BATTLE OF THE SOMME
... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Fifty years on . .. John Slim talks to survivors of of the greatest tragedies of the first World War —Thursday. ...
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Veterans see again Battle of the Somme Birtalisglsam rest Mirky Correspoodent Veterans of the battle of the ..
... Veterans see again Battle of the Somme Birtalisglsam rest Mirky Correspoodent Veterans of the battle of the Somme lag night saw an hourtonglm of the battle in which they fought, at a social evening held at Oldbury Police club The film show ...
Over the top in July, 1916. by British troops during the Battle of the Somme. It has been described as one of ..
... dogfight battle had to be fought, which was expensive both in casualties, ammunition and material. As a result of the battle it was often possible to advance 100 more miles. only to be bogged down again. In between these periodical battles, there was ...
by BRACE Peter Midforth reviews a detailed account of the common British soldier in the hell of the
... Did any survive Men of the 2nd Royal Warwickshire. just before taking part in the Battle of the Somme, 1916: from THE FIRST DAY ON THE SOMME, reviewed below. The Somme : making a land fit for dead heroes 'l''' i •I .1 It 1 4 -, inlia t lacks* picture ...
The Birmingham Post TUESDAY June 2 1998 25 IMAGES OF JULY - DECEMBER 1916 Wasteland of war: Unrecovered bodies lie
... aftermath of a bloody battle on the Somme France 'rV - ' - - - Hero: Sergeant Clarence Steane of Bromsgrove Street Birmingham who was a soldier with the 15th Royal Warwickshire Regiment won the Military Cross during the battle of the Somme in 1916 The medal ...
Inquiries urged
... Frederick J. Edwards, of the 12th Battalion. Middlesex Regiment, for bravery and initiative at Thlepval, during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. ...
Lord Erskine
... House. Hillsborough, and attend a review of ex-Servicemen and a service in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. EDITORIAL COMMENT —Page 6 Riot in Omaha Stones, bottles and rubbish were thrown at police cars at Omaha. Nebraska, ...
A COUNTRY WORLD Z OH, TERF
... A COUNTRY WORLD Z OH, TERF GALLIPOLI TO THE SOMME. By A THE FIRST WORLD WAR: AN ILLU 355.) NEITHER FEAR NOR HOPE. By Ger ANZIO: THE GAMBLE THAT FAILI WELLINGTON. By S. G. P. Ward. IE BATTLES OF THE INDIAN MUTINY 255.) THE SOUND OF FURY: AN ACCOU 305.) ...
A TANK VETERAN
... Despatch-rider Charlie Mason, of Acock's Green. Birmingham, who was in Britain's first tank which took part in the Battle of the Somme. Gen. Bowen was visiting the 1/20 Army Signal Regiment (TA.), mainly a Birmingham unit, which .s in camp near Rhyl. ...
Mr. F. W. Eadie
... and company director. was awarded the 0.8. E. in 1952 for his work for limbless ex-Servicemen. He lost a leg in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. ...
A shock HORROR AND HEROISM 2 This was once a pleasant path through a leafy wood Now it is the
... and gas and the dreadful scourge of the machine-gun At the Battle of the Somme more than three million men were flung into action: they marched waves into a storm of German bullets The battle lasted four and a halfmonths shot been fired more than 400000 ...
TALK OF THE MIDLANDS
... opera singer. He served in the 1914-18 war as a quartermaster in the Bedfordshire Regiment and was wounded at the battle of the Somme Mr. Byrne. who is 69. lives in Lea Hill Road. Handsworth, though his wile and he hope to move soon to Stratford-upon-Avon ...