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Four Soldier Brothers

... 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 ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 160 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

WINNING OP THE BIDGE

... 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. ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 719 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ALLIES STRIKING HARD

... 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 ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 774 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BLACKBERRIES FOR JAII

... sunday b% a fin• distroyed thr twain taf the No, it, E.t.tern Railwa). covering five affirq. AUGUST 16 1 1918, THIRD BATTLE OF THE SOMME. peach sad British AdvaarAt. SONY'S 111108110U8 LOSSZS. Prisoners sad 1,000 Gess takes. I . 3 g 3 3 German dicisions ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1918
Newspaper: Brixham Western Guardian
County: Devon, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1390 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ALL GOES WELL

... there they are defeated everywhere. is not mere coincidence that has given us three battles Verdun, two battles of Champagne, three battles of the Somme, and four battle of Ypres. Th.ft is the line on which Armageddon will be decided, one ...

Published: Wednesday 28 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4087 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BYNC'S THREAT TO BAPAUME

... immenae alteration in the situation now as compared with the situation when we advanced towards Bapanme in the first Battle of the Somme. Then in a series rf desperate ding-dung engagements we, a painful way, after months of fighting, up the road from Albert ...

Published: Thursday 22 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 2170 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Eiuratlmt

... Reims salient. Prince Rupprecht’s command has been halved, and Gen. von. Boehm has been brought in to fight a second battle of the Somme. The Germans are busily engaged reftifying their lines either by voluntary withdrawals, as in the Lys salient, or compulsory ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2742 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

IMPORTANT CAPTURES

... between tfie Ancre and the Avre. On both sides the Somme and astride the Foucancourt-Villers-Bretonneux road we threw the enemy back by counter-attacks. suffered heavy losses here. In the centre the battle front the gained ground beyond Rosieres and Hangest ...

Published: Monday 12 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2608 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GOING BACK

... ive*- on the Marne began on July 18. The Anglo-French offensive the Somme began on August 8. The second battle of the Marne yielded 35,000 prisoners and guns. The battle of the Somme brought 38,000 prisoners and 500 guns. The grand total, therefore in ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2943 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BAPAUME NEXT

... ad vantage north of La Basse Canal and in Givenchy sector. General Headquarters, France, Saturday, 9.40 p.m. the battle front north the Somme tinuous fighting has taken place since early hours of the morning. Our troops, pressing the enemy hard at al points ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3928 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A TIMELY UTTERANCE

... acumen » as operations are now developing, may hive i ureal hopes that shall not need to ' again the old desperate battles of the Somme and that when the enemy retreats this ve . ir ' shall not leave him time to fix himself * again a new Hinden'bur«- ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 893 | Page: 2 | Tags: none