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IN ME If CRT AM

... the Kine’s Shropshire Light [nfantry, st fighting for his country et the who. fell whil ept.18, 1916, aged 23 years. battle of the Somme, Se Late of Allemore Green Farm, Faushton. One of the first to answer the call. For the lend he loved he gave up all ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIFE IN GERMAN

... at 50, Great Tiudal-streot, Ladywood, Birmingham, has been a prisoner for fifteen months. While taking part in the battle of the Somme Parkes was wounded in the head by shrapnel. He was sent to Gottingen Camp, where found he was among friends, for his ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 167 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

IN MEMORIAM

... second son Mr. J. 11. and Mrs. Vcmon, F.i'.btham House, Cheshire, who gave his life for his King and country in the battle of the Somme, Sept. 15, The path duty was the way to Glory/* ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE MILITARY MEDAL

... Machine Gun Corps, has won the Military Medal after being in France 12 months. This is the reward for services in the Battle of the Somme. He was employed at the Swift Works, and lodged at 14, Clarence Street, Coventry. Oakes is a native of Kidderminster ...

Published: Friday 07 September 1917
Newspaper: Coventry Graphic
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 172 | Page: 15 | 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

WOUNDED AND A PRISONER

... Horn, 2/7 Royal Warwickshire Regiment, whose parents reside at 17, Bell Green, was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of the Somme, on July 19th, 1916, and he has just sent home the accompanying picture. He spent his 918 t birthday in Germany last ...

Published: Friday 21 September 1917
Newspaper: Coventry Graphic
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 285 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Ataffordskirt Atutiutt. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 267 m, 1917. GOMMECOURT., We print today an amide 'which appeared ..

... last Saturday:s`Spectator on Gommecourt--a nat.:Abet is full of memories for.many North ,Staffordshire People. -The Battle of the Somme, which ,has,. been followed by such wonderful results, in which North Staffordshire Battalion's fully shared, and in ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 532 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE OUTLOOK

... success a further token of our capacity for wearing down the enemy in localised trench warfare. The first fruiis of the battle of the Somme raised the expectation that something greater could be achieved than has actually been achieved. For more than a year ...

Published: Friday 21 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 532 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DEATHS. BOOnL—Oa, th« Slst nit., at The &toarbridg«, Horatio Booth, ~* ' director of Booth Duaited, 6touri»'iJ^ ..

... memory 'l oin . , Regiment, our in. rr.i . !• battle oi the Somm* . ■>. . ■ ARNOTT. In mcnior-tni s*ns Inacmi, l*e 3 Jacpte’;'‘ —In loving r Brindley. Royal Warw.i k.-: .re i- the battle The Somme. of Air. and iLrs. J. Barrow. JONHS—In '.ovine ...

Published: Monday 03 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 433 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LOCAL ROLL OF HONOUR

... the front last February. Lce.-oorpl. Albert Reeves. R. War. 8., went the front in July, 1915, and was wounded at the battle erf the Somme. returned to the front last March, was wounded July 3, and died ten days later. He resided with his sister at 6, Place ...

Published: Wednesday 05 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 965 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS

... enough, well beiieve, the writer from his departure from Waterloo till was wounded late in September, 1916, in the Battle of tibe Somme. Our Ensign —for that old title is etill kept alive as colloquial designer tion for second lieutenant the Guards—tells ...

Published: Wednesday 05 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2477 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TTIE STAFFOrDSMIZE -SENTOEIk- WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26,

... maclane guns, which are much more effective than darts. In fact, the art of war has developed so rapidly since the battle of the Somme began that toe tactical references in this detailed] account of Gommecourt [Torn the enemy's side' already seem antiquated ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 3111 | Page: 4 | Tags: none