... parts of England. be was drafted to Franc,.. October. 1915, ain. tag on the Ypres front, and later taking part in the battle of the Somme. In October, OA he returned to England to enter • Cadet School. front which he was gasetted early ill 1917 to the R ...

... won the Victoria s when leading a bombing party at the battle of the Somme. In a state- ment made in hi ted ital he said he had been five times wound and gassed twice. The when he visited the Somme. King, he said, pinned the V.C, on his breast Captain ...

... only 17 he Mined the lemma Aran and Sutherland Highlanders, with whom he for two anti a half mars. During VW! first battle of the Somme,. in 1911, hr had the ill luck to in a Iron -h. but Ivnt extricated d sect to Blighty. He again came horns on law ...

... SERVICE. A memorial service to ebrate the anni- versary of the fall of officers and men of the city battalions at the battle of the Somme, July I, 1916, will be held at the Manchester Cathedral on Monday next at 1 15. ats will be reserved for the relatives ...

... last evening.* An attack near the Somme Was begun to-day, says a correspondent. Perhaps this was the gunfire heard South-east coast towns to-day. We captured 116 square miles of ground in the first four days of the battle, against only 44, square miles which ...

... Tkresgh (he Lug. waa wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of the Somme on March 24th last. bullet went right through his chest and out between the shoulder*, rib being fractured and the lung pierced. After being. kept behind the for ten days—his wound ...

... years ago. * * * * it • * In October, 1916, the Battle of the Somme was coming to an end. The First Battle of the Somme they call it now, but in those days it seemed the only possible one. The last battle of the season was to take place ...

... work should soon make him a favourite with English readers. Sir A. Conan Doyle concludes his detailed account of the Battle of the Somme in 1916—the first portion of which attracted so much attention in last month’s issue—and emphasises Its decisive importance ...

... bearing the following inscription:— *ln memory of officers and men, Ist South African Brigade, who fell in action. Battle of the Somme, 1916.** Tlie troops formed up in a hollow square of close column of companies surrounding the memorial. Drums were ...

... spite of all the enemy’s advances. FRENCH LINE RECTIFIED. writes: A Paris, expert comm: pause has intervened in the battle on the Somme front which was only ere was, ind animated by reciprocal bombardments. no infantry engagement, but a re- newal of the ...

... work the battle of the Marne. May 28th, 1918. Also the Milltaire for continuous good work as a patrol leader. Company Sergt.-Major M. Orayston, Bth Border of Burton. Carnforth. Military Medal for holding back the enemy with 27 men at the battle of the Somme ...

... J. A. Procter, enlisted in August, 1914, and has seen great amount active service ill Prance, being present at the battle of the Somme, the fighting round Ypres, and was in the great retreat in March last, when was wounded. He was afterwards bombed whilst ...