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BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The battalion was mobilised August 2, 1914, and was at first engaged south and east coast training and garrison duty. On Men* 22 of tlie following year it landed at Havre part tile 46th Division. It was ait once hurried to the salient ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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BATTLE NORTH OF SOMME IS QUIETER

... BATTLE NORTH OF SOMME IS QUIETER. scuth of Somme Our Troops Were Pressed From Mezieres. demum held through sharp fbshtsng. aaiTiSH OFFICIAL TO-DAY. G.H.Q.. France, Saturday, 10.5S a-m. NORTH OF THE SOMME onlyglocal actions have taken place. SOUTH OF THE ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
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aBTOTHSE BATTLE OP THS SOMME,

... aBTOTHSE BATTLE OP SOMME, The attack launched this morning shows that determined to preserve the initiative and to give the enemy rest. It follows very closely upon the heels the German retirements announce! last week-end across the and the east Albert ...

Published: Thursday 08 August 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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Tho death from ©ever© illness, following upon wound? received in the first battle of the Somme in July, * -i,

... Tho death from ©ever© illness, following upon wound? received in the first battle of the Somme in July, * -i, has taken place at the residence of his father-in-law in Kenelm Rd., Small Heath, of Capt. Harry Martin (Territorial). Gap tain Jones was mobilised ...

Published: Friday 06 December 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 88 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SEE- AVS PREPARE FOR FURTHER RETREAT

... was pushed beck what was practically the line on winch Settled after the first battle of the Marne in 1914, and which was substantially the asms before the Battle of the Somme. That line dropped from the north Albert, beginning bend east little came that ...

Published: Monday 12 August 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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THE THANKS OP THE EMPIRE

... men under your command their warmest congratulations on the great triumph achieved by the Allied eras this the third battle of the Somme. The British Empire sends its heartfelt thanks to yon and your moat gallant troops. ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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Sir ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE S HISTORY OF THE WAR

... FRANCE AND FLANDERS, VoL DL, 1913, in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gives the first detailed account of the gigantic Battle of the Somme. Uniform with above : The British Campaign France and Flanders, VoL L, 1914 (Third edition)— “ The British Campaign ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 74 | 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

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

A Returned Parliamentary Prisoner

... montljt.’ internment in Holland. Captain Craig, who went forward with the Ulster Division in the “Great Push” at the battle of the Somme July 1, 1916, was wounded in the knee and fell into the hands the enemy. His stay in Holland has helped to the almost ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 113 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CONTINUED ATTACKS FROM THE

... continued to take part the battle south the Somme, and dropped bomt» and used their machine guns until late boor the targets offered the enemy. Uweful report® the locut,on of hostile troons were hronght in. and m the northern ana of battle certain amount work ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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