... Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Dr Brown's youngest eon, a Second Lieutenant in the Gordons, was killed in the first battle of the Somme, on July 18. 1916. His eldeg eon, a Captain in the 1LL.1., who served in Gallipoli and Egypt, died in April, 1917, from ...

... first day of the battle of the Somme the Germans employed 64 divisions—a number considerably exceeding tdve entire British Army in France. Sir Douglas Haig, summing up the results of both battles, says that at no time either the Somme the Lye was there ...

... April, was his cousin Major Stawart's son and heir, Captain W. D. MacL. Stewart, Black Watch, fell in action at the Battle of the Somme in September, 1916. The loss of this splendid young soldier, ever lamented by all who knew him, was a grievous blow ...

... writes;—We are haying concerts every fortnight, and the following songs would be very welcome:— Just Before the Battle, Jdother,' The Battle ol the Somme,” ” Mother Machra.” and Ain Folk.�� Soldier Girl” would be Indebted any reader ...

... the Earl Reading and Yiscount Milner. Captain Charles Craig, M.P., who was wounded, and made prisoner July, 1916, tho Battle of tho Somme, returned the House of Commons yesterday, and was heartily congratulated by members all parties on his release. The ...

... advance towards Ghent have thrown the beck on the east bank of the “ * of the Lys. Sir Douglas Haig’s dispatch on the battles of the Somme and the Lys in March and April gives striking Ggures regerdeg ‘Om the eve of the attack the British were 125 miles ...

... day of the battle of the Somme the Germans employed sixty-four divisions—a number considerably exceeding the entire British Army in France. Sir Douglas Haig, in summing up the results of both battles, says that at no time either on the Somme or tho Lvji ...

... youngest brother, second lieutenant in the Gordons, was killed in action at Delville Wood on July 18, 1916, in the first battle of the Somme. SCOTTISH MINERS AND THE COAL CONTROLLER. The Executive Committee of the National Union of Scottish Mine Workers met ...

... father. He was 28 years e.ge. and had been on servwfe for two and half years. He was invalided home after the 1916 battle of the Somme. Mrs M Parlane. Springhill Road, Shotts, received intimation that her husband. Private Georg© Parlane, of the Canadian ...

... France, and now in hospital in Lincdnsirire. He joined about three years ago. and went France, where was wounded the battle of the Somme. H© afterward* served in Kgypt and Palestine, but returned to France April. Before joining ho was a butcher at the Crichton ...

... Pastor enhardt why our men were deliberately starved, and they explained that it was a punishment, because during the battle of the Somme the British kept German prisoners three days in the front line without food. Evidently they believed this,” Singer, ...

... mortally wounded in the battle of Samaria:, Me_sopciamia, and died on May 21, 1917. His youngest brother, a second lieutenant in the Gordms, was killed in action at Delville Wood on July 18, 1916, in the first battle el the Somme. • SCOTTISH. MINERS AND ...