... Corps in the spring of 1916. Up the High Street of Flers On September 15, 1916, tanks had their baptism of fire in the battle of the Somme, and the record of their christening was well illustrated by the British aviator who sent the message back to General ...

... of the fighting in which the Worcestershires and Wiltshires took part is from Mr. H. Perry Robinson's account of the Battle of the Somme, entitled The Turning Point (Heinemann). The fighting was then towards Thiepval:-- The ground was so torn and battered ...

... A Vivid Story of the Somme A ttack, by Edward Liveing (Heinemann). This small book appeared originally in the form of an article in Blackwood' s Magazine. It tells the story of the opening day of the great battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916, as it was ...

... stand at Ypres, of the mese doggedness serer-failing patience. and grave as. durance. Tbey thought of the dozier ean of battles of the Somme, two years ago, and later on until the streggie ended In glorioes victory. The Mayor remised the King's colour and ...

... them and shaken them by the hand. Here is a line from Colonel John Buchan, in the Glasgow Hera!d : Once during the battle of the Somme I had the privilege of discussing with a very great French soldier the characteristics of the different breeds of fight ...

... and went t° France in the following July. He was first under fire at the bettle . of Nome Chapelle• weal through the battle of the Somme ai thansitioceart Wood, on July 1916, and has been equally fortunate in every ever since. For a considerable he has ...

... (Smethwick) Heavy Battery, to France in June, 1916. R.G.A., in October, 1915, and proceed He took part in the first battle of the Somme, and, with the exception of one leave home in Oetober, 1917, 2} years. he was in the thick of the fighting for nearly ...

... has born received by hie neither, now Mrs. Pantlin, of 2, Tower Stret. Oneentry, who lost. another non during the Battle of the Somme, Private Erhart Roddy, was 8 years of sae and joined up on Sept. 1917. He had been reported al; missing si May 27th ...

... following report on the operations of the under my command since the successful termination of the great defensive battles on the Somme and Lys Riven% which were described in my last dispatch. GENERAL INTRODUCTION. (l) of ' At the end of Apeth the Annie ...

... Landed in France in 1915, fought at Armentieres, Ypres, Loos, Hooge, was wounded during heavy fighting in the memorable battle of the Somme in July, 1916, returned to hospital in England ;left this country for further service in FrAce, and fought at La Basse ...

... Works, Stoke, to sergt. H. Hood, Battalion N.S. Regiment, in honour' of his being awarded the Military Medal at the Battle of the Somme, Jul: 1916. Mr. Dick' (Managing I)treetorp made the presentati on; which comisteil of a handsome other comiwirt; and ...

... Siam entered the War. Even more remarkable (added Mr. Reed) was the triumph scored by two films—one of which was The Battle of the Somme —in Siam. They made such an impression on the King that he asked the British Minister at Bankok if he could purchase ...