Post by BereniceUK on Mar 28, 2017 16:35:54 GMT
COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS. - Tom Mason, a bright little fellow of nine, has by his own efforts collected and despatched nearly a thousand cigarettes to Lieut. Alan Mackenzie, for distribution amongst the Ingleton Territorials at the front. The children of the National School, through the good offices of Miss Sallie Winder, have recently forwarded upwards of three thousand cigarettes to our soldiers at the front, some of which have been despatched to Freench soldiers. Letters of acknowledgment have been received from Coy. Q.M.S. J. W. Lambert, Pte. F. Bristow, and Drummer J. H. Evans.
(Lancaster Guardian, 11 September 1915)
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Presentation to an Ingleton Medallist.
At Ingleton, on Tuesday, Corpl. Tom Heaps, of the Canadians, was presented with a silver cigarette case in recognition of his having won the Military Medal. Corpl. Heaps is an old boy of the Ingleton National Schools, and the presentation was made by the headmaster (Mr. G. Walling), who mentioned that it was certain that 140 old boys had joined the forces, and no doubt the list was incomplete. Seven had given their lives for their King and country, and others had been seriously wounded, and had lost limbs. Corpl. Heaps had travelled thousands of miles to prove his loyalty. He won the medal during an attack on the Canadian trenches. He stuck to his trench howitzer, and when he had used all his bombs he seized a rifle and fought with it for some time, after which he assisted for 36 hours in carrying out the wounded. He was subsequently wounded himself, and was invalided to England. Corpl. Heaps said he should always value the present they had given him, coming as it did from the scholars and teachers of his old school.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 November 1916)
Tom Heaps was to die on 30 March 1918.
(Lancaster Guardian, 11 September 1915)
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Presentation to an Ingleton Medallist.
At Ingleton, on Tuesday, Corpl. Tom Heaps, of the Canadians, was presented with a silver cigarette case in recognition of his having won the Military Medal. Corpl. Heaps is an old boy of the Ingleton National Schools, and the presentation was made by the headmaster (Mr. G. Walling), who mentioned that it was certain that 140 old boys had joined the forces, and no doubt the list was incomplete. Seven had given their lives for their King and country, and others had been seriously wounded, and had lost limbs. Corpl. Heaps had travelled thousands of miles to prove his loyalty. He won the medal during an attack on the Canadian trenches. He stuck to his trench howitzer, and when he had used all his bombs he seized a rifle and fought with it for some time, after which he assisted for 36 hours in carrying out the wounded. He was subsequently wounded himself, and was invalided to England. Corpl. Heaps said he should always value the present they had given him, coming as it did from the scholars and teachers of his old school.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 November 1916)
Tom Heaps was to die on 30 March 1918.