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CLAIM TO THE V.C

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1918
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 252 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SURREY REGIMENTS IN FRANCE. THE WORK SOME OF THE BATTALIONS. (CONCLUDING ARTICLE). far have dealt almost ..

... Hohenzollern. Redoubt, where they had a particularly warm time owing to the. heavy machine gun and artillery fire. In tho battle of the Somme in 1916 they were in the fighting between Chillers and Pozieres. The brigade to which they were attached actually took ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1918
Newspaper: Surrey Advertiser
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 462 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NORTH. COUNTRY NOTES

... and rose to corporal in April, 1915. H© was given a commission in another battalion of the N.F., was wounded at the battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916, and was awarded Military Cross. Lately he had been transferred a different battalion of the same regiment ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1918
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1111 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE SURREY ADVERTISER, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1018%

... themselves in the battle area Loos, where they lost very heavily. They then went to Ypres, and were back in rest from January Ist to March 25th, and then went to Hooge in the salient.. They then reeved further south, and in the battle of tho Scmmo were ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1918
Newspaper: Surrey Advertiser
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 1320 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TIVERTON GAZETTE DEVON HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 0 1918 Sloes THAT Please AND Satisfy BECTIVE NORVICE WESSEX MASCOT ..

... enemy's very heavy Tanks were side in battle In battle south of Somme the Germans claim to have taken 2000 prisoners and four guns LOSS OF KEMMEL HILL Friday captured both the hill village of Kemmel well village Kemmel battle is being with fierceness is westward ...