Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: December 11th, 1915.

Proof that the war has called to better work those men who were apt to keep the law courts busy comes in an Order which has been issued by the Home Office for the closing of His Majesty's prison at St Albans, which was erected in November 1867.

Stories from the Luton News: Thursday, December 9th, 1915.

Yesterday, men wishing to enlist were to be seen standing on the steps of the Luton Corn Exchange. They were not inside because they could not get in for the time being, and this affords some little indication of the rush of men to get enrolled before Lord Derby's scheme ends on Saturday next.

Nearly 20 years after Gallipoli, a Lutonian paid a visit and took these pictures of the Anzac and Hill 10 Rosemary cemeteries and Turkish trenches still visible on Achi Baba.

Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: December 4th, 1915.

Photo: "HS Anglia" by Imperial War Museum, Q22775

Some amusing details of the way soldiers in the field try to improve upon their field rations are given in a letter by Cpl E. Grice, a member of our staff who is with the 1st Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. He has been experimenting as a cook and has written from Gallipoli.

"Today is Sunday, and we have had an issue of bread - the first for three days, and then only a slice - so you can understand what a luxury it is.

Stories from the Luton News: Thursday, December 2, 1915.

With great pleasure Luton Town Council learned at its meeting on Tuesday evening that the Agent-General for Queensland, on behalf of the Government of the Australian state, had sent to Luton a gift of foodstuffs for use in the relief of distress.

An unfortunate accident occurred in the military camp at the Biscot Huts on Tuesday evening [November 30th, 1915] when one soldier was killed and another slightly injured.

Shortly after five o'clock a van was drawn up outside the bread store in the road nearly opposite the windmill, when a military motor lorry came along. One or both horses in the bread van took fright and bolted.

Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: November 27th, 1915.

Excellent progress is being made with the cleansing and preparation of the Wardown Mansion and annexe which will shortly be opened to receive wounded soldiers and be run as a Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital.

Yet another Luton lad has won the encomium of his officer for bravery in the field. At Felixstowe, L-Cpl Cyril Wilkinson, 10715, A Company, 2nd Battalion Beds Regiment, is recuperating from wounds received at the end of September.

A badly wounded soldier incapacitated from further active service was mourning the death on Friday, November 12th, 1915, of his little daughter.

Doris Clara Farr, one of two little children of Cpl Charles Farr, of 47 Newcombe Road, Luton, was found to be suffering from diphtheria and died the following day at the age of four-and-a-half years. Her funeral took place at the Church Cemetery the following Monday.

An idea of the weather experienced at Suvla Bay, where so many Luton lads were fighting, may be gathered from a letter written by Sgt E. A. Spinks, of the East Anglian Field Ambulance.

"Towards night," says the Sergeant's letter, "we could see vivid flashes of lightning away over the sea and very dark clouds. Suddenly a terrific wind was blowing, sand and rain flying in clouds. The sea, which had been a pond all day, was driven up into great waves which soon covered out small stretch of beach, flooding the tents nearest the sea.

Stories from The Luton News: Thursday, November 25th, 1915.

The greatly extended work of the recruiting authorities at the Luton Corn Exchange has resulted in the Luton Corn Market being transferred to the Town Hall for the time being.

A baby girl was discovered on Saturday evening [November 20th, 1915] in one of the huts belonging to the Biscot Mill Camp of the Artillery School. It was the subject of what the Luton Reporter described as a very amusing story that was going the round of the soldiers quartered there in regard to the discovery. However, it was not anticipated that there would be a tragic ending to the story.

"We are hung up for reinforcements and until we get them we have got to hang on." This is the position of the 1/5th Bedfords indicated in a letter from Acting Regimental Sgt-Major Milton, which bears out the need for more men emphasised in the recent letter from Lieut-Col Brighten.

Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: November 20th, 1915.