... more striking relief. The first battle was touch-and-go business, and there is no doubt that the personal and encouragement of ,Sir Douglas Haro was great factor in deciding the stupendous issue. The battle of the Somme, in which the Ulster Division d ...

... fell to Sir Douglas Haig’s lot to carry out the two continuous military efforts in history. The first of these was tho battle the Somme; the second the great offensive that began on August Bth of this year and went on without a pause until HiNOKKurnd line ...

... f*ttoua battle which cost them half a million casualties, and brought them in the end gains. In fact, between their losses Verdun and the succession of blows administered them Sir Douglas Haig th« campaign opening with the battle of the Somme Germans ...

... retained. The regular battalions further south in front .of La Boiselie and Ovillers were action also the first week the Battle of the Somme, and equally well upheld the regiment's honour. Then in September they shared in the Irish Division’s triumph at Ginchy ...

... Franpe. 1916, the Munsters took part the battle of the Somme, right through to the end, fighting both in the ranks of the Irish Division Cruillemont and Ginchy and with a regejar Division at Pozieres Wood. The battles Messines and Cambrai in 3917 saw them ...

... Sir Douglas Haig reports: Friday, 11 am, Our progress the battle front continues. French troope have taken Frcsnoy-en- Chausse, ami British troope are cast Lc-Quesnel and Caix. North of the Somme the enemy is offering vigorous resistance to our advance ...

... 30th Jane, 3.30 o'clock. The committee of management INVITE all MEMBERS of the 36th ULSTER DIVISION who took part the BATTLE OF THE SOMME. 1916, and who are still serving or are on Furlough in the locality, be PRESENT at above Services. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION ...

... tunes and shouting ‘Up. Tip,’ they climbed the crest Kirotfih Sirt and sent Johnny Turk flying helter-skelter. The battle of the Somme found tho old Mamet* Wood, where July 3rd they took two guns and fifty prisoners. Ten days later they rushed the village ...

... meeting Westminster Hall, Loudon, aged 74 years, and greatly regretted. ■ SERVICE IN . GILFORD. In connection with .the battle of the Somme, wherein the men of toe Ulster Division fought end earned undying feme, special commemoration service wee'held in St ...

... remembered that the hoo. and gallant gentleman was with the Ulster Division in their great advance Thiopval at the first battle of the Somme, July 1, ilMu. The advance was irresistible that (he Ulstermen forward beyond (heir Hanking unite into the enemy forces ...

... gradually shifted northward. So it happened after the first battle the AiSne, when the race to the sea began that ended the first battle Ypres. again it happened in the course of the battle of the Somme and in Sir Douglas Haig’s offensive of the summer and ...

... title eve 6f July Ist, the second anj|:uversary of the memorable charge the Ulster , Division at the opening of the € battle of the Somme, was Observed in Belfast i|ind throughout the Province. In that splendid deed of arms th ie Thirty-sixth Division left ...