... had to be removed. The other eye ,• happily unaffected. Plc Bailey. who sn.4 up in November. 1914. was wounded in the Battle of the Somme on July. X th. 1915. but after a 'cried hospital. re turned ami in the Hattie of Con, bin?. It, wee home on Have three ...

... wall. It is only • few weeks Maurice Gradwell, • younger brother, who had been • prisoner or war in tlermany since the battle of the Somme, wan repatriatesl and returned to Blackpool. Corpl. William Gradwell joined the Army in March, MS. and had been serving ...

... is only • few vreeks since Mambos Oradoell, • younger brother, who had been • prisoner of war on Oerniany since the battle of the Somme. repstriated and returned to Blackpool. Lmpl. William Chithwell joined the Army in and had beau in France with the Royal ...

... FEWER ATTACKS YESTERDAY ENEMY ENTRENCHING FEVERISHLY PARIS, Sunday. According to the latest news there was lull in the battle of the Somme to-day, the attacks being less violent and less numerous. On the other hand is observed that the enemy is carrying out ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Another e:.ler brother. Claude, ahn • former operator a the -Harald,' was serene Iv 'roundel at kontauten. during the battle 01 the Somme. where was awarded the 'h i:wary for eooaPia oool galtanegf• He at •Ime held the rank of in one of the battalions of ...

... onslaught. is also no violation of the censorship announce that the American Government fully realises that the second battle of the Somme may continue for some time, and that the American forces may possibly the means of tipping the scale. Every officer ...

... Friday. Reuter’s Expert Commentator, writing '.ist night, savs:— Yesterday was marked by formidable resumption of the battle on the Somme front. The renewal of the struggle at this point was to be expected, as the Germans could not afford to relax their ...

... been acted upon in the great battle of the Somme. Major- General A. Solly-Flood, C.M.G., D.5.0., issued the .following special order of the day on Saturday, March 31st:— being withdrawn from the front line the great battle, in which the division is engaged ...

... one instance of what the Ger- mans have to contend with, it may be stated that on the Bapaume-Arras road during the battle of the Somme we blew up two big craters on either side of the road. mines, leaving enormous When we moved forward the road was repaired ...

... Another eiler brother, Claude, also a former lino operator at the Herald, was ly 'minded at Montauban. during the battle of the Somme. where he awarded the military medal for conspicuous gallantry. He at that time held the rank of in one of the battalions ...