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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SIR DOUGLAS LUG'S DESPATCH. MAIN OBJECTIVE WON

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SIR DOUGLAS LUG'S DESPATCH. MAIN OBJECTIVE WON. A detailed despatch on the &mime and Ancee battles by Sir lkuglas Haig has Me , . It is clear from the itport that the (peak in the weather early in November gave the enemy a respite ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1917
Newspaper: Kenilworth Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 164 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FRENCH MENACE TO ST. QUENTIN. COMING BATTLE BETWEEN THE SOMME AND OISE. LOOKING FOR A HINDENBL-BG LINE.” (From ..

... FRENCH MENACE TO ST. QUENTIN. COMING BATTLE BETWEEN THE SOMME AND OISE. LOOKING FOR A HINDENBL-BG LINE.” (From Our Military Monday Nicbt. I expressed some cum* ago the vpiu.-ao that the •enemy would brought battle before r&u bis new dine, but the steady ...

Published: Tuesday 27 March 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 55 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BOMBS AGAIN DROPPED ON GHENT. WHAT THE ALLIES HAVE DONE

... the third year of the war that, having learned painfully and imperfectly how to it, we began to beat the Germans. The battle of the Somme began thirteen months ago. During those thirteen months the British and French armies have captured 170,000 Germans ...

Published: Monday 30 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 443 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE LATE PTE. #C. W. TEW

... shop at Messrs. Siemens Bros. Works at Stafford. Pte. Tew went out to France in April, 1915, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme on Sept. 15, 1916, ife returned to the froat again on ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 51 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WOUNDED

... Private Wragg received isoem gun shot wounds in hi @ left hand. end nos in hospital He was wounded last year l in the battle of the Somme. ...

Published: Thursday 26 July 1917
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 59 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

WEST MIDLANDS AND THE WAR

... week. Li.w. J J. Thu. R P.A.. leaves for the frost on Monday. He hat preen:m.ly seen eorne hon.' baring been in tbe battle of the Somme Bombardier W. G. WU. she training rams bane to ku bndher on Wediacaday. ...

ALLEN

... 1915, aged 26 years : buried near Loos. Also Private Alfred Allen, 6th Royal Warwicks, killed July Ist, 1916, in the battle of the Somme, aged 09 years. Death divides, but Memory clings. R.I.P. Never Forgotten by their Brother, Sapper 'l'. Allen. R.E., ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1917
Newspaper: Bromsgrove & Droitwich Messenger
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BROMSGROVE GUARDSMAN WOUNDED

... wife on Wednesday, stated that he was getting on very favourably. Private Turner was also wounded last year in the battle of the Somme. He mobilised with the Bth Worcesters in August, 1914, and later entered the Grenadier Guards. Before the war he was ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1917
Newspaper: Bromsgrove & Droitwich Messenger
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MAJOR KILLED

... MAJOR KILLED. Major E. W. Wragg, Sherwood Foresters who was reported missing as from 1 July’ 1916 (the opening of the Battle of the Somme) now officially presumed to have been killed in action that date He was the third son of the late Alderman and Mrs. ...

Published: Friday 27 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MAJOR KILLED

... MAJOR KILLED. Major I' W V. ragg. Foresters, who was reporleil n.iAMiig trom 1 July, .the opening the Battle of the Somme) now oltii inlly presumed to have l>een killed ma> ticn that date. was the third son the lute Alderman and Mrs. .1. I). Wragg, of ...

Published: Friday 27 July 1917
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 73 | Page: 3 | Tags: none