Sargent Wadland arrives in Alexandria on 24th April after a sea crossing of 12 days duration.
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Sargent Wadland Posted to Egypt
Sargent Wadland, attached to ‘B’ Squadron 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry set sail from Avonmouth on 11th for Egypt on H.M.T Saturnia. ‘The horses had been put on board the transport Wayfarer along with 189 officers and men of the Warwickshire Yeomanry under the command of Major Richardson and it sailed on 10th April. Just off the Scilly Isles it was torpedoed and the crew and Yeomen had to take to the boats. They were picked up by a small steamer the S.S. Framfield, then after a few hours Major Richardson decided t take a party of Yeomen back aboard the Wayfarer to help save the horses as the boat appeared to have stopped sinking…’ ‘…The Yeomen throughout the two days worked continuously in great danger but 760 of the 763 horses were saved. Sadly, four Yeomen lost their lives in this affair.’ Extract from ‘The Warwickshire Yeomanry’
DISTRICT NEWS
AVON DASSETT
Red Cross Examination
A Red Cross Examination in first aid was held here on Saturday last. All the candidates passed, obtaining 70 marks or more. Dr Tibbets, of Warwick, was the examiner and Dr Elkington, of Fenny Compton, the lecturer for the class.
Leamington Courier April 9th 1915
RDC Meeting
FARNBOROUGH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
Mr Weld Presided.
Farnborough Water and Avon Carrow Drainage
The clerk said he understood from Mr Elkington that the well at Farnborough had been cleaned out now. Mr Holbech remarked that it had and asked the surveyor if he had taken a sample. The surveyor replied that he had not take a sample but was told that the water was in a better condition than it was a month ago. The chairman said that the drainage at Avon Carrow was being proceeded with
Banbury Guardian April 1st 1915
SHORTAGE OF FARM WORKERS
Board of Trade returns from a number of famers throughout the east and west show that the number of male persons in regular employment at the end of January was 12.4% less than in January 1914. As 15.6 of the persons employed a year ago have joined naval or military forces it is evident that farmers have been only able to fill the places of 1 in 5 of those who have joined. It is estimated that unless the farms are to work short-handed or a means can be found to economise labour some 80,000 additional permanent male labourers and 90,000 casual will be required in the summer. Steps are therefore being taken to meet the difficulties in various ways. The use of machinery is being developed and more land is being laid down to grass.
Banbury Guardian April 1 1915
Diary Entry Pte W Tapp Royal Warwickshire Regiment
January 26th 1915
Lots of sniping today they have knocked the top row of sand bags to pieces and filled my dinner with dust as I have masked the potatoes. It is the Kaisers birthday tomorrow so we shall be on the lookout for a surprise.
Diary of Private W Tapp, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, November 1914- January 1915
Imperial war Museum Archives
Diary Entry Pte W Tapp Royal Warwickshire Regiment
January 24th 1915
They have cut a tree in half at the back of my dug out the dug out top has sunk since I was last here there is just about 3 ins now as I lay down between my head and the roof. No rain for 2 days.
Diary of Private W Tapp, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, November 1914- January 1915
Imperial war Museum Archives
William Winthorpe Watts Enlists
Wiliam Winthorpe Watts aged 23 enlists in the R.A.M.C. at Leamington on 23rd January 1915. He is the son of George Watts and a Postal Assistant.
William Watts entlists
23rd January 1915
William Winthorpe Watts, postal assistant aged 23 years and 4 months, enlists with the R.A.M.C at Leamington.
Diary Entry Pte W Tapp Royal Warwickshire Regiment
January 23rd 1915
Back in the trenches the Dublins have been shelled pretty heavy, there was a lot of sniping, very misty and the G’s succeeded in cutting some of our wire.
Diary of Private W Tapp, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, November 1914- January 1915
Imperial war Museum Archives