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... for maintaining old trenches which have been kept as a reminder of the Battle of The Somme which claimed almost one million lives Around 57000 died on the first day of the battle in 1916” he said “and when a trench slipped just before Christmas we discovered ...
... outbreak of war in 1914, Bruce lent them to the 15th Battalion of the Royal Scots. They were lost in action at the Battle of the Somme, when the Pipe-Major playing them in the attack fell badly wounded. Bruce spent the first months of his voyage cruising ...
... Dr. Bray told the Commons: As to the practical effect of yesterday's budget, we have not seen its like since the Battle of the Somme when the cream of the nation poured over the trenches to be mown down by the machine guns of the opposite side. He added: ...
... dug's life, quavered Auld Andra. Ah nearly merrit Big Maggie's mother when Ah wiz a lad. Luckily Ah was sent tae the Battle of the Somme. Then Gloria The Gossip brought a startling piece of info. Wee Sammy hud tae go tae /-rdrossan tae work for a coupla ...
... was awarded an 0.8. E. and celebrated his 86th birthday. Arthur served in both wars. He was seriously injured in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and given a discharge, but joined up again in 1939 and was made a Major with the British Expeditionary Force ...
... President Richard von Weizsacker on visit And memories went even further back For yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which brought death and heartache to British -and Germans alike TfcBTBCTIVES AO4PCfatt old girl IImcI Gins- Police the ...
... Connery (a smashin' big man) and Billy Connolly Peter now big enough to turn down £130000 to adapt a book on the Battle of the Somme BETTER He picks and chooses from a variety of offers but as he stresses: back in my homeland for good because I've got ...
... of Mr A. V. WOODS Won Military Medal in 1914 War Engineers in 1914, be went to France. His regiment took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. One of the tasks allocated to his theft was the laying of communication lines. This was done under shell tiro ...
... Stewart continues AS wars go it wasnt really a grand-scale affair Among many horrors there was nothing to rival say the Battle of the Somme which began 70 years ago this week But never Western history has a war been fought with more the blazing pure self- ...
... translated to the small screen with all Its power passion and poignancy Screened to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle Of The Somme die TV version underlined the belief that Bill Bryden's epic work is a masterpiece THE BIG BBC2 &eduisduetotneTVtea ...
... King's Own Scottish Borderers. He fought with the regiment through the early years of the war but in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, he suffered a severe head wound when a high explosive shell burst near him, and was sent home to Cheltenham, England ...
... Crooning along with Sydney are such delights as Rose Marie and Patsy Cline THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (BBC-1 110 pm) A repeat of this acclaimed 1976 documentary about the horrific battle shown again to commemorate the 70th Anniversary FRIDAY TUBE SPECIAL WHAM ...