Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-19
TEN PHILADELPHIANS KILLED
IN BATTLES IN FRANCE

+ Private George W. Roberts. Jr., re-
ported missing, Is twenty-one years old
and lived with his parents at 11O5 East
| Chelten avenue. Germantown. He en-
! listed last February in the ground sec.
! ton of the aviation corps and was sent
to Fort Slocum for training. Later he
was transferred to- Camp Hancock and
assigned to the Thirty-eighth Infantry.
He was sent abroad In May last A
letter from him dated July 1 was re-
| ceived two weeks ago. He said he was
well and happy and expected to get
| some real action soon.
| Young Roberts was educated at the
Lawton Public School, Germantown. and
also attended the Atlantic City and Will
| low Grove High Schools He was car
penters apprentice when he enlisted.
Private Edward q. Bamford. reported
missing, Is twenty-three years old and
lived with his widowed mother at 404
East Bringhurst street, Germantown.
He was drafted last April and sent to
Camp Meade. He was an apt pupil and
picked up the rudiments of military tao
tics so quickly that he was soon sent
to Camp Hancock and assigned to Com
pany NJ of the 109th Infantry. His reg
iment went to France last May.
Banford was an electricians helper
by trade and sang in the choir of st.
| Peters Protestant Episcopal Church.
| Germantown. He was born ana brought
up in this city.
Private Harry +. Dryer. reported
missing. is twenty-six years old and
lived with his wIfe's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Oelkring. at 2135 South
Simpson street. He enlisted in the First
Regiment, n. G. F., in 1916. saw service
on the Mexican border, helped guard
bridges and factories near Harrisburg.
was given his final training at Camp
Hancock. assigned to Company NJ, of
the 109th Infantry and sent to France
in May of this year. His wife, Mrs.
Laura Dryer. became the mother of a
baby girl while he was at Camp Han
cock last December
| During his stay on the Mexican bor-
der he was a member of the team that
brought the wall-ycaling championship
to the First Regiment A brother-in-
law, Harry w. Oelkring. is cook in
Battalion A Of the l0Sth Field Ar
tillery.
First Lieutenant George w. II. Mar
tin. wounded In action on July 80, is
The son of Mrs NJ. J. c. Martin. OF Mar
berth. His injury has not been re-
ported as yet in the official casualty list,
but word came in letter 10 his mother.
He had received a machine-gun bullet
, in his left leg. he said, but the wound
was not dangerous.
Lieutenant Marin had been a member
of the old Third <egiment, y. G. p, for
many years. being attached to Company
1 A. He was living in Los Angeles when
the United States entered the war and
Immediately came east to Join the col
, ors. He received his final training at
Camp Hancock, where the Third was re.
organized as the 10th Infantry.
Private Kaufmnn was killed in action
: on July H. He was nineteen years old
a member of Company l., 111th Infantry
c He was a graduate OF the Darby High
e School and enlisted in the old Sixth
v Regiment. n. q. p. two years ago. He
e was son of Ernest II. Kaufman, who
has two other sons in the army.
Private Knapp was killed In action ir
!, the battle of the Marne. where man,
= other soldiers Of the 10th Regiment
formerly the Third Pennsylvania. los
their lives. He was the sole support Of
!, his widowed mother who Is sixty year.
old.
He was drafted last year and coult
. have claimed exemption on the grount
of a dependent mother. but she was tn,
first TO advise him that his first dut,
. was to his country. II won't have yo,
:, claim exemption because of me-" sh,
> said. "you are no better than other boy
l. in the neighborhood
Is When her son wen, IN Cap,n ,,e,d
6 the aged mother summarized herself h,
doing "odd Jobs" for the neiehhors
= brother lives at 27l4 Orianna street bu
d he is married and unable to lend mucl
a aid to the mother
n Private Clark is reported missing /,
d action July 23, He as a member q
Is Company Fl. lllth Infantry. is twenty
d five years old and a painter bv ira
a. He is a son of Mr., and Mrs. William
a clark. A brother. Harry. Is in the navy
a
e rive brothers In Army
n Private Barron was wounded July 4
~ He is one of six brothers, five of WHOM
n are in the service. He enlisted in Mon
h tana in 1917, and was sent overseas wit
~ the Rainbow Division last December, Il
Company j.. Sixteenth Infantry.
Private Beuerie. wounded June %, 4
;, twenty-three years old and membe
~ of Company ]. Fourth Infantry HI
"A skull was fractured and his right le
~ pierced by machine gun fire. A lette
=, was received from hinT week ag
y telling of his injuries and stating tina
he was on the road to recovery.
Private Hall is nineteen years old an
TO is reDorted missing some time hetw