... incident where the secretary of the association and himself were accompanying an old man who had lost a son in the battle of the Somme, to the cemetery where the boy’s grave was. On the road the old man broke down and had to be assisted to the graveside ...

... Street, Stirling. JACKSON.—In loving memory of Private James Jackson. 17th H.L.1., who with his comrades fell in the Battle of the Somme, Ist July, 1916, along with the many thousands who also made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War, 1914- 1918, to ...

... Street, Stirling. JACKSON. —In loving memory of Private James Jackson, 17th H.L.1., who with his comrades fell in the Battle of the Somme, Ist July, 1916, along with the many thousands who also made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War, 1914- 1918, to ...

... member of the Glasgow contingent, who joined the army first in 1912, and was awarded the Victoria Cross following the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Captain Caven, a South African veteran, was also present. Conducted by the chairman of the Falkirk Branch, ...

... member of the Glasgow contingent, who joined the army first in 1912, and was awarded the Victoria Cross following the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Cantain Caven, a South African veteran, was also present. Conducted by the chairman of the Falkirk Branch, ...

... Balfron. MCLAREN.—In loving remembrance of my dear son, and our dear brother, L/Cpl. Walter Blair, died of wounds at the Battle of the Somme, 29th October, 1916; also my dear daughter, and our dear sister, Christina Graham, died 13th December, 1924; and my ...

... cost of old and tned friend. ships. In our official ‘History of the War it is recorded that on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, opposite Montauban, to the south of where we now stand, the lines of the French and British Armies joined and the ...

... M'LAREN*. —In loving remembrance of my dear son, and our dear brother, L 'Cpl. Walter Blair, died of wounds at the Battle of the Somme, 29th October, 1916; also my dear daughter, and our dear sister, Christina Graham, died 13th December, 1924; and my ...

... us he has deemed it advisable to begin the narrative at that point of the Great War immediately succeeding the first battle of the Somme, when Britain was beginning to fling the e\ter-increaaing weight of her new armies into the field, and the interest ...

... Company practically all his working life, and had had his left arm amputated following wounds sustained during the Battle of the Somme. Following the incidents referred to by Mr Morrison when Laird and Burnett were arguing on the subject, Burnett lifted ...

... Company practically all his working life, and had had his left arm amputated following wounds sustained during the Battle of the Somme, Following the incidents referred to by Mr Morrison when Laird and Burnett were arguing on the subject. Burnett his ...

... mantles were made of plati num. Our reserves of coal are estimated at 155,000,000,000 tons. Tanks were first used at the battle of the Somme, September 15, 1016. The value of a 10s Bank-note is indicated on the back by a 10/- twice. The Duke and Duchess of ...