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THE
WAR.
BELGIAN WOUNDED IN ST. ANNES
Few
towns in England are doing more, for the
assistance of the Belgian nation than St.
Annes, and in addition to the Belgian
refugees in St. Annes, there arrived, on
Tuesday, ten wounded Belgian soldiers. These
soldiers are now being cared for at
Chaseside, Headroomgate Road. Originally the
house was intended to accommodate refugees,
a decision made by a meeting at the Parish
Rooms. Alterations in the Aliens Restriction
Order as applied locally, prevented that
course and an offer to accommodate wounded
soldier was accepted. The cost is being
borne out of a public fund to which all
residents are invited to contribute. Mrs.
Bowden, of Oakley, St. Andrew's Road South,
is the Hon Secretary.
The ten wounded soldiers who arrived shortly
after noon on Tuesday, were conveyed from
Manchester in Red Cross Society cars. They
were wounded at Dixmude, Nieuport and
Peruse, and arrived in Manchester on October
28th. Five of the ten were treated at
Worsley Hall, and the other five at Ancoats.
They are a cheerful jovial company in spite
of their wounds, and their joking and bright
spirits are pleasant to witness. One is
wounded in the right and another in the left
leg, and their joke is that they can
economise by wearing one pair of felt
slippers and one pair of shoes. The wounded
men are : -
Pte. M. Mackenier, 6th Line Regt., crushed
Pte. Rene Devas, 3rd Foot Chasseurs, bullet
wound in thigh.
Pte. C. Badly, 22nd Line Regt., wound in
right foot.
Mehl. J. Gillis, 3rd Transport Corps,
wounded in eye.
Pte. C. Ortegal, 1st Carabineers, wounded
thigh.
Pte. M. Overdeputte, paralysed right arm.
Pte. J. Meymaua, 6th Line Regt., bullet Iron
id in thigh.
Pte. H. Peers, 1st Carabineers, bullet wound
in thigh.
Sergt. M. Raps, 3rd Foot Chasseurs, shrapnel
wound in thigh.
Pte J. B. Hendrich, Grenadiers, right leg,
amputated.
The house has been admirably arranged for
the comfort of the soldiers, with a separate
dining-room and a cosy sitting-room,
provided with an abundance of easy chairs. A
special room has been equipped for the
dressing ,of the wounds, a duty which has
been undertaken by Dr. Elliott. A day-nurse
has been provided by Miss Mackie, and a
night nurse will be in attendance if
required. Among the presents is the loan of
one or two bath chairs.
It is proposed to bring other soldiers as
the others in residence at St. Annes become
convalescent. For this purpose funds will be
necessary from week to week, but the
generosity of the St. Annes public, no
doubt, will see that such good work is not
hampered for lack of funds.
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OFFICIAL FUNDS.
The St. Annes War Relief
Funds now: amount to £2,320
4s. 1d., an increase of £42
18s. 9d. for the week. The
contributions now coining
are weekly collections
chiefly for the Belgian
Fund. The funds and latest
subscriptions are:
PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.
Previously acknowledged
£1795 Os. 8½d
St. Annes High School (12th
contribution) £0 6 9
J. Sutcliffe and Sons
Employees (13th con.) £0 17
4
Walmsley & Solis Staff (10th
contribution) £0 10 0
would be very grateful
for
further help, as from the
above letter the need is
still as great as ever. The
collection at. the Primrose
League lecture on Thursday
last amounted to £3 14s
LOCAL FUND.
Previously acknowledged ...
£144 13s 7d
Council Employees (14th
contribution) £2 13s 4d
Council Officials (4th con.)
£6 5s 11d
Lytham and St. Annes Golf
Club Staff £0 16s 3d
Total £154 9s 1d
LOCAL BELGIAN
Previously acknowledged £324
8s O½d
Lytham and St. Antics Golf
Club Staff £0s 15 0d
Penny Collection : £16 1s 8d
A. B. Schofield (6th con.)
£2 0s 0d
Baptist Church (5th con.) 3s
0d
Congregational Church 7s
contribution) £5 0s 0d
Mr. and Mrs. H. Littler £1
0s 0d
Collection .. £0 12s 6d
Baptist Church (6th con.)
30s 0d
Total £355 17 2d
MRS. CLIFTON'S APPEAL
ST. ANNES
ROLL OF HONOUR.
(ELEVENTH LIST).
Midshipman R. H. Hall, R.N.R
Gothic, House, All Saints'
Road: H.M.S. Ambrose.
Lance-Corporal R. Tomlinson,
46, Nelson Street ; 28609,
R. A. M .C., Brockenhurst.
PROMOTIONS.
Private Tom Bannister-, St.
Annes, to Second Lieutenant
4th City Battalion Liverpool
Regiment.
Private C. W. Bradley, 4th
Batt. L.N.L., to
Second-Lieutenant 5th Batt.
King's Own (Royal Lancaster)
Regiment,.
Private W. G. D. Thornes,
Birchfield, Vic¬toria Road,
St. Annes, 3rd Public.
Schools Battalion Royal
Fusiliers, to Captain of the
9th Manchester Regiment.
KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL.
CORRECTION.
Lance-Corpl. E. Green. 4th
Batt. Loyal North Lanes.
ADDITION.
Pte. Dendy Walker, junr.,
Public Schools Battalion.
ST. ANNES TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
A roll of honour at St.
Annes Technical School has
now been fixed, and contains
the names of eighteen
teachers and students who
have joined the. colours.
The names are:
Dr. J. H. Brovedani, Richard
Bannister, Thomas Bannister,
Leonard Bailey.
David Canning, John Crone:
Stuart Cart¬mell.
Richard Dagger.
Moses Gillett.
James Joynt.
William Lathom, Harold
Lawrence. Edward Medcalf.
Athur Smith, George
Sinclair, Dr. Douglas
Staley.
Richard Waddicor, Thomas
Wilkinson.
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