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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

THE BRITISH ADVANCE

... the Government «nd their professional advisers Army. The present success Sir. Douglas Haig is the sequel the battle of* the Somme; and that battle was the work not of Ministers but of soldiers. Two years’ bitter experience were required to conn nee the ...

Published: Tuesday 03 April 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 111 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EMPIRE- SWADLINCOTE

... fen- t-ea left for Ureal Oicial War film— BATTLE of THE ANCRE and the ADVANCE of the TANKS j.. tinpire, Days commencin(j Monday Marcli laih, (Don’t leave it too late; remember the •* rush to see Battle of the Somme). ...

Published: Tuesday 13 March 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 111 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PTEM gigt

... t g L W. BARLOW. of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Re won the distinotion for maintaining good o a mmunication d the Battle of the Somme. The nest tigers shows the SAPPER B. A. BROOKES. 8.. brother of Mr. Samuel Brookes. of Newton Road. Deceased was • well ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1917
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 326 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE KING’S CONGRATULATIONS,

... congratulating his troops on their Ancre successes, which form a fitting sequel to the fine achievements last year in the Battle of the Somme. Further progress at several points westwards and south-westwards Bapaume is reported in last night's British official ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 364 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

POINTS TO REMEMBER

... of it afterwards in the Daily Mail but cannot tell you the name of the place, or. rather, dare' not. Talk about the Battle of the Somme last July; it was not in it. was the bloodiest tight I ever saw. Men were knocked out by the score, but when once we ...

Published: Monday 25 June 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 405 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CORPORAL T. H. GORING KILLED

... of hi« nephew. Corporal T. H. Gorfing, of the same battalion. Corporal Goring was wounded on September 15th at th e Battle of the Somme, his battalion on Februarv 20th. In civil life was on the staff of Messrs. Ind, Coope and Co., being employed jn the ...

Published: Friday 15 June 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 441 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LENS TO BE ABANDONED ?

... trenches and defences b* t \ l)ro* and Queant. atanwhile. the losses of the enemy are in anything that could have been The battle of the Somme cost Germans hors do combat, but it is possible- to estimate those incurred in the defeat Arras. The German units ‘‘melting ...

Published: Tuesday 08 May 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 467 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MARKET PRICES

... brother of Lord, Derby, has been made a Commander of the Legion of Honotir in recognition of his good work in the battle of the Somme. Accidental death M was the verdict at the inquest Second-Lieutenant Dykes Qrossart, 24, Melton Beattook, Dumfries ...

Published: Monday 12 February 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 449 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Aviators

... from this district joining the- in September, 1914. He first went out to France in July, 1915. He was wounded ir the battle of the Somme July, 1916, and was invalided home. After short period at home he returned France, an ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 527 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRIVATE O. W. DOCKER KULED

... 0( Chattel SOAK*, Castle Gre4er, ommaily informed that . their Private Arthur Hudson. let kh Sherwooi was after the battle of the Somme in Jaly year. There remota-to believe he was among thr killed is action. and a letter ha* now been revolved the Lichfield ...

Published: Thursday 14 June 1917
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 683 | Page: 8 | Tags: none