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LOCAL BOLL OP HONOUR

... reservist outbreak of war. and one the first Expeditionary Force. had been all the severe lighting since, including tbo battles of Mons, Somme, Ancre, Arras, and Mcssioea. . * Private John James (27), Somerset L.T., leaves a widow and . two children 25, Greenway ...

Published: Monday 24 June 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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THE SCENE OF A CENTURY-OLD TRIUMPH. and officers and men rested awhile in Wellington's Hotel. have very much ..

... Battalion Despatch Runner one of the most trying and dangerous duties of the British Tommy. I took very active part in the Battles of the Somme, Messines, Ypres and Cambrai, and was fortunate enough to have the Military Medal bestowed upon me for my work as a ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 277 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MOBS LOCAL HONOUBB. and Adjutant R. X. lf f.o.o, «Im> mentioned Sir D. Haig'a despatch April 7, k (he ekleei

... called'up in the August. Promoted corporal 19, went France May 28, 1910. and was wounded Ypres 1917. went through all the battles, the and Somme. Before the war was employed Southall and Smith, engineers. Villa Cobpl. H. G. BXktov. Hockley. Private L. Wikon, ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 258 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

“I have very much pleasure in testifying to the derived from taking your Phosferine while on active service, ..

... Despatch Runner — one of the most trying and dangerous duties of the British Tommy. I took a very active part in the Battles of the Somme, Messines, Ypres an Cambrai, and was fortunate enough to have the “Military Medal bestowed upon me for my work as a ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1918
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 286 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH TITLE DEEDS

... campaign, during part of which acted staff-captain, and was present at the evacuations and Belles, and France at both the battles cl the Somme. reorired the Military ta 1917, and was with old battalion the Worcesters, of the famous Division, until some months ...

Published: Monday 08 April 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 466 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A War of Movement

... after short intervals, by Allied troops. It true that interval between the battles of the Somme, in which we pushed the Germane out of their very strong positions, and the battles which are raging to-day is interval of good deal more than a year, but this ...

Published: Tuesday 26 March 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 548 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BREAKING THE SPRING OFFENSIVE

... BREAKING THE SPRING OFFENSIVE. TITAN BATTLES OF THE SOMME AND LYS. despatch published in the London Ojjsette** Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hai*. Commanding-in-Chief the British Armies in France, reports operations the forces under his command during; the ...

Published: Tuesday 22 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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MASSES OP GERMAN DEAD

... entrance, therefore, was through the open end of the horseshoe from the west. A deep approach trench, a relic of the 1916* battles of the Somme, led directly through from the line of trenches we bolding into the village doe east. Thursday was decided that the ...

Published: Tuesday 20 August 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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GALLANT STAI

... hotel and money advanced. Aocueed. who west to in 1914 got bia for is the flald, Nonre Chappelle, Looa, and through the battles of the Somme. been severely wounded three Issues, including shrapnel through the tongs, sod had been * blown up '■ by shell in DelriUe ...

Published: Friday 05 April 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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LOCAL ROLL OF HONOUR

... Walsh, 224, Mary Street, leaves widow and two children at that address. He died of pneumonia. He fidught through the battles of the Somme. Ypres, Oambral, and Givenchy, and had been wounded and gamed. He won the Military Medal last year. Pte. H. E. Dixon ...

Published: Monday 25 November 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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LOCAL BOLL OF HONOUR

... the Royal Fusiliers November, 1915, and proceded France with the Machine Gun Corps in May, 1916, and went through the battles of the Somme and and the of the Mesaines Ridge. He was awarded the M.C. for gallantry the field in 1917, and was raised his present ...

Published: Friday 15 November 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT

... June, 1914, and mobilised in the August. went to France on May 28, 1916, and waa wounded at 1917. Ha went through the battles the and Somme. The MBitary Medal has been awarded aim Private L, WiHon, Boyal Army Medical Corps (T.j, son of Mr. and Mis. J. Wilson ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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