at a critical time, when an enemy counter attack was expected; taking up rein- forcements and ammunition under very heavy shelling to gun teams which had been reduced by casualties. He organised his guns, and by his coolness greatly encouraged his men, who were much shaken. On November 6th his gun team again lost heavily, but he again reorgan- ised them, and kept them in action. He also helped to evacuate wounded men across the open." Cadet Harris joined the forces as a private in August, 1914. Proceeding to France in March, 1915, he was attached to the 1st 6th Gloucester Regiment Machine Gun Section and was promoted sergeant while on active service. He was recently awarded a commission, and for the past few months has been training in a cadet school at Bisley.

The polling at Dundee has resulted in the return of Mr. Churchill by a majority of 5,286 over Mr. Scrymgeour, the Prohibitionist can- didate, who polled 2.036 .votes.

I Military Appointments. ] I' Relinquishments of temporary rank have been made by Major C. A. Corbett, R.H. and R.F.A., eldest son of Mr. R. C. Corbett, Stableford, and Major C. H. R. Crawshay, D.S.O., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who before the war resided at Laurel Grove, Bersham, of their lieut.-coloncies, and by Lieut. G. W. E. Han- mer, Shropshire Yeomanry, only son of Sir Wyndham and. Lady Hanmer of his captaincy. Temp. Major C. T. Dugdale, Shropshire Yeomanry, of Terrick Hall, Whitchurch, has now been confirmed in his rank with preced- ence as from September 28, 1914. Major (Hon. Colonel retired T.F.) the Hon. H. L. Vane, brother of Lord Barnard and of the Rector of Wem, has received a special ap- pointment in the army, being graded a staff lieutenant. Captain the Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, M.P., Shropshire Yeomanry, only son of Col. Lord. Harlech, Welsh Guards, has received a special army appointment, being graded as a general staff officer (third grade), unpaid. Capt.Ormsby-Gore mobilised with his regiment on the outbreak of hostilities, and was subse- quently appointed staff captaili Welsh Border Mounted Brigade, and. has seen service in Egypt. Captain Maitland (Warwickshire Regiment) j has been appointed adjutant of the 1st Shrop- shire Volunteer Regiment, in succession to Lieut. Smith, who returns to his battalion. Lieut. Smith, an efficient and energetic officer, has won the esteem of all ranks, and his de- parture is generally regretted. Temp. Lieut. Philip Hinckley, M.C., Leicester Regiment, is now gazetted tempor- ary captain. Capt. Hinckley, who before the war was on the staff of Oswestry Grammar School, married in November, 1915, Nellie, eldest daughter of Mrs. Parry Jones, Bryn- hafod, Oswestry. He was wounded in France early this year, and received the Military Cross last June. See.-Lieut. (temp. Captain) F. R. P. Verdon, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Verdon, Llanerchydol Hall, Welsh- pool, has been given a staff lieutenancy of the first class ,retaining his temporary rank. Sec.-Lieut. B. P. G. Hunt, Shropshire Yeo- manry, second son of Major Rowland Hunt, M.P., is promoted, lieutenant with precedence from June 1, 1916, and to remain seconded with the Royal Flying Corps. Sec.-Lieut. W. G. Dugdale, Montgomery- shire Yeomanry, youngest surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Dugdale, Llwyn, Llan- fyllin, is promoted lieutenant, with precedence from November 28, 1916. Lieut. Dugdale was appointed a staff lieutenant in October last and an equipment officer last March, being wounded in April of this year. Sec.-Lieutenant A. F. Soames, Yeomanry, has been given his full lieutenancy with pre- cedence from June 1, 1916. Sec.-Lieut. J. F. Kirkby, Yeomanry, of Towyn, has been seconded for duty with the 1st "Merionethshire Volunteer Regiment as adjutant.

Marriage of the Vicar of Glyn. I The marriage of the Rev. D. K. Evans, vicar of Glyn Ceiriog, and Miss Eleanor Grace Davies, second daughter of the late Rev. D. S, Davies, rector of Cih hedyn, and Mrs. Davie^, Church Park, Oyster mouth, took place at the parish church, Oyster mouth, on Tuesday week, the Rev. John Davies, rector of Cefn Coed, uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. Harold Williams, vicar of Oystermouth, officiating. The bride, who was given away by her brother, the Rev. Latimer Davies, wore a dainty gown of grey cripe georgette with a grey tulle hat, and carried. a bouquet of Madonna lilies. She was attended by Miss Mav Davies. The Rev. H. Wellington,"Roath, Cardiff, was best man. A large number of friends were present at the ceremony, and afterwards at Church Park. The honeymoon is being spent on the North' Wales coast. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were the recipients of a large number of beautiful pre- sents.

I The Admiralty announce the torpedoing, with a loss of 38 lives, of the old protected f cruiser Ariadne (11,000 tons). Our portrait is of Mr. W G. Ho<.i^, of Kingsley Avenue, Daventry, Northants, who writes:— I had one of the most severe attacks of Eczema on the face that any man, I should think, ever saw, my face being one mass of sores from ear to ear. I was under medical treatment for some time, and, getting no better, begun to be downhearted, when a friend persuaded me to try 'Clarke's Blood Mixture.' I found myself getting better before I had finished the first bottle, so 1 continued with it until I had taken six bottlfts. I should have written before, but I wanted to be sure it was a permanent, euro first. It is now some years since I was cored, and I have neve, had the slightest signs of any return." Ciarke's Blood Mixture is composed of ingredi- ents which quickly expel the impurities from the blood; that's why it can be relied on to give speedy relief and lasting benefit in all cases -of Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvey, Bad Legs, Abscesses, Boils, Pimples, Sores and Eruptions, Piles, Glandular Swellings, Rheumatism, Gout, etc. Over 50 years' success. Pleasant to take, and free from anything injurious. Ask for and see you get lty,Pt!D Mixture "EVERYBODYS BLOOD PURIFIER." Of &U Chemists &nd Bt*m, & 8d. pw Bcmtie.

National Service for Women. LADY MACKWORTH AT I WRE XHAM. The Mayoress (Mrs. L. B. Rowland) presided at a well-attended meeting in the Victoria. Hall, Wrexham, on Friday night, to stimulate interest in the women's national service recruiting scheme. Those present included Lady Mack- worth, daughter of Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller, Lady Palmer, Mrs. Fenwick, Mrs. Davies (Wrexham Vicarage), Mrs. Trevor Bos- caw en, Miss Allington Hughes, Lady Margaret Cholmondejey, Mrs. Percy James and Mrs. Silyn Roberts. The Mayoress.poke of the remarkatble manner in which the women of Wrexham had taken up work during the war. She said she hardly knew & woman who was not doing something to help the country in munition works, in shops, or the railways, or in ofifces. She did not think it was intended to recruit women already engaged on important work for national service, but she hoped that that meeting would be the means of reaching a number of women who could come forward as national service volunteers and offer their services to the country in the present crisis. Lady Mackworth was trnable to endorse the opinion expressed by the Mayoress as to the re- cruiting of girls already in employment, because experienced girls who knew eomething of dis- ciplined work were wanted to go to France, and they did call upon girls already in employ- ment to volunteer for national service by pom- municating with the authorities at the Law Courts, Cardiff, providing, of course, that the work upon which they were already engaged was not work of national importance. For gen- eral clerks for France they did not ask for many technical, requirements. They did not say that a knowledge of shorthand and typewriting was essential, but they did ask that the girls who volunteered should be able to write and spell well and have some experience of working regu- larly. Those women who could not help the county "by coming forward as volunteers for this service, could do bh? second best thing, and that service, fill the gaps of those who had one- At was to ths beginning of the war many people thought that part time service was sufficient, but the time for that had gone by, and it was now abso- lutely necessary for the nation that everyone lshould work full time. A half-time worker bad now become the half-time shirker. She believed that the real test as to the value of their work as women—with one big exception the V.A.D.— lay in whether it was paid work or not. If they were doing paid work, they would know that they were doing work of value. She hoped a large number of wa:ien would come forward and offer their services, and she hoped the parents of girls who wanted to volunteer would allow ihem to do so. She knew that parents would let their boys go, and now that the country needed, the girls, too, she hoped they would be allowed to go. She thought the youngsters wanted to go, and if their parents ajlowed them to do so, they would come back better women fdr the work they would have done for t'heir country. Mrs. Silyn Roberts then gave an interesting address, in which she quoted #triking instances of the valuable work carried out by women on famis, "especially in Montgomeryshire. They were urgently in need of nationar service volun- teers, who would be paid the minimum wage end given uniformsv and who were prepared to go wherever the nation needed them most. -They also wanted women who could work in their own localities to aS8:st in the vital work of increasing" the food production of the country. She did not think many more women, would come from Wiexham, because < had their munitiori works, their munition workers, and a vast amount of wo''k in connection with the distri- bution of food; but there were many villages in the country where one or two daughters were still left at home, and she thought1 many people .who had gone into the town from the country could make themselves- recruiting officers for the country districts with which they were formerlv associated. A successful meeting closed with half-a-dozen short speeches by ftfdy Palmer, Mrs. Boscawen, Mrs. Davies (Wrexiian-I Vicarage), and Mrq. Fenwick, whose daughter has been a Y.M.C.A. worker in France for a considerable time past.

Missing cflyn Soldier. I We give this we ok the portrait ol Pte. Rebt. Evans, Royal Welsh Fusil'er':l,tJl), wounded on May 27, is row ported -as mis.sing; Eldest son of Mr. Isaac Evans, Wynne House, Gtyn Ceir»o& he joined the forces in May, lOlo, and Only lei. for France a month previous to his being ieported wounded." Before the war he was /in the employ of the Star Tea Company, and was in their service at Welshpool and Wrexham,

Mr. Hodge states ihat 127,700 discharged. ibldiers (including disabled) registered at em- ployment exchanges from April, 1915, to July 13. 1917.. Of these 65,450 cancelled their regis- tration owing to having found employment and 59,400 were placed in employment by the ex- changes.

I THE ROLL OF HONOUR. [The Editor of the Advertizer" would be glad if relatives of ofiioers and men who fall or are wounded in the service of the country would forward any biogiraphaaai details in their pos- session. J [THIS WEEK'$ LIST.3 t OFFICERS. I KILLED. Giovannetti, Major Art-uro. Major Giovannetti, only nephew of Xisa Gipvansaetitl, Dysertth, Welshpool, who was in tie Bersagiliere (one of the crack cotrps of the Italian Army) has been killed during the Italian offensive. Prior to the war 21ajor Giovamet-ti was a fre- quent visiter to Wel&hpool where he was' well known. Hay, Lieut.-Colonel, Royal Welsit, Fusiliers. Colonel Hay fell in action in Mesopotamia. At the outbreak of war he was at the Wxerham R. W.F. Deptt. He served with his regimeait for a quarter of a century, and was in China at. the time of the Boxer rising, and in Couth Africa, during the Boerr War. During the present war he assisted In the formation of the earlier service- battalions of the R.W.F., one of which he com- mandied in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. Thomas, Captain R. N., Royal Hying Corps. Captain Thomas, killed in action on Monday week, was tihe eldest surviving son of Brigadier- General Sir Owen and Lady Thomas C-emmaee, Anglesey. He was recently awarded the Croix Guerre. He was one of three brothers who served under their father in the Welsh Army in 1914-15. He transferred to the R.F.C. in 1915 and bad served for 11 months in France but was serving on another front at the time 01 his death. In the South African War he served as trumpeter In the Prince of Wales's Light Horse, a regiment whidi was raised and commanded by Ms far. His youngest brother, Lieut. Trevor Thomas, R. W.F., was killed in action in January, 1916, and his only;, surviving brother is a flight commander, in the R.F.'C. Sir Owen. Thomas TrosuceessftiUy Un- tested the Oswestry Division tit the Liberal in- terest in 1895 N.C.O.'S AND MEN. KILLED. Davies, Pte. Evan, 1toy,1 Welsh Fusiliers. Pte. Davies, son of Mr. A. Davies, Brynyfycdu, Briw, Llansailm, was killed in action on July 13 and was laid to rest in a cemetery east of Bapaurne the following day. Several of his com- rad-es attended, the service. Previous te jclinlrg the army Private Davies was employed at Lloran Issa, Ltansiiin, and, at 'COrwm. He is the eleventh man from Llansiliin to make the supreme sacrifice. Edwards, Pte. R., Welsh Horse, attd. R.W. Kenta. Pte. Edwards was the elder eon of Mr. and Mrs. R. Edwards, Asney Cottage, Overton Jones, Pte. David Isaac, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Pte. Jones was a son of Mrs. 8. A. Jones, Brynibo Road. Bwlohgwyn, who has now lost two eons. She has two other sons serving with the farces. Roger, Sergt. Georg«t King's Liverpool Regiment. Sergt. Roger, reported missing on July SO, 1910, is now reported k[lied. He was an old pupil of the National School at Wrexham, and EeTTM his apprenticeship with Messrs. Cudworth and John- son, Wrexham. Sergt. Roger was a membe-T of the old Volunteer Corps, and afterwards of the Territorials. He was a member of the Territorial band for several years and assisted with the R.W.F. Barracks band. Prtor to. his enlistment te was a member of the Liverpool Police Band. Two of Ms brothers are serving, Pte. Joseph Roger, who is now in France, and C.Q.M. Louis Roger, stationed at Wrexham Barracks, who has been twice wounded. DIW. Davies-Bird, Pte. Albert, Royal Del ence corps. Pte. Davies-Bird, oi 82, Mount Swreet, Wrexham, has died of pneumonia in Biundells&iwiis Hospital, &eafortti- He was 40 years of age and before the wa.r was employed at the Moss Colliery, previous do which he had served lor 26 years in the army. He rejoined the colours on the outbreak of war. He is survived by & widow and nine children, two of whom are lu the Army, Sergt, Albert Bird, who 1).as been recotmm'ended for the D.C.M., and! Pbe. William Bird, stationed at Pembroke Dock. The funeral took place with lull military honours at. Wrexham on Wedtnesday, the Rev. D. T. BlUaa Evans officiating. Griffiths, Pte. William, Yeomanry. Pte. Griffiths, who has succumbed to dtphftiseria in Egypt, was the grajndson of Mr. amd lUs. Ed. Griffiths, WorMierton, Chirbury. DIED OF WOUNDS. Sampson, Lance-Corporal Thomas, Hants. Regiment. Eldest son of iirs. Mary Sampson, Britannia Cottages, Dudleston Heiath, whose age was 27 cud who has been reported as missing since April last, is now reported as having die4, of wounds1 received in action on April 23. He was formerly in the em- ploy of the Rev. F. G. Kl'-ertou,Vicar of EUes- mere, but has been living in the south for several years. He enlisted in the Hants Regiment two years ago aDd has been on uctive service about a year audaine months. He was an esteemed- mem- ber of the Ellesmexe Foresters and much sym- pat-hy is felt for his mother whose other eon Is also vdth the colours.- Roberts, Pte. Edward, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, a tached Welsh Regiment. Son of the late Mrs. C. Roberts, 2, Arnon Ter- race, Abbey Road, XJangodlen, Pte. Roberts, age 26, was wounded on July 2 and died on July 9 in the 91s,t Field Ambulance. Previous to enlist- ment, some 20 months, ago, he was in the employ of Messrs. Lloyd Jones, Dee Mills, Llangollen, at which place he had been for about ten years and wasgene,rally esteemed. He had itaen at tbe front about 13 months. ATTWING. I Evans,. Pte. Robert, Royal Welsh Fusiliieis. Aged 20, Pte. Evans, -who was reported wouacted on May 27. is now officially posted as wounded and missing. He is the eldest son of MT. Isaac Evans, Wynne House, Glyn Oeiriog. He joined the forces tij. May, 1915, and had only left for France a ■ month previous to his being repoit-ed woundtedi. Before the w&T, he was in the employ of the Star Supply W-re3, Nantwich. J?B ha? aJso worked at the Connah's Qu?y, Wets pQOl and Wrexham branches. WOUNDED. Beddoes, Gunner ilairy. Gunner Beddoes, bon of Mr. Benjamin Beddoes, The Coedway is in a base hospital suffering from wounds. He was with al.gioup 01 men belonging to ills battery when a shell burst and killed iall the men excepting himself. He is now progressing satisfactorily. His brother, Gunner Tom Beddoes, was recently home on leave after 16 months active service on the Western Front. Jones, Driver, E. E., ,p.oyal Horse Artillery. Driver Jones, who has been wounde-d in action in the head and knee, beforeijoining up was in the employ oi Mr. Jabez Biggins, builder, Oswestry.. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, The' Kant Farm, Sweeney. And is now being nursed at Netley Military Hospital.. Stewart, Pioneer A. G., Royal Engineers. Pioneer Stewart is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, of Kenneth^ Liverpool Road, Oswestry, and son-in-law of Mr. aIM Nirs. E. Jones, Bxyndediwydd, OakhuTst Road, Oswestry. He haa been admitted to the Canadian Base Hospital, suffering from wounds in tbe shoulder. He Ttm previously wounded in April, and had only, repent* ly been discharged from hospital.