Taunton Courier 24 Mar 1915 Our Local Roll of Honour Private Walter John PARKHOUSE Private William DADE A soldier Family OATEN and JEWEL

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Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser Wednesday 24 Mar 1915 Page 3


Dulce et Decorum est pro Patria Mori.”


OUR LOCAL ROLL OF HONOUR.


WOUNDED WHILST RESCUING A COMRADE.

After spending more than twenty weeks in hospital at Leeds and Scarborough, Private Walter John PARKHOUSE, of the 1st Somerset Light Infantry, has returned to his home in Winchester-street, where he is recovering from a rather severe wound in the back. Private PARKHOUSE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. PARKHOUSE, St. Kilda House, Winchester-street, and joined the Somersets about 12 months before the outbreak of war. On August 22nd he left England with his regiment, which formed part of the Expeditionary Force. Landing at Havre, he proceeded to Mons, and took part in the historic retreat from that place, a movement in which the


PRIVATE WALTER JOHN PARKHOUSE.

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Somerset Regiment distinguished itself, and in doing so suffered rather heavy loss. In the subsequent advance, after travelling three days, a day and night without food, they arrived at the Aisne, where the work of the regiment was much praised by General FRENCH. When the long-drawn battle at this river concluded, the regiment entrained for Compeigne, from whence they left later for the Belgian frontier. It was here, on October 22nd, Private PARKHOUSE was wounded. A platoon sergeant, away from the trench, was observing the enemy through a field glass, when a shell exploded in close proximity and wounded him. The sergeant's plight was seen by Private PARKHOUSE, who immediately went out to his rescue. He picked up the sergeant and brought him to safety, but this gallant action cost him the wound from which he is now recovering. Just before he was able to get to safety a shell burst in the rear, and a bullet from it penetrated his back. Although able to walk about he still carries with him the bullet which the surgeons up to the present have not been able to extract.


ANOTHER TAUNTONIAN MISSING,


INFORMATION WANTED.

Mr. and Mrs. E. DADE, of 5, St. James's-street, Taunton, would be glad to receive information of their son, Private William DADE, who enlisted in



PRIVATE WILLIAM DADE

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the Coldsteam Guards on February 16th, 1914, the same day as the late Private E. THORN. He left England for the Front on August 31st last, and was reported missing after an engagement on October 7th. On March 8th Mrs. DADE received a reply to a letter addressed to the War Office stating that enquiries had been made in Germany, and a report had come from the Central Committee of the German Society of the Red Cross, sent through the American Embassy in Berlin, stating that no information relative to their son was available in Berlin at present. The anxiety is naturally very trying to the parents, who would be relieved to receive any tidings of their son from comrades at the Front, or soldiers who have returned to England.




A SOLDIER FAMILY.



Mrs. JEWEL, of Galmington, near Taunton (who has been twice married), is proud of the contribution she has made to the fighting forces of the Realm, all her sons who are of military age wearing the King's uniform at present. These are: (1) Private James OATEN, of the Somerset Light Infantry, who took part in the South African War, and also saw action in the Indian Frontier War; (2) Driver Arthur OATEN, of the Royal Horse Artillery; (3) Private Sam OATEN, of the Army Service Corps; and (4 and 5) Privates Harry JEWEL and Edward JEWEL, of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Two other sons are King's Scouts, while the late Mr. OATEN (Mrs. JEWEL's first husband) served in the Forces for 17 years. For a village the size of Galmington this is a record to be proud of.

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