A strange romance of the war had a very happy fulfilment at Christ Church, Luton, on Saturday [October 21st, 1916] when a Belgian soldier was married to a Luton girl. The bridegroom was Monsieur Emile Ruster, a young first sgt-major in the 7th Belgian Field Artillery. His father before the war was Chief Constable of Brussels.

Digest of stories from the Luton News: Thursday, November 2nd, 1916.

Field-Marshal French, Commander in Chief of Home Forces, inspected the two county battalions of the Beds Volunteer Regiment in a dismal downpour of rain in Wardown Park on Sunday morning.

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 28th, 1916.

Luton Town Hall, where Borough Tribunal hearings took place.

At a number of the works in Luton the electric power suddenly failed just about noon on Saturday [October 28th, 1916], and the explanation came a little later on when it became known that an accident had occurred at the electricity station.

Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 26th, 1916.

A magnificent result was achieved by the ladies of Luton in their flag-selling efforts on Saturday. The weather fortunately was all that could be desired, and the work was carried out under the best conditions.

Digest of stories from the 100th edition of the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 21st, 1916.

The WW1 tank presented to Luton in 1920 and positioned in Wardown Park.

The work of a doctor at the Front in these days must be a terrible duty. The continual stream of wounded, friend and foe, consequent upon the ghastly struggle is at once exacting and oppressing, but our R.A.M.C. medical officers go through the work cheerfully and courageously, and make the most of little incidents which relieve the monotony.

Edward James Catling served throughout the First World War from start to finish. He was wounded at Ypres and suffered bouts of rheumatism which he attributed to his work in burying the dead as Royal Army Medical Corps private 2181.

Born in Finsbury Park, London, on July 2nd, 1891, he moved with his family to Luton while he was still young and lived here until he was aged 17, when in 1908 he chose a military career.

Stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 19th, 1916.

A Luton mother's heart has been gladdened this week by a letter from her eldest son, Pte William Hooker (pictured), who was officially reported missing since September 15th.

Stories from the Beds & Herts Telegraph: October 14th, 1916.

These drawings are by Cpl Hedley W. Alexander, of Messrs Alexander and Son, Wellington Street, and have been sent home by him from the Somme. They represent his moments of leisure, for as a dispatch rider of the Royal Engineers, time does not hang very heavily.

Since making their reputation in Gallipoli, the 1/5th Bedfordshire Regiment have been on a sort of garrison duty in Egypt. It was a welcome change from the unequal fighting on the rocky peninsular, but it is a most monotonous existence.

The terrific heat, the dreary wastes of sand, the continual strain of keeping fit by a routine instruction, days and nights of careful watching for any attempt by the enemy, with all these things to put up with the slightest excitement must come as a relief.

Stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 12th, 1916.

A very pleasing and original advertisement of the Mayor's new waste paper scheme appeared in the Luton streets on Saturday. It was dainty little Shetland pony, the property of Mr J. Randall, dyer, of 71 Langley Road.

The warehouse of B. Bennett, straw hat manufacturer, at the corner of George Street and King Street, has been the venue of some strange and mysterious happenings, the details of which would furnish admirable material for an up-to-date cinema play.

They commenced last Thursday [October 5th, 1916] when a complete stranger to the firm (and evidently to the town) succeeded in gaining admittance to the premises by the side door in King Street and, in sneaking down some stairs, into the basement.

Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 7th, 1916.

There has been a persistent rumour going the rounds that Frank Lindley, the Luton Town left-winger, who enlisted in the season before last, was killed. We are very glad to correct this, but sorry to say that he has been wounded. He, however, according to his letters, does not share our regrets, for he is thankful to be out of it with his life.

Stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 5th, 1916.