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Burt R'éyholdsés a fearless ;mnt-man in *“ Hooper. -~ In Black - and ~White in Colour we see what happened

... war in 'Europe, victory was not easy to -achieve and they, too,. settled down . ‘to uncomfortable -stale‘mate, the Battle of the Somme writ small, ridicules the French and ' their almost . -charming selfishness; {mtt'u‘ix; their . own personal ‘interests ...

Published: Saturday 18 November 1978
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

SOCIALISTS BACK M. MOLLET Algerian Pelicy Endorsed

... was important for all her friends. The Ambassador, who was speaking at a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, told his audience: You friends are as true to you to-day as {utetday. He added that he was sure France's “efforts ...

Published: Monday 02 July 1956
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

I.T.A. POST

... daughter of the late Raymond Louis Binns, a second lieutenant in the Green Howsrds who had been killed in the first battle of the Somme. Lord Belhaven is succeeded by the son of his first marriage, Robert Anthony Carmichael Hamilton, Master of Belhaven ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1961
Newspaper: Wishaw Press
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 160 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Plea to thieves after silver raid

... father. Major Sidney Maplesden Noakes, served throughout World War 1. He was in command of a battery during the 1916 Battle of the Somme and was decorated. ...

Published: Monday 15 May 1995
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

viewpoints

... module with the raising of the 15th, 16th andl'lthßamtlionlouheH reada'haunypbotolol: - storiurehmthue battalions the battle of the Somme we would like to hear from them, especially an mveteramwhomaystfllbe . ve. Contact Charies McDonald, 61 Whitby Street ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1993
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 153 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ANNIVERSARY OF SOMME

... travelling to France between June 30 and July 2 to take part in the commemoration of the Fftieth Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Ten men who fought with the Division, when it made its attack on Beaumont Hamel on November 13, 1916, will cross over to ...

LIFE BRIGADE

... Battalion was formed in Glasgow wholly from members and ex-members — only to be decimated on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The ‘military’ ghost was finally laid to rest in 1926 when the BB amalgamated with the Boys' Life Brigade and abandoned ...

Published: Friday 01 July 1983
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Somme veterans

... annual Seventy seven years after serving in the Western Front trenches and goitig over the to(v at the Battle of the Somme one of the bloodiest battles of World War I the pair again donned Gordon Glengany headwear at Laurencekirk Territorial Amiy Hall on ...

Published: Monday 06 December 1993
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 43 | Tags: none

Junior Quiz

... an archipelago? . In which wars did these memorable actions take place? (a) The Charge of the Light Brigade. (b) The Battle of the Somme. (¢) The Relief of Mafeking. . What would you expect to find growing in a paddy field? . What is the name of the celebrated ...

Published: Friday 29 June 1979
Newspaper: Motherwell Times
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Package Katharine:McQuitty’s War writings

... “the capture of our communications with England would mean the end of the war both for England and Emgce“. About the battle of the Somme, the samewriter noted; “To many it meant certain death, and all must have known before they started. Surely, it was ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1996
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ARGYLLSВ’ MEMORIAL UNVEILED

... children sang Auld Lang Syne. The battalion H.Q. was at Franleu when the 7th Argylls were off and captured after the battle of the Somme. ...

Published: Tuesday 13 June 1950
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 189 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Motor Cydss

... convalescing fromi war wounds in the castle. North Uist-born Mr Mac Vicar (94) was injured in the Battle of Ypres in 1914, and in the Battle of the Somme in 1913. When visited the castle, Mac Vicar was met by Mary, Countess of Strathmore, who presented ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1991
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 153 | Page: 40 | Tags: none