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IRISH STEAMER SUNK

... imposing monument, planted three oak trees in memory of the brave local men who made the greatest of all sacrifices at the battle of the Somme on lit July, 1916. Mr. R. F. M'Cartney, J.P. (Chairman of the Council), explained, before the planting ceremony. that ...

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES

... instrqctor in the Officers’ Training Corps, Rcigate, Surrey. is a son of Canon Rarpes. Ballycastlc, and was wounded in tho battle of tbe Somme. Lieutenant A. H. Armstrong. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (Belfast) has been accepted for the Indian Army. MILITARY ...

Published: Saturday 23 March 1918
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1033 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BACK TO THE OLD LINE,

... evacuated when he left the Somme 1 vear ago. To-day there was some fighting on the east of the High Wood. Germav guus were shelling Fricoort Wood and village, :nd Marmetz, their old Jine at the heginning of the first battle of the Somme. It was rot a particalarly ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1348 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

.4ocon.l.llcot. Robert Coeko. Royal Irish Mee. 196 Inborn Road. Belfast. u..t P. Ryan, Royal latoakilliag JBl ..

... returning non,. hose ecene de•aatat ion. l Tv get there originally ee Is spend meek blood and treaellre what inowe the battle of the Somme, olods laded front July, ISM, to the et November, and which sea. resumed en NI., 1917. Those operations gave we doninninee ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1918
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1576 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THRUST AT FLANKS

... the ground weat ' of it nor. akimply, wing • elm, mew of the 11110 h , were the Rung were err' trYnclird until the battle of the Somme. They! rOlllll berme iiamieg below Albert towamlil %netlte. and, in fart, All the detain hills' t. he black with Berman- ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2255 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

amrareTTE TELEGRAPH; SATIJKPAry; MARCH 30/-1B18:

... TEIING TO BOLL L’P This swift reappearance of the enemy in the wilderness of the Somme and the vigour with which he had tried to drive forward the flanks I of his battle front leave doubt to his I intentions. doubt he is still trying Toll us up. have ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2214 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LONDON NOTES

... German Hue as it existed before the Battle of the Somme, and at various u — po - n -- post — lnJ.h.ki British ever sinoe the rival armies settled clown after the find fierce rushee to and fro following the Battle of the Marne. On the other hand, no ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2842 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE NORTHERN WHIG, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918 L

... Belfast .X. Collection at- Special IThurch of Bcliot-i U.V.F. Nurses held iu Albert Hall on Anniversary ■ Battle of The Somme in July last, per Lady Kennedy Subscribed and Collected by Went Belfast U.V.P. Nuis&s. name Bed Preeented by t-bo West ...

Published: Thursday 14 March 1918
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 4653 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CLERGYMAN’S SON PRESUMED

... from Coleraine who took part th© great battle-bn th© Somme, and be was sure when th© appeal was made th© rufepohs© would worthy Coleraine and of the men erf their town, many whom had given their lives in that battle. (Hear, hear.) Mr. then planted the first ...

Published: Wednesday 06 March 1918
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 903 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IN FACE OF ENORMOUS ODDS

... pressure of the enemy is against our line in those desolate tracts of Picardy across which the Germans retreated after battles, of the Somme. Here neither his tactical nor. tbrri‘ torial gains can b© of much value, and would almost appear possible that spectacular ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1918
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1620 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE NORTHERN WHIG, – MONDAY, MARCH 95, 1918. FALL OF PERONNE

... objective for the first da/ was the line of the Somme. has made little impression in this area of the battle lone, but nothing material. Soutn of St. Quentin he had more success, for he got deeply into our battle zone and penetrated the village of Essigny ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1918
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 4152 | Page: 5 | Tags: none