Beo.*L>eut. H. E. Sawtoell
... enlisted orivatc in the Preston Pals.” He was given a commission and awarded the military medal for gallant work the battle of the Somme in 1916. ...
... enlisted orivatc in the Preston Pals.” He was given a commission and awarded the military medal for gallant work the battle of the Somme in 1916. ...
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... 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 ...
... of the the Cheshires and afterwards transferred to one of the tant. “He was wound t, of which he became during the battle of the Somme, wheo he received the military cross for conspicuous gal- lantry. Subsequent and wen! he was transferred to the Welsb ...
... it is governed by ‘the St Helens Town Council, and in the latter b¥ the Whiston Rural District Coumncil. The second battle of the Somme is being fmi-ght by armies in the open, writes Mr. .P ercival Phillips, the correspondent of the Daily Dispatech™” and ...
... says: We have now reached the sixth ay of the battle. e@ enemy so far is unable to record any decision. It has been possible for him, it is e, to re- take a portion of the ground he lost the battle of the Somme, but u p to the present he has in no way interfered ...
... STRUGGLE FROM DOUGLAS HAIG Apart from local fighting at different points not- pressed to-day the Somme We gained ground at certain places South of the Somme heavy hostile attacks developed during the morning in the neighbourhood of Mezicrcs and Demuin Fighting ...
... t WAR D NEWS THE BIG OFFENSIVE. GERMAN ASSAULT OVER SOMME BATTLE FIELD. A FIFTY MILE FRONT. Just as aperolationa were ripening that the intended to make their big attack in Italy. as more likely to bring them leas eostly vietory, comes the news of s big ...
... Beaumetz, and stretch of the country east and south-east Bapaurt© which abandoned to in his retreat last March after the .battles of the Somme. By rapid turning movement from both wings would hope to capture many of our men and guns. It is a menace which cannot ...