A CLECKHEATON HERO

... devotion to duty in volunteering to lead a raid in broad daylight on July 4th.” Lieutenant Dacre, who was wounded the Battle of the Somme, is the Conservative and Unionist agent for Spen Valley, and is a native Leeds. ...

Published: Friday 26 July 1918
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 60 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WOUNDED

... wounded in the leg on 14te Wes.' n front, and Is in hospital at laegow. . other eon of Mrs. Shayler was killed in t , s Battle of the Somme. Capt. T. M. Brook% Yeonianrr (attd. Shropshire LI.1: New College, 1912. ...

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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PORTADOWN AND THE WAR

... and went through his first course of training with the other Portadown volunteers at Clandeboye. He cams through the battle of the Somme unscathed, and took part in many other minor engagements. The ofhoial notification states that he fell in action al ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1918
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 247 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WAR CABINET'S MESSAGE

... under your command their wannest congratulations on the great triumph achieved by the Allred arms in this. the third battle of the Somme. . . The British Empire sends its heartfelt to you and your moot gallant troops. ...

DOUGLAS HAIG

... under vour command. their warmest congratulations on the great triumph achieved by the Allied arms in this the third battle of the Somme. The British Empire sends its heartfelt thanks to yo and yvour most gallant troeps. ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1918
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 69 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ENEMY NASTILY ENTRENCHING

... ENEMY ESTRENCHIN Pants, Sunday.—According to the latest news, there was a lull in the Battle of the Somme to-day, the attacks being less violent and less numerous. On the other hand, it is observed that the enemy is carrying out en- trenchment work with ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1918
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IN MEMORLOti

... Anniversary.—ln loving remembrance of Corporal Louis McCann, who was killed in action on 11th October, 1916, at the battle of the Somme.--11.1.P. ...

WAR CABINET CONGRATULATES HAIG

... under your command their heartiest congratulations, on the great triumph achieved the Allied arms in this the third battle of the Somme. The British Empire sends its heartfelt thanks to you and your most gallant troops.” ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1918
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DIED IS GERMANY

... War Hospital Boh ain Otjruian.v, 20th April, 1018. He was reported as missing on March, 1018. ]le was wounded at the battle of the Somme in 1916, ai. v * again in August, 1917. . - ' ...

Published: Saturday 21 September 1918
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 64 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A MOTHER'S GRIEF

... Westminster on Ada Burke (47), widow, of Mercer-st., Long Acre, who died suddenly, that her only son was killed in the Battle of the Somme 2 years ago, when he won the Military Medal, and that she had never held her Lead up since the bereavement. ...

Published: Sunday 01 September 1918
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 56 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LIEUT. HUSBAND MISSING

... headmaster of the Summercourt Council School, Mid-Cornwall, and was mentioned in despatches for good work at the Ist battle of the Somme. A brothei was killed in Palestine. ...

Published: Friday 19 April 1918
Newspaper: Cornish Guardian
County: Cornwall, England
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