... 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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... Tom will not forget Battle of the Somme WARWICK war veteran Tom Shephard will never forget July 1, 1916. At 6 am he was one ol a thousand soldiers who climbed out of the trenches and into the front line of fighting. Ten hours later there were barely a ...

... 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 ...

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... 10 - fridayLIVE Friday June 5 1992 'V CLASSICAL SOME I who survived the battle of the Somme Hia account ofita first in 1916 brilliant summer sunshine such stark contrast to the horrors of to follow terrible to hear For him it vivid memory that affected ...

... 102-YEAR-OLD survivor of the battle of the Somme will this week celebrate a belated birthday present trom the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Conrad Holmes, of Alcester, will be guest of honour at an RAMC ummg out parade at hittington Barracks Lichfield ...

... A COVENTRY First World War veteran has chosen the 55th anniversary of the first Battle of the Somme to start a quest for his former comrades. It will be the first time that 112- year-old Mr. Chris Baker has attemoted to relive his wartime He wants to ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... LED BY DONKEYS: The Battle of the Somme. What did it feel like to go over the top on Ist July 1916 and to survive the greatest disaster in the history of the British Army? Some of the remaining survivors of the Battle of the Somme, now in their nineties ...

... 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 ...