... Beaumont Hamel, Sevre, Puisiens-au-Mont, and Bucquov, and our troops, following swiftly, gam valuable ground. In the first battle of the Somme this was the extreme northern point from which the British ■ launched their successful offensive. ...

... where took part in many battles. Gassed in May, 1915, he was invalided to England, where he regained his normal health, and again volunteered for France October, 1915. Seriously wounded July, 1916, in the battle of the Somme, PTE. G. BOLT. was again ...

... a private in the Australian Forces, refusing a commission, and was wounded in Gallipoli aud afterwards in the 1916 battle of the Somme. Last February he was persuaded accept 2 commission as a lieutenant of Engineers, in March he was promoted cap- tain ...

... important to me two years ago. In October, 1916, the Battle of the Somme was coming to an end. The First Battle of the Somme they call it now, but in those days it seemed the only possible one. The last battle of the season was to take place ...

... men under your command their wannest congratulations on the great triumph achieved the Allied arms in this the third battle of the Somme. £ Tile British Empire sends its- heartfelt thanks to you and your most gallant troops, ...

... several points (says a despatch on © once more across the frent Jik , day! we 1916 which the Germans held before the battle of the Somme. The enemy apparently ix trying to make a stand here and there in and our meu the three-year-old trenches, has have ...

... losing in action practically all its officers and 500 men. The Pioneer Battalion had done magnificently, and in the battle of the Somme the Battalion had heroically held out against superior forces for four days without food and for four nights without ...

... with selected, it is ht, -hecause he did well in the battle of the Somme in He was com an army on the British front, and was commended for resistance he t up. He knows the cou very well, and is the Somme bs is thoroughly GEN. VON BOHN’S RECORD. ...

... emtinucd duriug the day. Our troops are now fighting Senterre, mazy over which t h e. Tench sokliers fought during tne battle of the Somme in 1916 and of which every ra ned village is (smiler to many of the offic.rs. The reached ihi3 aftenwn t una tk BoC ...

... remains that captured 116 square miles of ground in the first four days of the battle, as against square miles which we took in the first four months of the battle of the Somme in 1916. STILL SWEEPING ON. There was more splendid news from the battlefield ...

... his battalion proceeded to France had won his way to the position of Sergeant LIEUT. T. G. ALDER. He took part the battle of the Somme, where was slightly wounded,and for his good work was offered commission. In September, 1917, he was gazetted to the ...

... bridges and stages in the Somme Valley during the following night. The work of reconnaissance and observation for artillery fire was actively carried on along the whole front, while co-operation with the other arms in the battle had been actively continued ...