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A CLITHEROE MAN AT ESTCOURT.
A letter has been received from Estcourt by Mr. Duckett, Moor-lane, Clitheroe, from Mr. Edgar Hodgson, whose family left Clitheroe some years ago for Estcourt, Writing under date of November 2nd, before the investment of Estcourt, he says: - "We are experiencing hard times, and while I am writing I can hear the boom of the cannon which are firing about 30 miles away." The letter is an application for a number of tools to be sent out, as Mr. Hodgson is unable to procure them in Estcourt. From this it would appear that at the time of writing they did not expect to be troubled by Boers.
(Burnley Express, 2 December 1899)
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CLITHEROE MAN WOUNDED.
Private Strickland, of the 2nd Coldstream Guards, who was wounded in the engagement between Lord Methuen's column and the Boers at Modder River is a native of Clitheroe. Previous to the commencement of hostilities he resided with his parents in Woone-lane, and is well-known in the town. He joined the army about seven years ago and for the past four years has been on the reserve list, and rejoined the colours about a couple of months ago. This is his first experience of actual warfare.
(Burnley Express, 6 December 1899)
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LETTER FROM A CLITHEROE CORPORAL.
Another letter has been received from Corporal J. Clitheroe, 2nd Coldstream Guards, by his wife at Barnsley. Corporal Clitheroe is a member of the Barnsley Police Force and prior to joining that force resided in Clitheroe, of which place he is a native. The letter is written from Belmont Camp, on November 24th. He says: - "No doubt you will have .... by the papers before you receive this letter that the brigade of Guards and several other regiments were in action yesterday, the 23rd instant. We had to attack about 11,000 of the enemy, and I must say they got a severe defeat. Our battalion, the 2nd Coldstream Guards, captured one of the enemy's camps. They were taken by surprise, and left everything behind them, ammunition, rifles, revolvers, and all other articles used in Camp. It was all taken and brought to our camp. We also captured a herd of cattle and all the horses and waggons. We also captured a lot of tobacco, which our troops did enjoy. I got some of the spoil. A farm close by was searched, and a magazine full of ammunition was found, which was blown up during the ..... by our artillery. We captured about 40 .... prisoners, and as I am writing
(Burnley Express, 6 December 1899)
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A CLITHEROE MAN'S LETTERS.
Private J. Devine, 1st Coldstream Guards, writing to his wife, who resides at 71, Salford, Clitheroe, says: - "We are not going to stay a long while out here, and I think with luck I will be home in March or April. I hope you are getting every aid from kind friends. The food we get on board is very bad; we had porridge and dry bread for breakfast, and salt pork for dinner and tea. I think we shall get better food when we face the music." - In a second letter which arrived by the same post, dated Nov. 18th, he says: - "We have been in the train two nights and two days, and we will land at De Aar to-day. Things out here are very dear." In a postscript he adds: - "We have come up to Orange River 90 miles further on, and the Boers are four miles away. In haste."
(Burnley Express, 16 December 1899)
A letter has been received from Estcourt by Mr. Duckett, Moor-lane, Clitheroe, from Mr. Edgar Hodgson, whose family left Clitheroe some years ago for Estcourt, Writing under date of November 2nd, before the investment of Estcourt, he says: - "We are experiencing hard times, and while I am writing I can hear the boom of the cannon which are firing about 30 miles away." The letter is an application for a number of tools to be sent out, as Mr. Hodgson is unable to procure them in Estcourt. From this it would appear that at the time of writing they did not expect to be troubled by Boers.
(Burnley Express, 2 December 1899)
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CLITHEROE MAN WOUNDED.
Private Strickland, of the 2nd Coldstream Guards, who was wounded in the engagement between Lord Methuen's column and the Boers at Modder River is a native of Clitheroe. Previous to the commencement of hostilities he resided with his parents in Woone-lane, and is well-known in the town. He joined the army about seven years ago and for the past four years has been on the reserve list, and rejoined the colours about a couple of months ago. This is his first experience of actual warfare.
(Burnley Express, 6 December 1899)
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LETTER FROM A CLITHEROE CORPORAL.
Another letter has been received from Corporal J. Clitheroe, 2nd Coldstream Guards, by his wife at Barnsley. Corporal Clitheroe is a member of the Barnsley Police Force and prior to joining that force resided in Clitheroe, of which place he is a native. The letter is written from Belmont Camp, on November 24th. He says: - "No doubt you will have .... by the papers before you receive this letter that the brigade of Guards and several other regiments were in action yesterday, the 23rd instant. We had to attack about 11,000 of the enemy, and I must say they got a severe defeat. Our battalion, the 2nd Coldstream Guards, captured one of the enemy's camps. They were taken by surprise, and left everything behind them, ammunition, rifles, revolvers, and all other articles used in Camp. It was all taken and brought to our camp. We also captured a herd of cattle and all the horses and waggons. We also captured a lot of tobacco, which our troops did enjoy. I got some of the spoil. A farm close by was searched, and a magazine full of ammunition was found, which was blown up during the ..... by our artillery. We captured about 40 .... prisoners, and as I am writing
(Burnley Express, 6 December 1899)
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A CLITHEROE MAN'S LETTERS.
Private J. Devine, 1st Coldstream Guards, writing to his wife, who resides at 71, Salford, Clitheroe, says: - "We are not going to stay a long while out here, and I think with luck I will be home in March or April. I hope you are getting every aid from kind friends. The food we get on board is very bad; we had porridge and dry bread for breakfast, and salt pork for dinner and tea. I think we shall get better food when we face the music." - In a second letter which arrived by the same post, dated Nov. 18th, he says: - "We have been in the train two nights and two days, and we will land at De Aar to-day. Things out here are very dear." In a postscript he adds: - "We have come up to Orange River 90 miles further on, and the Boers are four miles away. In haste."
(Burnley Express, 16 December 1899)