History of the Wolds Wagoners Special Reserve - page 29
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| Full title | History of the Wolds Wagoners Special Reserve |
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| Publication date | 1988 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1908 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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tainetJaeir J^QBMBR members n ' s l a s t pi ?$$&«& in East Ya t h e i r f*n#l j samtaer. - f ™ , The five Fomaittiftgv. have deeded they are too old to l%yonceJ*!$i'' f *m$ Wmmm "i M #"wp of farm wc farmed in i&is tJ eeryioa in the |$f^th***gu$ejN This year is ,the ?g s*ty efthe private am at,hk ossrt* expense-! Sykes of Sledmfcre This August, the fiv* - c!«dl»g ^ i l i a a i TSoihi &*, of OtjtitQjigtoa, „ Sledmere Hall for a memorial service and parede, Put their memory will live on s* Bftfrsrfey Museum c T* ? l Transport 13 eompi ling a history of <!te SiMtttta* W«^e fifee anyone with^ reli^froni the, prfy«ie^s^S^is! cwu^pthito. ^ * J^M«n%» gained .their %p,«ki|ie4 farmmarkers from $ l&ding who had pfoaty of; h a n d l i n g fee&vy >ttr»honje teams, M E M Q M S i ' • First World Warmr* alive Thompson, aged 4 , of Dunnington* An ex-termer, he of only four sonrSVdr* u>ric 1.000-strong wagoners regiment- raised at for the 1914*18 eehfikt Now he is sought oufc^Srjp Lrthi-nsta and hbftxfifi&& l hffik> t.s-il:ni and Army, Ssr lus sruiii^g recall ofevents which happened over 80 years ago. Supplies Mr T h o m p s o n w a s a urrrntTsri when he joined the J Ars:? Service Corps jus: six w«e** baser* wax broke out in ^ie B7—rr#7 of 1914 "I was a « if; aer - tiat was cext to s i 'jre^aaz i2 these days." he J * »*« *.^=s: * r- ?rx=cr *^»frf rcz _:*-* again idler August 'The) Hka meeting each o t ' sldd&l Mr Thompson has already said *« looking forward to th& t& union w * mcio^ on Augn« ? . , ^ _ the wagon, he t r a v thotaanrfa-of miles through the dec i MOBS, oumfcer <£<&" eluding the MBit**? bravery in ^ p i s l p Despite many near Mr Thompson w a £ ; 3 p i $ | wounded during his fiair#Sieef war stint. "I had a charmed life." be remarked. After the war, Mr Thompson r^v-roed *.c farming end c ••***. aally toe* e**r Moeypc* H~ F a r s . :**.* 5*«w"jr« H * i : » • • * * » • - * ' i t * -a,iJT'-«r I t s HiT-a i^ff Ftknfe a t i n Duuftmgto^ • fee v&s invited Qdeen Mother at ijtstyear. The i: a special dnve around ' Mr Thompson is frequently a3itedL to speak at jaeseti^p p& his SBQieriences- ®B"istper* ticulaxly locking forward to | August 7 when the last nf the «fc£ofi£rs w-J.i be gu«*«i of bczkxr 1 ss a r*";n*va otrtnc-v |
| Book number | R0397 |