... draft to France, which was ultimately incorporated with the Queen Victoria. Rifles. Lieut. Smith then took part in the Battle of the Somme, but came through it without a scratch. He would have been 27 years old next September. ...

... TO NATION. Colonel G. K. Crossfield. D. 5.0., former commander of a Lancashire Battalion, who lost a leg in the Battle of the Somme: Mr. F. T. Green (provisional B.W.L. candidate for Leicester), and Mr. Victor Fisher also strongly criticised • the policy ...

... Rifles as a private. In October, 1914, he obtained a commission in the Royal shire Regt. He was wounded during the battle of the Somme in 1916, and in Feb., 1917, he went out to Salonika, and was there to the Gloucestershire Regt. ...

... soldier'* endurance is provided by the case a member the Royal Suer Regiment who now hospital. During one of the great battle* on the Somme high explosive ehell «tst*ereo one hie lege. Nothing daunted, obtameda rifles, and, wing them aa crutches, walked for ...

... 18th, lecture was given in the Congregational Church by Captain E. Sldlton, C.F., entitled Personal Experiences ofthe Battle of the Somme.” The lecture was of a most interesting and instructive character and was listened to by large and apprecia- live audience ...

... Association war Special.) . Paris, luesday. Reuter’s Expert Commesnwtiqn Writes:— * A fresh pause has intervened in the battle on the Somme front, which was only animated by reciprocal bombardments. There was, indeed, no Inrantry engagement, but a reewal of ...

... in the battle area at Loos. where they lost very heavily. They then went to Ypres, and were back in rest from January let to March 25th. and then went up to Hoop) in the salient. They then moved further south, and in the battle of the Somme were at ...

... operations in the air. Our aeroplanes none the less reported the progress of the battle south the Somme, and fired into tneray Of the German machines which cp- this part the battle front eix were down our aeroplanes, and one was start down our anti-aircraft ...

... battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, in September, 1914, landed in France in 1915, and was gassed during the memorable battle of the Somme (in Mametz Wood, 1916). On recovery he returned to France. . We reported in last week's issue that Sapper Hopkins had ...

... Highlander• when be became of age. After undergoing training be was sent to France in September 1916. He took part in the Battle of the Somme, and was wounded on 4th August 1917. On his recovery he was home on short leave. He had not, been long in France before ...

... continued to take part the battle south the Somme, and dropped bomt» and used their machine guns until late boor the targets offered the enemy. Uweful report® the locut,on of hostile troons were hronght in. and m the northern ana of battle certain amount work ...

... TREASON It is one of the most exciting pictures I have seen for a long time, and the battle scenes are certainly the most realistic since the Battle of the Somme' pictures.—A LONDON EXHIBITOR, after our Trade Show of Treason. 1 HE gentleman who thus ...