... of the troopers, as it will be remembered, took part in the fighting round the Contalmaison district during the battle on the Somme the * through, wherever the ground in front of our attack offered possibilities for cavalry action. The hoped-for, and ardently ...

... aged O. Deceased was an old boy of St. James', Liverpool. 11 joined the colours Aug.. 1215, and was wounded at the battle of the Somme. /lc resided with his parents at 14, Chaileer Street. Bootle, and had three brothers o n transport work. A lette; has ...

... Keneal Green. The 2nd Lieut., who died on the 17 September. 1916, at the age of 32 yearlb of wounds received during the Battle of the Somme, enlisted in the Inns of Court 0.T.C., in July, 1015, and proeeeded to France tho following March, after receiving a ...

... in 1914, among the towns that they held bein, and Peronne. Over a year ago, f fo) pepe. t he British success at the Battle of the Somme, they were forced to retreat to a depth of thirty miles on a front 2 of almost a hundred miles, and their effort if ...

... BACK TO THE SOMME. STIRRING NARRATIVE, CHARGE OF THE TASKS. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, Monday Night.—The second battle of the Somme is being fought armies in the open. Along! the flaming front from the wilderness above Bapaume across the dead country convulsed ...

... handicraft. was there to stay, and made himself comfortable. But the Allies had a word in the matter ; there came the battle of the Somme, the great retreat, and this wonderful contraption fell into the hands of the French, and is within the lines recently ...

... to-day). Although, so far, we possess only incomplete information, it appears certain that the German losses in the battle of the Somme are enormous. Prisoners interrogated on March 25 stated that the 88th Division was almost wiped out, while the 206th ...

... German victory. It is their courage which will break down the enemy's 'Onslaught in what may be the second battle of the Somme. It. was a battle scene of the old-tastooneo I kind, as in the eorly ay, of the war, when 'thew was spell fighting. Down is the ...

... French took 20,006 prisoners. During the firtt two of the battle of the Somme we captured 12,000 Germans. M the battle of Carcbrai took 11,000 prisoners. In the opening stages of the first battle of Verdun the Germans, it is claimed, took no fewer than ...

... action, joined the ants in September, I#ls. went to the front with his regintent in December. and was all through the battle of the Somme, the Carabtai offensive, and the taking of Pasohendaele Ridge. Fre!. was slightly -grounded at the &Anne. but refused ...

... set on fire. The French took it back, however, and it was on the edge of the British line until the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. Then the Inhabitants began to trickle back, and lately some of its streets bad been reemrdng almost their normal aipstranee ...

... 'Re was there I to stay, and liematle hiscielf comfortable. But the Allies had a word in the matter; there came the battle of the Somme, the great retreat. and this wonderful contraption fell into the bands of the French. and is withi,, the lines recently ...