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The Empire

... The Empire. A very fine series of pictures depicting scenes in the Battle of the Somme have been screened at the Empire Theatre, Coventry, this week. Apart from the entertaining character of the pictures, they are serving a useful purpose in bringing ...

Published: Friday 09 February 1917
Newspaper: Coventry Graphic
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 190 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

How Victory Will .be Won

... Minister of Munitions. (Cheers.) The supply munitions is at this moment many times greater than it was when we began the battle of tho Somme, but have not yet ail the supplies want. While have large stocks are not going to rest there; are going to leave nothing ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 435 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Wolaton

... in danger. and his death is felt all his comrades and myself, his platoon officer. Deceased went right through the battle of the Somme. Santora ACCIDENT.—Mr. James Frame. of Walston Mill Farm, met with a serious accident on Saturday last. The mill wheel ...

Published: Saturday 17 February 1917
Newspaper: Kenilworth Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 344 | Page: 5 | 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

LOCAL WAR NOTES

... W. Paine (Wellord{, eggs. Second-Licutenant W. H. Fox (18th Battalion King’s Royal Rifl-s), who was wounded in the battle of the Somme, after his discharge from Osborne Hospital, was given ** light duty ” by the War Office with instructions to lecture ...

Published: Friday 09 February 1917
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 485 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BY J. L. GARVIN

... North Staffordshire Regiment, and went through the Irish Rebellion. Afterwards was sent France, and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme. While in France was transferred the 7th Loyal Lancashire^. backbone of the economic situation. Some of the biggest ...

Published: Monday 19 February 1917
Newspaper: Burton Daily Mail
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 768 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

neede

... belonged 'io the signa,l section of a of the Royal 'Warwickehire P,egiment, mobilised in August. 1914. Be was wounded the battle of the Somme i.n ;fay, 1916, and for four wont% i n the genera:l hospital Oxforsl. H© went out again I et the end of the year. Before ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1917
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 606 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

GENESIS OF NEW BOAT CAMPAIGN. AMERICA AS BIPLAC r ENEMY. GERMAN SCHEME EMIGRATION. (From Our Military ..

... Germans orc;>u Germany could w.th very little e out America, but it was not her out. Her policy—and this i* a now the battle of the Somme a:.: *-e Verdun—has been to bring her ir. her in not technical my. bur a* vengeful enemy. There is nrth than that the ...

Published: Monday 12 February 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 851 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NETHERTON

... he left behind. Eventaally he went to Salonica, and snarly to France, where he was screwy wounded in the head in the battle of the Somme on November Ma. He lay in an nnomeciona condition for two night. and a day before they managed to nick him and take ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1917
Newspaper: Dudley Chronicle
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1181 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Statement of Accounts

... Since then it has been my lot to go over the top several times at place: well known to the sh public. and all in the battle of the Somme. So you must understand I have had some trying times, but have borne them most cheerful. and up till now have not received ...

Published: Saturday 17 February 1917
Newspaper: Dudley Chronicle
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1238 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Answers to Correspondents

... - Brigadier-Cheer:a F. B. Staaley, brother of Lord 1 ha % :t the Legion of ileatior in recognition of good wort tit battle of tho Somme. Accidents: ds.itli the verdict st the on Sectod-Livatesaat Dykes Itt„ Melton Btaftoe:, Dendrite, whose aeroplane ...

Published: Thursday 15 February 1917
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1345 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

OF initiated. They are not asking and half years. They have no' >'* ,r» 11 ‘hey have hardly had a

... the men stood there because they knew (here were men behind prepared to help them. (Cheers.) What happened? The great battle of 'he Somme came. These men had mobilised the whole of the engineering resources of the country. Old workshops grew to life, new ...

Published: Monday 05 February 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2105 | Page: 3 | Tags: none