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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Two items to remind us all.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <a href="mailto:info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk" title="info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk">Maidenhead Heritage Centre</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Friday, July 1, 2016 11:29 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> World War I guided walk Saturday 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>World War I guided w</span></strong><span style='color:black'> 100 years after the Battle of the Somme began, we offer a special guided walk around sites in Maidenhead centre with strong World War I connections.<br></span><span style='color:green'>Date & time</span><span style='color:black'>: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Saturday 2nd of July at 2pm</span></strong><br></span><span style='color:green'>Duration</span><span style='color:black'>: 1hr 15 mins, followed by tea and biscuits at Maidenhead Heritage Centre<br></span><span style='color:green'>Location</span><span style='color:black'>: Meet at the Maidenhead Heritage Centre at 2pm<br></span><span style='color:green'>Cost</span><span style='color:black'>: £5, numbers limited, please book in advance 01628 780555<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>Subject:</b> <b>A Sombre Anniversary</b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Friends and Neighbours....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 33 men of Taplow and Hitcham were killed during the Great War.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Tomorrow is 1 July 1916 - the centenary of the beginning of the first Battle of the Somme, during which almost 482,000 Britons lost their lives. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Nine had local connections.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Two Taplovians were killed during the build-up to the battle....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Gunner <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Gordon Leyster</span></strong> of The Nest (now Victoria Cottage, High Street) and the 136th Battery of the Royal Field Artillery fell at Albert on 3 June<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> On 6 June, Lance Corporal <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ted Sims</span></strong> of Taplow Hill Cottages (where 1 to 8 Cedar Chase are now) and the Alberta Infantry Regiment died of wounds sustained a few days before<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> [Ted's brother Sergeant <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tom Sims</span></strong> of Taplow Hill Cottages and the Machine Gun Corps died of wounds at Farnborough Hospital on 26 May 1919 to be buried in St Nicolas' Churchyard]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Four more Taplovians and a Hitchamite were killed during the battle itself....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> On 1 July, Sergeant <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Freddie Hurn</span></strong> MM of Triangle Cottages, Taplow Common (opposite The Feathers) and the 6th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment fell at Carnoy and Rifleman <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Charles Penn</span></strong> of the London Regiment of the Queen's Westminster Rifles was also killed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Private <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>George Grantham</span></strong> of The Kennels, Common Road (now Cliveden Road) and the Bedfordshire Regiment fell on 15 July<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> On 9 September, Captain <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John Webster</span></strong> of The Knowle (now Maryfield) and the 1st/4th City of London Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers fell at Ginchy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Lance Corporal <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Francis Slater</span></strong> of Hitcham was killed on 15 September<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> [Francis's brother Lance Corporal <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Frederick Slater</span></strong> of Hitcham had died on 7 August 1915]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> While the battle raged, another Taplovian was killed not far away....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> On 13 July, Lieutenant <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Freeth</span></strong> of River Dale (now Cherry House, River Road) and the 2nd/4th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment fell at Croix Barbee in Pas-de-Calais <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> And Private <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>George Woods</span></strong> of Southall and the Army Service Corps died at Cliveden Hospital on 27 October to be buried in St Nicolas' Churchyard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We will remember them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Sadly.... Nigel Smales<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>