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HAPTON RESERVES FOR THE WAR.
On Saturday afternoon two young fellows employed at the Hapton Chemical Works left Hapton to rejoin their respective regiments for service in South Africa. One of them, E. Greenaway, who resided at Padiham, and who is a private in the Oxford Light Infantry received a good send-off from Padiham before arriving at Hapton. He met the men and band of the Padiham Volunteer Company at the drill room, and along with a section of the Ambulance Corps marched through the streets towards Hapton, the band playing "Soldiers of the Queen," etc. On Stone Moor Common the processionists were met by G. Miller, the other reservist, who resides at Hapton, and who is a private in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was accompanied by a section of the Hapton Ambulance Corps, who then joined the procession from Padiham, Miller taking up his position alongside Greenaway. Those in the procession marched through the streets of Hapton to the Liberal Club, where the Hapton Women's Liberal Association were having a public tea party, and the band and the two reservists, with their wives, were presented with free tickets. After tea, a lively meeting was held in the billiard room, when cheers were given for the Queen, for Greenaway and Miller, also for their wives and families, and Lord Methuen, General White, and Col. Baden-Powell. Mr. P. L. Riley, Rural District Councillor, made a capital speech and presented the men with £4 2s, each, which money had been collected for them amongst their fellow workmen at the Chemical Works. He also informed them that their places would be kept open for them. On receiving the money, the men handed it to their wives. After Councillor A. Booth had spoken a few words, there was a torchlight procession to the station. Here a touching scene was witnessed between the men and their wives, one of the latter fainting as the train steamed out of the station. Miller has two very young children, but Greenaway has none. Mr. H. Cunliffe also presented them with two boxes of cigars each.
(Burnley Express, 13 December 1899)
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THE HAPTON RESERVIST.
Mr. G. Miller, one of the reservists who had such an enthusiastic send off from Hapton on Saturday, embarked on Wednesday on the Majestic at Liverpool with his regiment, the 2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry.
(Burnley Express, 16 December 1899)
On Saturday afternoon two young fellows employed at the Hapton Chemical Works left Hapton to rejoin their respective regiments for service in South Africa. One of them, E. Greenaway, who resided at Padiham, and who is a private in the Oxford Light Infantry received a good send-off from Padiham before arriving at Hapton. He met the men and band of the Padiham Volunteer Company at the drill room, and along with a section of the Ambulance Corps marched through the streets towards Hapton, the band playing "Soldiers of the Queen," etc. On Stone Moor Common the processionists were met by G. Miller, the other reservist, who resides at Hapton, and who is a private in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was accompanied by a section of the Hapton Ambulance Corps, who then joined the procession from Padiham, Miller taking up his position alongside Greenaway. Those in the procession marched through the streets of Hapton to the Liberal Club, where the Hapton Women's Liberal Association were having a public tea party, and the band and the two reservists, with their wives, were presented with free tickets. After tea, a lively meeting was held in the billiard room, when cheers were given for the Queen, for Greenaway and Miller, also for their wives and families, and Lord Methuen, General White, and Col. Baden-Powell. Mr. P. L. Riley, Rural District Councillor, made a capital speech and presented the men with £4 2s, each, which money had been collected for them amongst their fellow workmen at the Chemical Works. He also informed them that their places would be kept open for them. On receiving the money, the men handed it to their wives. After Councillor A. Booth had spoken a few words, there was a torchlight procession to the station. Here a touching scene was witnessed between the men and their wives, one of the latter fainting as the train steamed out of the station. Miller has two very young children, but Greenaway has none. Mr. H. Cunliffe also presented them with two boxes of cigars each.
(Burnley Express, 13 December 1899)
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THE HAPTON RESERVIST.
Mr. G. Miller, one of the reservists who had such an enthusiastic send off from Hapton on Saturday, embarked on Wednesday on the Majestic at Liverpool with his regiment, the 2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry.
(Burnley Express, 16 December 1899)