Post by BereniceUK on Apr 11, 2017 14:35:25 GMT
SIGNS OF A GRIM STRUGGLE.[/b]
A startling discovery was made last evening in some experimental entrenchments at Aldershot, the body of a lieutenant being found in a terribly injured condition. His head was battered in, and appearances point to foul play.
The police are making inquiries in the camp, and a soldier has been detained for his movements to be investigated.
A later Aldershot message says: - The tragic fate of the officer - William Frederick Watterton, R.A.M.C. - has shocked and puzzled the whole garrison.
When found he had apparently been dead some hours, and the body bore unmistakable signs of a grim struggle. There were severe injuries about the head, and these were probably the direct cause of death.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 January 1917)
A startling discovery was made last evening in some experimental entrenchments at Aldershot, the body of a lieutenant being found in a terribly injured condition. His head was battered in, and appearances point to foul play.
The police are making inquiries in the camp, and a soldier has been detained for his movements to be investigated.
A later Aldershot message says: - The tragic fate of the officer - William Frederick Watterton, R.A.M.C. - has shocked and puzzled the whole garrison.
When found he had apparently been dead some hours, and the body bore unmistakable signs of a grim struggle. There were severe injuries about the head, and these were probably the direct cause of death.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 January 1917)