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LOtAL ROLL OF HONOUR

... Palmerston Rosd. Spark brock. joined the Army ia September. 1914, had born the front for over montha. and had been in the battle of the Somme. Hia two brother? joined the Armv—one, who wes in one of the City has *been killed, and the other one. in the R.G A ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 593 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TILE WaITERN FRONT

... TILE WaITERN FRONT. It was in February that the result of the Battle of the Somme became manifest. Begun in the previous summer and continued until well into the autumn, with the capture of many strong positions which the -enemy had held for two years ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1918
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 203 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LOCAL WAR NOTES

... about two years ago, and was at the time of his death in the Second Canadian Machine Gun Company. He took part in the battle of the Somme and afterwards in other engagements, and received a slight wound. He spent a short holiday with his mothcr &t Ingon ...

Published: Friday 11 January 1918
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1563 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HAY MILL HERO

... Bars t Watts, who was one of the ‘old contemptibles,” and had served 11 ears in the Army, gained his decoration at the battle of the Somme. of Red Counci! School. He was 30 years of age, and.an old scholar His remains were interred at Yardley Cemetery with ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1918
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BIRCH OB PROBATION?

... months’ training h© for the Tank Oorpa its formation, and went out with the original Tanks to Prance. took part in the battle of the Somme, 1916, when the Tanks so greatly surprised'the German*, and be has since seen service in all the engagements in which ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1085 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Gkkkaxt’s Scrams Okdsax~

... uninspected new sources of strength; prolonged assaults Vardan were consuming Germany's reserve strength. Then began the battle of the Somme. Almost the same time the Austro-German armies had withstand the tremendous pressure of Brossiloff’s onslaught, which ...

Published: Tuesday 29 January 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 264 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RUiSY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

... seen much service, having been-in France since July. 1913. has been through many engagements, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme, August, 1910. ...

Published: Saturday 02 February 1918
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 516 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WOUNDED ON THE SOMME

... WOUNDED ON THE SOMME. After four months’ civilian life, follow- ing fifteen months in German camps as a prisoner of war, Pte. Alfred Edmund Parkes, Royal Warwickshire Territorials, has succumbed to his wounds. In the battle of the Somme, in the early art ...

Published: Wednesday 06 February 1918
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WOUNDED ON THE SOMME

... months ip 6rian cam a of war, Pte. Alfred bad Parkes, Royal “Warwickshire Lernu bas succumbed to his wounds, ly the battle of the Somme, in the I of 1916, Parkes was wounded { head bi y shrapnel. Recently hi injures necessitated him becoming ...

Published: Wednesday 06 February 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PTE. J. D. TIMMS IN GERM A.NY

... turned to septic poisoning and brought him to England in the spring of 1915, and he did not go back again till the battle of the Somme, where the Guards Brigade again added glory to their name. The Guards had a terrible time at Cambrai last November. ...

Published: Saturday 09 February 1918
Newspaper: Kenilworth Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WEDNESDAY. 27 EEBRUARY, 1918. ONE PENNY. f CHAIRMAN RHYMES. No. 110

... joined th@ Sunderland club in 1896-7, and played for 10 seasons. He joined the Army in 1914, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme. Afterwards he served in Italy, and later returned to France. Mr. H. W. Disney, who has been appointed Police Magis- ...

Published: Wednesday 27 February 1918
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1140 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PRESUMED TO BE DEAD

... now officially behoved to dead The other son. Private John Findlater,'Roval Warwickshire Regiment, was missing at the battle of tbe Somme, 1 July. nine months later was presumed to le dead. ...

Published: Thursday 14 March 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 67 | Page: 3 | Tags: none