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THE FRESH VOLUNTEERS.
EAST LANCASHIRES SWORN IN.
The following men of the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, who passed the medical examination a week ago, were attested at the regimental headquarters, Canterbury-street, Blackburn, on Saturday : -
Corporal G. F. Fielding, Bugler E. Birtwistle,
Private W. R. Cruikshank, Private W.
Forrest, Private J. Howarth, Private H.
Lewes, and Private W. Pennington (Black-
burn).
Private A. Babbington, Private G. Bentley, and
Private H. Cowell (Darwen).
Private D. Brown and Private R. Entwistle
(Hoddlesden).
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 February 1902)
For the full article, see 'Burnley, Anglo-Boer War.'
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BLACKBURN VOLUNTEERS LEAVE FOR PRESTON.
The 12 men of the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Lancashire Regiment attested on Saturday, and whose names appeared in Monday's "Post," left Blackburn this morning for Preston, where they will undergo a course of musketry training.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 5 February 1902)
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DEATH OF MAJOR FIELDEN, OF WITTON.
Major C. W. M. Fielden, D.S.O., Captain E. Ussher, D.S.O., and Lieutenant J. F. Rhodes, of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), who were wounded in the recent mishap at Klippan, have died of wounds. Major Fielden's death has aroused much sympathy in Blackburn, Chorley, and district. The gallant officer owned the Witton estate, to which he succeeded on the death of his father, Lieutenant-General Fielden, formerly M.P. for the Chorley Division of Lancashire. Major Fielden joined the Scots Greys in 1882. He acted as secretary and A.D.C. to Lord Wolseley when he was Commander-in-Chief, and had served in a similar capacity to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He went to South Africa in November, 1900. The elder surviving brother, Captain J. H. G. Fielden, is serving with his regiment in Ireland, and the other brother, Mr. P. H. G. Fielden, is private secretary to the Governor of Queensland. The deceased officer's mother and sister are at San Remo. Addressing a meeting of the Blackburn Church Schools' Association, on Saturday, Bishop Thornton referred to the announcement of the death of Major Fielden. The deceased officer, he said, was beloved by his brother officers, and was a young man of great promise, great amiability, and if he had returned to Blackburn, he believed he might have been most valuable in the Church and general life of the town.
(Chorley Guardian, 1 March 1902)
THE LATE MAJOR FIELDEN: MEMORIAL SERVICE AT WITTON.
A memorial service in connection with the death of Major C. W. M. Fielden, D. S. O., of the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), who died from wounds received in action in South Africa, was held on Sunday, at St. Mark's Church, Witton. The church was packed to the doors, and numbers were turned away. The congregation included Captain James Fielden and Miss Fielden, and tenants of the Witton estate, and representatives of the Blackburn Town Council and other public bodies. Canon Fielden, Vicar of Roleston, the deceased major's uncle, addressed the large gathering, and observed that the last time he was in that church was when they met to lay in their last resting-place all that was mortal of his dear brother, the late General Fielden. On that occasion, Major Fielden was present as chief mourner, and he (the Canon), could very well recollect how all his relatives seemed to regard him as one who gave great promise that he would faithfully walk in his father's footsteps. they looked to him to maintain the best traditions of his family. As a landlord and a large owner of property in that neighbourhood, he believed that it was ever his nephew's wish to act in a liberal and upright manner. He went out to South Africa at the commencement of the war with a desire and a determination to do his duty, and in a letter about two months ago to him his nephew spoke, of course, of his hope that the war might soon terminate, and he added that "during the whole of the campaign I have only been off duty for five days, and for this I am very thankful." Let it be their daily prayer, Canon Fielden concluded, that God would so order the course of this war - and they believed it to be a righteous war, a war undertaken in defence of law and liberty and for the preservation of a nation's rights - let them pray that it might issue in the foundation of a firm and lasting peace. - The congregation remained standing while the dead March was played on the organ.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
Mrs. Fielden has received the following telegram from the Princess of Wales in reference to the loss of her son, Major Fielden: - "So grieved at terribly sad news. Offer you our warmest sympathy in your great sorrow. We knew your dear son well." Messages of condolence were also received from the Lord Lieutenant and Staff at Dublin and Lord and Lady Cadogan.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 March 1902)
EAST LANCASHIRES SWORN IN.
The following men of the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, who passed the medical examination a week ago, were attested at the regimental headquarters, Canterbury-street, Blackburn, on Saturday : -
Corporal G. F. Fielding, Bugler E. Birtwistle,
Private W. R. Cruikshank, Private W.
Forrest, Private J. Howarth, Private H.
Lewes, and Private W. Pennington (Black-
burn).
Private A. Babbington, Private G. Bentley, and
Private H. Cowell (Darwen).
Private D. Brown and Private R. Entwistle
(Hoddlesden).
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 February 1902)
For the full article, see 'Burnley, Anglo-Boer War.'
_____________________________________________________________
BLACKBURN VOLUNTEERS LEAVE FOR PRESTON.
The 12 men of the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Lancashire Regiment attested on Saturday, and whose names appeared in Monday's "Post," left Blackburn this morning for Preston, where they will undergo a course of musketry training.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 5 February 1902)
_____________________________________________________________
DEATH OF MAJOR FIELDEN, OF WITTON.
Major C. W. M. Fielden, D.S.O., Captain E. Ussher, D.S.O., and Lieutenant J. F. Rhodes, of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), who were wounded in the recent mishap at Klippan, have died of wounds. Major Fielden's death has aroused much sympathy in Blackburn, Chorley, and district. The gallant officer owned the Witton estate, to which he succeeded on the death of his father, Lieutenant-General Fielden, formerly M.P. for the Chorley Division of Lancashire. Major Fielden joined the Scots Greys in 1882. He acted as secretary and A.D.C. to Lord Wolseley when he was Commander-in-Chief, and had served in a similar capacity to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He went to South Africa in November, 1900. The elder surviving brother, Captain J. H. G. Fielden, is serving with his regiment in Ireland, and the other brother, Mr. P. H. G. Fielden, is private secretary to the Governor of Queensland. The deceased officer's mother and sister are at San Remo. Addressing a meeting of the Blackburn Church Schools' Association, on Saturday, Bishop Thornton referred to the announcement of the death of Major Fielden. The deceased officer, he said, was beloved by his brother officers, and was a young man of great promise, great amiability, and if he had returned to Blackburn, he believed he might have been most valuable in the Church and general life of the town.
(Chorley Guardian, 1 March 1902)
THE LATE MAJOR FIELDEN: MEMORIAL SERVICE AT WITTON.
A memorial service in connection with the death of Major C. W. M. Fielden, D. S. O., of the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), who died from wounds received in action in South Africa, was held on Sunday, at St. Mark's Church, Witton. The church was packed to the doors, and numbers were turned away. The congregation included Captain James Fielden and Miss Fielden, and tenants of the Witton estate, and representatives of the Blackburn Town Council and other public bodies. Canon Fielden, Vicar of Roleston, the deceased major's uncle, addressed the large gathering, and observed that the last time he was in that church was when they met to lay in their last resting-place all that was mortal of his dear brother, the late General Fielden. On that occasion, Major Fielden was present as chief mourner, and he (the Canon), could very well recollect how all his relatives seemed to regard him as one who gave great promise that he would faithfully walk in his father's footsteps. they looked to him to maintain the best traditions of his family. As a landlord and a large owner of property in that neighbourhood, he believed that it was ever his nephew's wish to act in a liberal and upright manner. He went out to South Africa at the commencement of the war with a desire and a determination to do his duty, and in a letter about two months ago to him his nephew spoke, of course, of his hope that the war might soon terminate, and he added that "during the whole of the campaign I have only been off duty for five days, and for this I am very thankful." Let it be their daily prayer, Canon Fielden concluded, that God would so order the course of this war - and they believed it to be a righteous war, a war undertaken in defence of law and liberty and for the preservation of a nation's rights - let them pray that it might issue in the foundation of a firm and lasting peace. - The congregation remained standing while the dead March was played on the organ.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
Mrs. Fielden has received the following telegram from the Princess of Wales in reference to the loss of her son, Major Fielden: - "So grieved at terribly sad news. Offer you our warmest sympathy in your great sorrow. We knew your dear son well." Messages of condolence were also received from the Lord Lieutenant and Staff at Dublin and Lord and Lady Cadogan.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 March 1902)