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BRITISH THRUST. WITH THE VICTORS. How the Hun was Beaten. Second Battle of the Somme. Press Association War Special

... BRITISH THRUST. WITH THE VICTORS. How the Hun was Beaten. Second Battle of the Somme. Press Association War Special From the Press Association’s special war correspondent, Headquarters, British Army. ¥ | £ France, Friday, Last night passed cemparatively ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1918
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 761 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Later he took part Sir H. RAWLINSON

... took part Sir H. RAWLINSON. in the Neuvo Photo: I*U7«tte. Chapelle operations, and commanded the Fourth Army the first battle of. the Somme practically the same ground he is fighting on now. ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1918
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 33 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Thrust on Bapaume

... stirred the experts far more than 14> general public. The interest of Bapaume is that it was the main object of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. We now seem, as a result of four days’ comparatively easy fizhting, to be within reach of the same results ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1918
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GRIMSBY AIRMAN KILLED

... the front. Lieut. Thompson (whose brother, Ralph, the well-known Grimsby Town amateur left winger), was killed in the battle of tho Somme, when -nother brother, Sidney, also received such injuries as entailed his discharge from the service), was 29 years ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1918
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

L. Thorpe

... stepmon, Ernest. —John 3. Smithies. 1 In proud and ever fragrant rebrance of our dear son Dan, killed ust 3rd, 1916, Battle of the Somme. and Mrs. Giles Smith, Boothiows. Agknewledzments. iD—Mr. iweed and family beg k all relatives and friends for Shes ...

Published: Monday 05 August 1918
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DAYS’ FIGHTING

... It ig interesting compare the result's; of the recent fighting the British French fronts in the Somme area with those achieved in the first hattle the Somme. From 1 July to 31 October, that is to say. ix-riod of lour months the British won square mile’s ...

Published: Tuesday 27 August 1918
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BRITISH ACROSS THE HINDENBURG LINE EAST OF ARRAS

... THE SOMME NOW AND 1916, PROGRESS MORE RAPID AND LESS COSTLY, London, Monday. It is interesting to compare the results of the recent fighting on the British and French fronte in the Somme ai’ea with those achieved in th© first battle of the Somme. From ...

Published: Tuesday 27 August 1918
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 954 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Double Advance

... advance by the British both north and south of the Somme seems likely to sweep past both sides of the famous ridge between Albert and the Somme, which we attacked frontr ally in the 1916 battle of the Somme. Little news reached London last evening from the ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1918
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 275 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Burning Towns

... Burning Towns. There is confirmation of the report that Peronne, on the Somme, 11 miles behind the German battle-front, burning. The town hastwice been wrecked already, but the Germans have probably erected there temporary and consequently inflammable ...

Published: Wednesday 14 August 1918
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Remarkable Progress

... of the Somme the day brought a remarkable advmce. In the afternoon the Allied forces were two miles east of Dornpierre on the way tc Peronne. and had passed through Soyecourt and Ablaincourt, villages which the French stormed in the first battle of the ...

Published: Thursday 29 August 1918
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 322 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OUR WAR BOOTY

... to caws train the tits 'snow al amount war indoors • largo dd pms al WITH THR VICTORS. Hew the Hun was Beaten. &scat Battle of the Somme. Per Aasonatioe War Spada] Prom the Press war Headgeareme Beth& Amoy. ance, night legend the new We had or destroyed ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1918
Newspaper: Halifax Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 373 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

3 COLONELS CAPTURED. Surprised While Dressing. Allles Advance Continues. Presse Association War Special

... during the day. Our troops are now fighting' in Santerre, “ the country over which the French soldiers fought during the battle of the Somme in 1916, and of which every ruined village is familiar to many of the officers. ' The line reached this afternoon. runs ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1918
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 435 | Page: 4 | Tags: none