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Crosses—Arid Poppies:

... for doing them. One battalion lost, killed and woanded, twenty out of twenty-one officers in. the first day of the Battle of the Somme in July,'l9l6. The other fought with extreme gallantry at M&metz, Bazentin-le-Gcand, High Wood. Munich Trench, Croiselles ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1027 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DICKENS FOR THE BLIND. SCHEME TO PUBLISH ALL THE

... of production having in LINITENANT lAN FIRANEE. Of the Ring 'Shropshire Light Infantry, who lost his sight at first battle of the Somme, said the men at St- Dunstan's greatly appreciated Dickens, and the production of more of the novels was looked forward ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Evening Mail
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 276 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

EAST ANGLIA. TO-DAY'S NEWS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY

... also oi John Erc Row, 2nd -Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment, born January 22nd, 1891, killed near Courcelette, in the battle of the Somme, October 29th, 1916, soms of William Benjamin and Emily Row of this parish. “Pro patria mori,” ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Evening Star
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 523 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MANCHESTERS IN FRANCE

... heavily for doing them. One battalion lost, killed and wounded, twenty out of twenty-one'officers in the first day of the Battle of the Somme in July, 1916. The other fought with extreme gallantry Mametz, Bazentinle-Grand, High Wood, Ginchy, Munich Trench, ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1067 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WHALLEY RANGE MILITARY MEDALLIST

... and a of the Welrfh Wesleyan ChurcH, Manley Park. His brother, Private David Thomas, died from wounds received in the battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916. ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ASTON SOLDIER HONOURED

... compan j over twelve months. has fortunately escaped Injury far. though had several very narrow escapes during the battle of the Somme. Th 6 election for 25 children to the Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton, takes places on Tuesday morning. Poll opens at ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 211 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A BINGLEY MEMORIAL

... was killed in action the Second Battle of Ypres, 11th May, 1915. aged years and that the rigfit panel: ?Also of Harold William Cottrell. Se'.-Lieut.. S, Lancashire Kegt., who was killed in action the Battle of the Somme, September, 1916, aged 18 years: ...

Published: Monday 01 October 1917
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

- SAPPER / S £S^ S> MY ATT tt Engineers, British Expeditionary Force. I should like to write and say

... had 17 months' pretty stiff fighting at the front. The biggest fights I took part in were the battles of the Somme last year and this year the Ancre Battle. Our job is maintaining the cables, which we often repair under the most severe fire —quite apart ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1917
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 397 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NOTELETS

... United Free Church, after serving seven months in France in the Royal Artillery, during which period he went through the battle of the Somme, has been permanently discharged from the Army the result of a severe attack of trench fever which laid him up in hospital ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1917
Newspaper: Stirling Observer
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1633 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TO-DAY’S CASUALTIES

... early in the war. He was wounded the battle of the Somme. was miner, and 24 years of age. Wm. Johnston, Atholl tinker, now in the Black Watch, at present home on convalescent furlough. was wounded Loos, the Somme, and Ypres, and wears a good conduct stripe ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1917
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RUSSIAN ADYANCf

... had 17 months’ pretty stiff fighting at the front. The biggest fights I took part in were the battles of the Somme last year and this year at the Ancre Battle. Our job is maintaining the cables, which we often repair under the most severe fire—quite apart ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Evening Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 768 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

RSDGEWAY

... heen home on a few days’ leave. Private Fletcher. who has been in Birmingham Hospital 14 months, was wounded at the Battle of the Somme, Up to the present °7 pieces of shrapnel have been taken from his body. ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1917
Newspaper: Derbyshire Courier
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 3 | Tags: none