31 August 1917
- Orange baker, William Roy Lowdon is killed in action in Belgium
- The Leader reports that yesterday’s inclement weather in Orange did little to dampen The Soldiers’ Christmas Gift Day fundraiser, which has raised £127 thus far
Comments Off on 31 August 1917Summer Street and Lord’s Place were agog with a good humored body of men, women and children, all anxious to do their share in assisting to swell the day’s takings, and feeling, at the same time, that they were providing some Christmas cheer for, perhaps, a son, brother, or relative doing his bit in the gigantic struggle.