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... sombre memories in Northern Ireland, recalling as it does the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the destruction in that one day’s fighting of the famous and gallant Ulster Division. The battle started at 7-30 in the morning and developed immediately into ...

... Gardner's last sentence than the Battle of the Somme. The High Command's plan was to break the deadlock of trench warfare in one block-busterlng attack. Jolfre it was who chose the virtually impregnable German position on the Somme as the vital battleground ...

... actions in the disastrous Battle of the Somme, and his book tells the whole sickening story in vivid detail. The Somme . . a battle bloody that the casualty lists of Stalingrad, and even Hiroshima pall bv comparison. The Somme . . where the ...

... broke out In that year Mr Knight )omed the 16th battalion Kings Royal Rifles, and went out France. He took part in the battle ot the Somme, and in July. 1916, was wounded in High Wood, as a result of which he lost his right amt He was demobilised in 1917 ...

... medals lor football. During the 1914-18 War served in France as machinegunner with the Royal East Surreys and was the battle of the Somme. At the start of the last war he enlisted as a Special Constable at Heysham. His wile and son survive. Arrangements ...

... Civic Commemoration suggested for Somme The lack of any official ceremony in Portadown thie week to mark the etart of the Battle of the Somme 40 years ago was oritioised by Councillor Henry MeCourt at Monday night's meeting of Portadown Borough Council ...

... During World War I served a corporal with the Hill., winning the Military Medal at Tpres. Later be was badly gassed the Battle of the Somme and invalided home. The couple, who are celebrating their anniversary with quiet family party their home tonight, have ...

... of 16, he joined the Manchester Regiment and saw active service In France. Belgium and Italy, being wounded in the battle of the Somme. It was three years after the end of the war —on January 12 th, 1921. that Sergeant Turner entered the police service ...

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... immediately for active service and was commissioned as an officer in the Catheron Highlanders. He was badly wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. When again fit for active service, he joined the East Elgin girls for Bavaria Kingussie man’s fencing success ...

... was a bugler with the London Scottish. and was later with the Cordon Highlandera. He in France until after the first battle of the Somme. Then, found unfit for further iofantr) duties because of war wounds, he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps an observer ...