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... , S. and G.) continued.] astonishing immunity even from modern missiles thus out of the 5000 birds employed in the Battle of the Somme, it is estimated that only 100 did not return. One of the most famous instances of their use in war, perhaps, was that ...

Published: Wednesday 15 November 1939
Newspaper: Illustrated War News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 181 | Page: 19 | Tags: Photographs 

SHOOTING TRAGEDY Director Found Dead in Hotel

... esis of the managing director. Ile served with distinction in the Great War, and woe badly wounded in the heed at the battle of the Somme. This hod left him deaf in one ear and ho had since suffered from headache.. He was in no financial trouble and held ...

Published: Friday 20 March 1936
Newspaper: West London Observer
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 309 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CHILDREN UNDER HALF-FARE ^ Vho— y—r local SutimmmmtUr. ——wruw

... SIAN 23 YBARS LATER. It Was revealed at a Hammersan ith inqusst yesterday (Thursday) that a gua > hot woun | in’ the Battle of the Somme, iD 1916, was the indirect Cause of v man’s death, which oceurned in Brompton Hospital on Tuesday Tbe dead Thain Was ...

Published: Friday 25 August 1939
Newspaper: West London Observer
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 832 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

IN AID OF LOCAL CHARITIES

... gentlemen concerned were Billy Bird, of and Herb'', Fraser. of Westbourne Park. 'hue was no near a representatioa of the Battle of the Somme that the referee declared an artnistiee with yet one round to go, and once again on a fa:Abell field Melees won. The ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1933
Newspaper: West London Observer
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 437 | Page: 2 | Tags: none