... kit of a Seaforth Highlander. He was among the first of Kitchener's troops to land in France, fighting in the gory battle of the Somme. In 1915 the Cumbernauld soldier was wounded. This, coupled with a shortage of manpower in the mines, led to Jimmy’'s ...

... family moved to Carnaustie where he attended Monikie School. At the age of 17 he joined the Seaforth Highlanders. At the Battle of the Somme in 1918 he was awarded the Military Medal after he and four other volunteers went out to silence a German machine gun ...

... That Terrible Day Fifty Years Ago AT 7.30 a.m., July 1, 1916, we began the Battle of the Somme. By nightfall, British troops had 50,000 casualties—the bloodiest day of both world wars. As I opened a box of ammunition, a chunk of German shell whizzed past ...

... Belhaven and Stenton is a daughter of Lieut. R. L. Binns of The Green Howards who was killed in action in the first battle of the Somme in 1916. During the last war she was actively engaged on inmyportant work in War Office branches of secret commissions ...

... would be nice to see cheery chef McFee returning to liven things up bit!— Mrs E. McKenna, 180 Mac Alpine Rd., Dundee. BATTLE OF THE SOMME Leo McKern'B simple narrative gave added poignancy to this moving programme. GENERAL HOSPITAL medal of the highest order ...

... year-old Harry Campbell, of Maxwelltown, Dumfries. As he sits in his wheelchair his mind will go back 50 yearsto the first Battle of the Somme. Harry was standing on parapet, scanning the battlescarred countryside, when there was a flash and an explosion. He ...

... April 21, 1916, he signed up to fight in World War I. Within three months, he was in the trenches, preparing for the Battle of the Somme. r « jmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniirmimi When the order came to go over the top, John had hardly taken a few steps when bullet ...

... My maiden name is Moore. —Jessie M. Punlop, Sidehead, Hurlford, Kilmarnock. Brose Did The Trick I WAS gassed in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and suffered acute digestive trouble until 1936, when I went on holiday to Renfrewshire. My landlady gave me ...

... pub, the girls tanked up on non-alcoholic things (so I'm told). When the band played there was a made rush making the Battle of the Somme look like a sale day at Mothercare. I’m not at *‘ra dancing’’ as often these days. It.does cost a lot of money after ...

... TR T Opposing armies are locked in the futile struggle and carnage of the battle of the Somme. With men dying in thousands, a new menace looms high: the Zeppelin, an airship exploited by the German High Command as the ultimate weapon of offense. The ...

... shepherd who was wounded in the Battle of the Somme, and had only then successfully claimed a pension. When Mr Lorimer read the story, he thought he might be entitled to a pension, too. He also had been wounded at the Somme. The Germans had been pushed back ...

... At Last— The Man He's Been Looking For For 50 Years IT was the morning of St Patrick's Day, 1916, just before the battle of the Somme. Sergeant John McGuigan (29), of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, was in a trench when there was an explosion. A shell burst ...