... and pain dealt with by those men Involved in the Battle of the Somme. 8.30 WILDLIFE SHOWCASE The numerous birds that eqfoy the tranquillity of Marquenterre, sanctuary on the estuary of the River Somme 9.00 BOTTOM New series. Rlk Mayall stars as Richie ...

... capital but left as a teenager at the outbreak of World War I He served with the 6th Camerons and saw action at tli e Battle of the Somme In .816. After the war, he se up home in Bradford, wl lere he worked for United B acuits and was manager branch the ...

... (90) from Aberlour on Speyside, who was wounded at the Battle of Loos in 1915. And Peter McAdam (86) from Paisley, who lost a leg at the Battle of the Somme a year later Bravely they have battled on (or 65 years cope with their handicaps, to hold dowm ...

... their stories of survival against the odds, including one 104-year-old man who was given the last rites during the Battle of the Somme (126327) 10.45 Everyman • * Examination of how superstars, celebrities and public figures are affected by that twoedged ...

... yesterday. Mrs Adams, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, was left with five children when her husband, William, was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. One son, Edwin (79), said she was a devoted mother who gave up everything to care for her children and only ...

... A personal ON July 1, 1916, a beautiful summer day, the Battle of the Somme began. At that time, the 17th Highland Light Infantry, the battalldh I had joined as a private In October, 1914, held the southern sector of the 97th Brigade front ling, extending ...

... documentary of life in reality. the lst London Scottish He lived a charmed life. during the mane tren is His part in the battle of the Somme was to make tea for he kept the the front-line troops — and tions, and it hits a he came through un- balance between ...

... beautiful man.’’ Bosnia run A TEAM of 10 British soldiers are preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme running from Bosnia to their regimental headquarters in Kent. The men of 61 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers will ...

... IRONICALLY, his father before him had fought under the banner of this same organisation against the Germans at the Battle of the Somme. On that occasion, they cut a three-mile-deep swathe through the enemy’s line, while the Allied regiments on their flanks ...

... Infirmary, Foresterhlll. Mr O’Brien was a Gordon Highlander of both World Wars. In 1916 he lost his right arm at the Battle of the Somme and was discharged. But World War 11. saw him back on service—as an instructor. • Despite his handicap, Mr O’Brien went ...

... to keep that dark, because I am a Scotsman” he spent most of his early life in Argyll, after his father died at the Battle of the Somme. Cdr Dalzel-Job was sailing off Norway’s North Cape in his brigantine with his mother and Bjorg, the 13-year-old daughter ...

... side. University THE BLOODY BATTLE A BLOODY battle that still leaves its scars on many families in the North and North-east began just 60 years ago. Young men were killed or mutilated their thousands as the Battle of the Somme erupted. alt for what? Next ...