Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Richmonders Killed
in Recent Fighting
Others Wounded IN Bat
ties Fought for Cause
OF Democracy.

Solomon I. Jenkins. of Belle Farm.
. Hanover County. has been informed by
. the War Department of the death Of
his son. Edwin Thomas Jenkins. in
action. Private Jenkins belonged to
/ the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry, Eightieth Division. and went
SHFTyeI IN T hy Ga 5es lie is
Misses Elvra and Ruby Jenkins OF
! Hanover County. and Misses Alice and
! aud 10y three broth.sS. Alonzo Jenkins.
I OF Hanover County. GSd Ernest L. and
( Calvert H. Jenkins. OF this city. The
wood Methodist Church. of Hanover
County. and was talented and popular
Another Richmond man has laid
| Turner. Official notification has been
sent TO his sister. Miss Alice Turner
26lo West Cary Street. Private Turner
trained at Camp HUMPHREYS and Camp
Lee. The last word coming from him
was received about two months ago.
), sergeant G e. + Plageman. Company
try, Twenty ninth Division. is now
rapidly recovering from Il very scri-
Gus flesh wound received on October
~ He was at the front about a
month before receiving any wounds
He has a brother. Corporal c. T. PLACE
MN IN frnnce, ,; also with the One Hun
\ letter from Corporal Plageman states
that he is in the best OF spirits and
friva.e Leroy II. Batkins is reported
missing in action. He formerly lived
at SIG North Twenty sixth Street, and
is related to Frank Batkins.
Among those just reported severely
wounded is Private Harry White. tho
son OF Mrs Emma White, 1882 Gather
inc Street
A letter received by Mr.. and Mrs. L.
II. George. 1928 West Cary street from
Frivate sherman S: George brings the
tidingS that he is i'm base hospital re-
CnnerAtlnY nf
have paid the supreme penalty. Fri.
Tate George Is member OF Company
sailed for France on May 20.
n,a a former ,r.S employee OF the pn Pom,
Gox, Company j.. Three >I IIund iIH"l' and
Thirticth Infantry, is reported as hav-
ing died in France, on October 10 Of
W yom FHf l ana in Hs,ion lie was nc
Chase City. Mccklenburg County.
Although no OFFICIAL notice OF his
10 Albert j. Medlin. One Hundred and
Fourth Ammunition Train, on duty in
Franz: has been returned marked De
time aui efforts are being made nov
TO ascertain whether he has been killed
or wounded in action.
Word has come to his brother. Il. +.
CorheN. OF this city, that T.. 7. COR
bell i in base hospital in France
lighting October ) Private CorbclI
Vas mcmber of the Twcnty-siNth In
fantry, First Division. The telegram
telling OF his condition was signed hy
a Red Cross nurse on duty at the base
hospital.
CORPORAL Harold Thompson, Of Tay-
gram saying that he is we'll and happy.
He came through heavy fighting in
which his company engaged N he last
niS drive without II scar. Corporal
THOMPSON is attached 10 tic Three
Hundred AMI Fourteenth Machine Gun
company as signaman. He received
ms training ut Camp Lee and received
addli iona training at an English train
The only son OF Mir. and Mrs. o. {.
was killed in action on october -
i'rivate ictzcr. Company =, Three lIun-
dred and Twenty Infantry.
TOUR days before he would have reached
his twenty third birthday The young
nian is survived by four sisters. Mrs.
Miss berries HctZer and Miss Carrie
{. lictzrg, besides his parents.
For siitiemey shown in the work of
Teen prohotcd TO the rank OF corporal
ana Is SUI ~ training "a, Camp Polk.
iialeigh, y g. lie is the son OF Mrs.
Barton Heights corporal Beck has a
brother serving with the colors in
France.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles T. Melton. Of
Glen Allen. have been notified OF The
death of their son. Sergeant Clifton
ton was in Company T., Three Hundred
and Eighteenth Infantry, and trained
at Camp Lee. Before going into SER
vice he was employed by the Richmond.
fredericksburg and potomac Hallway.
lie was held in high esteem by all OF
his many acquaintance.
Another member of TIE Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth infantry. Mechanic
Guy NJ. Ashworth. is making rapid re-
covcry in French hospital. lie was
formerly reported missing in action.
\ letter under date of October IS has
been received from the wounded sol
der telling Of his wounds and his re-
covery to partial strength. He is the
son. of Mrs w. w Ashworth, OF $50
West Cary Street.