RETURNED PRISONERS OF WAR

... Germany. Sgt. Croft, of 142, Chediston Street, 2nd Batt. Suffolk Regiment, was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Although he looks fairly well, he complains bitterly about the treatment dealt by their captors to British ...

MR. JOSEPH HOCKING'B SON KILLED

... Loyal North Lancashires as a private in Se tember, 1914, and received his commission in December. He was wounded in the battle of the Somme, and after leaving hospital became tc the R.A.F. last autumn. A.D.C, to General Johnson. He wag transferred ...

Published: Tuesday 05 November 1918
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DIED ON SERVICE

... died from pnerumonia in France. Pte. Shackleton. who was in his 22nd year, onlieted in 1915, and was wounded at the battle of the Somme in September, 191b. Returning the front in the beginning of lIP 7, had. except for visit home furlough some nine months ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1918
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

? ir ?

... took in tho battle of the Somme. The men. did all soldiers from the county of Durham, displayed wonderful discipline and courage and much resource. Major Hills declares that of all his experiences is the most proud of that historic battle. Gant. Spencer ...

Published: Thursday 28 November 1918
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

POSTAGE TO FRANCE

... guns and two howitzers, with gun carriages complete, which were captured the 10th Battalion of the Cameronians the battle of the Somme last year. The guns were on view last night at a W.A.A.C. dance in Hamilton Barracks. ...

Published: Saturday 02 November 1918
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 117 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 16, 1918.-622

... He first commanded the the great advance this year his troops the Ist Army took part in the capture of Army at the Battle of the Somme 1914. Sis Julian Byng, bom 186 a. Cambrai. In November 1915 he accompanied Lord Kitchener to Gallipoli. He took over ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1918
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 290 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

FROM MONS TO MONS

... • London Ixopital. Re. covering again, he went back to France early in Febeuary, 1915. He took part in the Battle of the Somme, was at the Battle of Gousecourt in November, 1917, and was in the hat of the fighting this year, finisbineup at Mons where lie ...

Published: Friday 22 November 1918
Newspaper: Midland Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VI( TOR- (bF Ti ;,

... and when the veteran retired the G. b.enment in naming the Scotsman for reflected the hope of the Artr.y. Upon the battle of the Somme. wit:eh he toueht himself with tried and with green troops. Bir Douglas Haight fame mainly rt.f. It the hardest and ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1918
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CASUALTIES

... Septem her, enlisted in June, 1915, and served for some time in France with the RoyaJ l,l ®* Rides, being wounded the battle of the Somme July, 1916. Before enlisting he was a fitter Mr. David Christie’s Foundry, and a member the Harryville Company of the ...

Published: Friday 08 November 1918
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 196 | Page: 8 | Tags: none