Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-02
MANY RICHMOND BOYS
NAMED IN CASUALTIES
Reginald Phipps, First British Sub.
jcct to Go From Here,
Among Wounded.
FOOTBALL STAR HIT IN LEG
Son OF Richard Evelyn Byrd Writes
That Eighticth Division Wins
Much Glory and High Praise From
General Haig.

News OF Richmond boys In service
overseas Is read with the deepest in
terest all over the state. since the war
is great experience in which so many
brave young Nirginians arc taking par:
that news Of those of one section Of
the State is closely duplicated in other
sections ana communities.
The first British subject TO leave
Richmond to aid the allies was Gun
ner Reginald $. Philips. who was Sc
September q. and is now in q hospl-
tai In Birmingham. Eng. according 20
Information just received in this city.
Mr.; phipps made his home With Dir.
and Mrs. T.. Il. Scrutton, of 500 Third
Avenue. before hts enlistment.
Private Edward Glenn Jordan, the
son s. OF MI And ai,5 Mrs n, W. H. Jordan o.
the morning OF October 1, ard is now
in a base hospi,al recovering
Lieutenant Frank a iieac9ck, son of
Mr. and Mr9. r.. l.. Heacock. OF 1900
Floyd Avenue IS in ii base hospital in
France recovering from German mus
tard gas by which No MAS painfully.
though not seriously, affected during az
attack on the night Of October 6. HI
writes that lie expects TO be back ~
the front IN q few weeks. Lieutenant
Heacock. who is Virginia POLYTECHNIC
his engineering degree at RENSSELAER,
Institute when he volunteered for ser
Vice and received his commission at
the close OF the second Fort Mycr camp.
lie was assigned 10 the Three Hum
dred and Fourteenth Field Artillery
E9htieth Division. and went overseas
with that division from Camp Lee.
roHSfEH FOOTBALL sTtU.
WOUNDED IN LEG, RECOVERING
Captain William Frazer. youngest
son or Mr. ANA Mrs. Harry Frazer. OF
ills city and OF LewisburE, w. Va. has
been wounded in the leg; and is now
Ccnvalesc!ng In a hospital in Southern
France. Captain Frazer WAS former
football star "a, Woodbcrry Forest and
the University Of Virginia.
Of f The Eigh itiatn pivison, General
Cronkhite commanding, formerly sta,
toned at Camp Lee Died October !
eording 10 i telegram received by his
mother. Mrs. DAVIS :. Penney. Of ]
North Davis Avenue.
pTiYn,e lo pSHWs was 9'EH lss Nns lie
lived at his birthplace until about
three years ago. when he came TO i!ieh-
mond, where he accepted a position
With the Richmond, FredericksburG
and Potomac Railroad as clerk. lie
was drafted March 80, !ais. and was
sent To Camp Lee.
Besides his mother. private Penney
IS survived by two sisters. Misses Sad!c
5 and Annie &. Fenney' al OF TINS
Corporal Eddie" J. Bailey, son OF
barton. Hcnrico COUNTY, was wounded
IN action september q, when ne lost
ms right 1901 as 'nc result % INV
plosion OF an a!rpiane bomb. lie is
,Bailsy's brother; Waverly Ia Bale,
G camp We lee. ~ Vent IL overseas Win the
E!Ghtieth Division, ana = now IN
France. The wounded Soldier is nov
witch, London. and expects 20 be sent
to America within n short while.
TWO OTHER DuMDAI,TON
BoYs AMONG INJURED
,EweM Peross and PFivai,ts, LGehler;
Dumbarton,. are also reported 10 nave
been wounded in action. clyde Hay
den of CAROLINA Gounty; who went
wounded II. was formerly stationed
at Camp Lee He is badly hurt in one
Mrs W. 2. Mathews. OF CO? Las,
that her son; sergeaqi Thomas r.
drcdth and First Heavy Battalion
American Tank Corps, was seriously
wounded in rcccnr tank drive. Mrs.
Mathews is now making efforts TO get
further information concerning her
4 former Richmond College boy.
arrived In New York, having seen
severe ligh,ing In francS "a acf 20, M;
Re ANA 5u1 Thomas TsssGed Rea and md
Mrs. j. VI. Casey, both OF this city.
Richard Evelyn Byrd has received
letter from his son Thomas f. Byrd
end Twentieth Infantry, Thirtieth
Army Division. br.gaded with British
troops under Field Marshall Haie IN
Flanders. Captain Byrd says the Ger
mans are being driven In desperate
charges and that IN. armies from the
United States are showing up splendidiy
in the lighting. Field Marshal Iiaig
recently complimentcd mis- division on
its magnificent showing.
Ensign Vernon c. BlNby, son OF w
II: Bixby, OF Barton Heights. is in
Richmond on 4 ten-day5' furiough en-
route to San Francisco, where he viii
be assigned work as an instructor.
Ensign B!Hby is t@enty-seven years
old. This iS'his third visit home since
he received his gold stripes. He wears
Mexican service ribbon. having taken
part in the capture of Vera Cruz, and
remained on duty there for one year.
His many friends in this city arc cx-
tending him the glad hand.
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