Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: January 15th, 1916.

Among a long list of names of those decorated for service in the field was that of Gunner Bert Jarvis, of the 1/1st North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was the son of Great Northern Railway foreman Henry Jarvis, of 250 High Town Road, Luton.

Gunner Jarvis, who was 22 in August, worked as a foundry clerk for Messrs Bagshawe, of Dunstable, before joining the 2nd Lincoln Battery on September 4th, 1914, while the 1/1st North Midland R.F.A. were based in Luton following the outbreak of war. After being in training with them, he left with the brigade for the Front in March. He had not sent home particulars of how he gained the award.

• To have been in most of the big engagements on the Western Front since the retreat from Mons and now to be fatally shot in the head is the sad fate of Pte Stephen George Hare, of Collingdon Street, Luton, son of Mrs Hare. The sad news came to Luton early this morning.

• One of the 1/5th heroes who was smitten with dysentery in Gallipoli, Pte Horace J. H. Creasey, of 323 Hitchin Road, Luton, arrived home after four months in hospital and convalescent homes. He was at first conveyed to Malta from Gallipoli, where in addition to the "scourge of Gallipoli" he also contracted pneumonia. Since December he has been at Birmingham before coming home. He left last night to report to the depot at Shoreham.

• L-Cpl Carter, of 62 Inkerman Street, Luton, now with the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters in the East, has written home in reference to a Sgt Buckingham, believed to have been in the Beds Yeomanry. His letter states: "Our fellows buried him the other day. He was discovered lying out dead one night by our chaps and brought in. Apparently he had been there for some weeks, probably a couple of months. I saw him just before he was buried, and paid my last respects to him."

• Lady Wernher, of Luton Hoo, has presented to the new library of the Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, two agricultural works of great rarity and value which are to be set up in a museum case in the centre of the library and will form one of the attractions of the new building when completed. The large of the two books is by Crescentius, a senator of Bologna, the first agricultural writer of mediaeval times. The other volume is a translation of Xenophon's Treatise, and is dated 1537. Both volumes are in magnificent condition.

• Mayor for two years and now Deputy Mayor, Councillor Walter Primett, of Abbotswood, London Road, has been added to the Commission of the Peace for the borough of Luton to serve as a magistrate. He had sat on the Bench during his two terms as Mayor.

• A medal not earned on the battlefield was awarded in Luton. This morning, before the despatch of the postmen from the Luton sorting office, the presentation of the Imperial Service Medal for long, zealous and meritorious service was made to Mr W. A. Worboys [pictured right], who recently retired after working there for 35 years. He was the first member of the Luton Post Office to receive the decoration awarded by the King. Mr Worboys' career with the Post Office began as a stamper and railway messenger in June 1880 when the postal work was carried on in premises in King Street.

• Joe Chipperfield, the Luton Town winger who has been playing so well for The Arsenal, on Thursday underwent an operation at St Thomas' Hospital, London. The operation was entirely successful. Chipperfield has been doing munition work in London.

• A very physical 1st Welsh R.G.A. team gave Luton Town a stern test as the soldier friendlies neared their end and the prospect of a return to competitive football with a home match against Watford on January 29th. Although Moore had put The Blues 1-0 up after two minutes and Sibley doubled the score, the Welshmen fought back to 2-2 at the interval. A goal from Butcher in the second half made the final score 3-2 in Luton's favour.