... of the first appearance ir. action the tanks. They led the great British attack on September 15, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, and gave an excellent account of themselves, one tank being instrumental in capturing the village of Flers. Sir Douglas ...

... His twin brother. Lieutenant Ralph A. Browrn, fell in action in the battle of the Somme in 1916, and he himself was dangerously wounded at the taking of Oombles in the same battle. ...

... months' service he received in the Tyneside Scottish, and wa3 badly wounded while serving with that regiment in the battle of the Somme. He was nineteen months in hospital. and underwent nine operations, but he eventually recovered sufficiently to enable ...

... FALKENHAYN'S WAR REVELATIONS. tiffs with hindenburg AND LUDENDORFF. ———— THE BATTLES OF VERDUN AND THE SOMME. Tho latest German war book from the pen of General Von Falkenhayn. The Supreme Army Command from 1913 to 1916 in its Most Important Decisions ...

... Dndding ston, Midlothian. JACK.—Pte. John A. Jack, No. 200768, sth Scottish Rifles, missing since 20th July 1916, battle ol the Somme. Parents inquire—Mr and Mrs Alex. Jack, 159 Cathedral St., Glasgow. ROBERTSON.—Pte. John Robertson, No. 124477, Machine ...

... gassed, and she did not think he had been quite right in his mind since a serious wound in the stomach. During the battle of the Somme he was buried three times one day the result of shell explosion. Unhappy Because of Mother's Attitude. Rosie had told ...

... existing in the world. (Hear, hear.) The new army which went into battle at' the Somme bore the worst of the brunt of the war in the west. From the beginning of the battle of the Somme till the armistice it was no exaggeration to say —and he remembered ...

... Far Away in Sunny Flanders,” ” A British Soldier's Grare,” The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow,”' also the recitation ” The Battle of tire Somme.” H. S.—Many thanks for the songs you so kindly forwarded. B. 8. would like obtain the following— When the Great Red ...

... Mother Mtchree. L, G. asks lor copies ol My ain wee hoose,” and The Battle ol the Somme. Late Scaforth” desires to obtain the songs entitled— Nairn’s River Banks,” Just before the battle, mother; Dark Neuve Chapcile, When caravan has rested, On the banks ...

... was subsequently increased to 150. Counsel could not say they were all manuactured before the battle of the Somme, but the tanks which took part in that battle were all made either at Foster's works at Lincoln or by the Metropolitan Carriage Co. They were ...

... the Inventions Department design foj a tank which would do fifteen miles hour. The Chairman —This happened after the battle of the Somme, and has no relation to this inquiry. „ A Gasometer on Wheels. Among the witnesses called in support of Mr Macfie's ...

... ” and Just before the battle, mother.” ” Reader, Oldmcldnim.” for the songs enlitle wasna r tj, e bonnie lad that handles ihe p'oo. ' Far. far away in Sunny Flanders Ikirk Te Chapellc;” also the recitation, The Battle of the Somme.”. ...