... Westminster on Ada Burke (47), widow, of Mercer-st., Long Acre, who died suddenly, that her only son was killed in the Battle of the Somme 2 years ago, when he won the Military Medal, and that she had never held her Lead up since the bereavement. ...

... drafts, and he- endeavouring make drafts with least, two divisions infantry and some Austrian has put into present battle north the Somme divisions, of which lea&t. t.wjoe. Some h» assault battalions storm troops have also up' for the purpose jf forming ...

... regarded as of the highest importance. During the first battle of the Somme last year the enemy held us up at this point and caused us heavy casualties. Sailly-Saillisel is the highest ground on the Somme, and commands the valley of the Tortille river, along ...

... ent.. is now moving on irresistibly screen the German lines. A little over three weeks ago, on August Bth, the new Battle of the Somme began, the British Fourth Army and the French First Army ad'Valuing east and south-east of Amiens. It seemed a long ...

... entrance therefore was through the open end of the horseshoe from the west. A deep approach trench, a relic of the 1916 battles of the Somme, led directly through from the line of trenches we were holding into the village due east. In front of tbe village ...

... l’y _ln loriag memory Trim (-.tod City Batteboah our youngest oon, who ontvred etenwil life, repu-mbor rtlfi »t the Battle of the Somme. ■■ Mnke him numbered with Thy .mints glory —3#, BS.h« Komi. West Bromwroh, KNOTT. —Not* rappel on* k rotre «oaT«ur ...

... only 17 he Mined the lemma Aran and Sutherland Highlanders, with whom he for two anti a half mars. During VW! first battle of the Somme,. in 1911, hr had the ill luck to in a Iron -h. but Ivnt extricated d sect to Blighty. He again came horns on law ...

... of wasted resources and blasted hopes. The salient was the result of the great battle ot April which followed closely upon the so far successful second Battle of the Somme. The enemy lost very heavily, but he made an awkward bulge in our lines; he captured ...

... of Which is the famous !stand mad•e by a party •of 'thief Royal West Kent Regiment tel Trones Wood during the 1916 Battle of the Somme, is a brilliantly suece,ssful piece of work. Like his Neuve Chapelle picture, no the treasured posse,ssfem of the Regiment ...

... she was of a nervous disposition. for two and a h alf year .. During she asked about • friend who had received firet battle of the Somme, in 1910, he calling.up papers, and defendant said be I would go into either the Army or the Navy. had the illduck to ...

... He enlisted in 1914 as a private obtaining a commission .in 1915. The de. ceased captain received the M.O. in the battle of the Somme of the saute yecr. On March 21st of this year Capt. Sheard was severely wounded at St. Quentin, and was later taken ...

... of our advance is nothing short of marvellous when compared with any previous advance we have made. Take the first battle of the Somme. In four months, from July to October 31, we took 44 square miles of territory. On the present occasion, in four days ...