... Lieutenant in March, 1915, and two months later became Captain and Adjutant. In 1916 went to France and took part in the Battle of the Somme, being with the same division the Sheffield City Battalion. Promoted major July. 1916, he was afterwards transferred ...

... dug; and from there they were moved up to the salient at Ypres for six months. In 1916 they took part in the terrible battles of the Somme, and were the attack Bapaume. 'He had himself had the honour of seeing the battalion when they ] were at Epehy, and ...