The success of our war depends upon our economy in some things and our liberality in others. It is true we must save money and retrench expenses but, on the other hand, we must be prodigal in munitions and generous in our treatment of our soldiers.

Sgt Arthur Woodcroft, who was on board the troopship Royal Edward when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea [August 13th, 1915] is reported as being among those saved, but we regret to learn that there is another Lutonian who joined the RAMC with him, and also sailed on the same boat, Pte EWART WILLIAM CLARK, son of Daniel and Emma Jane Clark, of 7 Park Road West, who has not been heard of up to the present.

A donated collection of birds eggs was to prove the first step to a museum being created in Luton. In July 1915 the eggs were put on display in a showcase in the reference section of the Carnegie Library, which would in 1927 house the town's museum until the opening of Wardown in 1931.

Stories from The Luton News: Thursday, August 5th, 1915.

Mr Alan McDonald, known as the Chelsea Artist, is resting his motor caravan for a few days in Park Square, Luton, on recruiting services.

The Town Clerk (Mr William Smith) has now received acknowledgements of the receipt of parcels sent by the Luton Prisoners of War Fund to the 10 Luton men who are prisoners of war in Germany.

A Luton lad [unnamed] serving with the 1/5th Beds (Territorial) who recently left St Albans for service abroad writes:

What a difference time does make! Twelve months ago today (August Bank Holiday) I was enjoying my annual holidays by the seaside at Margate. Two days later war was declared between us and Germany. I then had a suspicion in my head that I should enlist and, lo and behold, today, exactly one year later, I am spending my summer holiday on a trip to foreign soil, but not on holiday intent.

Many letters were published in the Press from soldiers serving at the Front. Few gave such a graphic picture in words of the horrors of the battlefield and seldom were the writers as thought-provoking as in this instance of a letter published in August 1915.

Mr James Hull, a bricklayer well known in the Luton building trade, has received a striking letter from his brother , who is serving at the Front with the Royal Engineers, in which branch of the regular service he has served for about two years.

The special war services held in Luton last night (August 4th, 1915) marked the close of one year of the great European War, and it is an appropriate stage at which to recall some of the things which have happened in the town since war was declared, for since August of last year much local as well as national history has been made.

Letters have now commenced to arrive from members of the three companies of the East Anglian Royal Engineers who set sail three days after the 1/5th Bedfordshires embarked. The E.A.R.E.s left the docks on the Thursday before the August Bank Holiday [August 2nd, 1915], and with the 1/2nd and 2/1st Field Companies, there were also on board the Signal Company and the North Irish Horse.

There was to be no competitive football in prospect for Luton Town FC in the 1915-16 season after the club was boycotted by London teams who decided that only sides within an 18-miles radius of the capital would be invited to take part in a wartime league.

That meant Watford would be included but Luton, outside the radius but within the originally proposed 40 miles radius, would not. Originally it had been proposed to invite Watford, Luton, Reading and Southend to join a London league, but the new limit excluded the last three.

On August 6th, 1915, the following Beds Regt casualty lists were published.

KILLED

Cpl Arthur Bygrave (25), 9374, 2nd Battalion, October 30th, 1914 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres). Previously reported missing.

DIED OF WOUNDS

Pte Frederick Bowler, 18064, 2nd Battalion, July 17th, 1915 (Hinges Military Cemetery)

Pte Charles Cooper (22), 9802, 2nd Battalion, November 28th, 1914 (Ploegsteert Memorial).

WOUNDED

Pte J. Allen, 10090, 1st Battalion.

The following Beds Regiment casualties were reported on August 5th, 1915.

KILLED

Pte William Currell, 4/7266, 1st Battalion, July 11th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Pte Arthur William Mead (19), 10426, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion, July 10th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Pte George William Rogers, 10389, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion, July 11th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Pte Edward South (35), 19913, 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion, July 11th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Casualty lists published on Thursday, July 29th, 1915, included the following men of the Bedfordshire Regiment.

KILLED

Cpl Alfred Albert Staples, 9445, 2nd Battalion, October 29th, 1914 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

DIED OF WOUNDS

Pte Frederick George Tiller (32), 7400, 1st Battalion, November 11th, 1914 (Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery).

Friday, July 30th casualties.

WOUNDED

Sgt J. J. Freeman, 7884, 1st Battalion.

Tuesday, July 27th, 1915, casualty lists included the following Bed Regiment names.

DIED OF WOUNDS

Pte G. Sweeting, 13526, 2nd Battalion, July 1st, 1915 (Lillers Communal Cemetery).

WOUNDED

Pte F. Chennells, 9854, 2nd Battalion.

Pte F. Cole, 7376, 2nd Battalion.

L-Cpl J. Dickerson, 6253, 2nd Battalion.

Pte F. Dymoke, 6512, 2nd Battalion.

Pte T. Griggs, 6109, 2nd Battalion.

Pte E. Hodson, 8006, 2nd Battalion.

Pte W. Lloyd, 10402, 2nd Battalion.

Beds Regt casualties reported on Monday, July 26th, 1915.

KILLED

Pte Rixom Izzard, 9775, 1st Battalion, June 29th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Pte Walter James Perry, 12717, 1st Battalion, June 28th, 1915 (Larch Wood, Railway Cutting, Cemetery, Ypres).

Pte Ralph Salvin (28), 14905, 1st Battalion, June 30th, 1915 (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres).

Pte George Thomas Smith, 2nd Battalion, June 28th, 1915 (Le Touret Memorial).

WOUNDED

L-Cpl H. Allison, 7459, 1st Battalion.