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INFORMATION BUREAU

... and four children is Ma a week, and will be payable from Nov. 13th. • ILA.F.—Tanks were first used in action at the Battle of the Somme In Sep(tember. 1916. Wishful.-1t would be useless for a man to apply to purchase his discharge at the present time. ...

Published: Saturday 02 December 1939
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 58 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

DELAY MEANS DEATH

... DELAY MEANS DEATH. The battle of the Somme caused 30.000 casualties on the first day. Of these approximately 3,000 would require transfusion, which would call for the forward provision of 7,500 pints of blood. Clearly, it would be impossible to obtain ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1941
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 136 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LESSONS NOT LEARNT

... that at Bunkers Hill in the American War of Independence, Inkermann in the Crimea. And, in the last war, we had the battle of the Somme, where frontal attacks achieved so little and caused such an enormous loss of life. We should have learned earlier that ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1945
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 209 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ARMY SERVICE

... regiment embarked for France and landed at Marseilles, proceeding thence to the Somme, and on the Ist July, Coun. Burton was wounded in action at the first battle of the Somme. He was invalided home to recuperate and returned to France in November, 1916 ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1927
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 343 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CORONATION BROADCAST DEATH

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 09 June 1953
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 309 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

311LNTIIORPE APPLICANT

... Buccleuch Street. Barrow-in-Punaess, told how. when present at a seance, his deceased uncle. who was killed In the Battle of the Somme In the former war, spoke to his mother of the grief and anguish caused by war. He lapplicant) then ti. , wed not to ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 307 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

PRESENTATION TO POSTMAN

... Grange, but when war broke out he was one of the Old Gontemptibles; and went out to France. On :August 28th in the first battle of the Somme. he was wounded and captured by the Germans. and was held as a prisoner of war in Germany until 1919. Before the Great ...

Published: Saturday 06 April 1940
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 389 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VILLAGERS’ FAREWELL GIFT TO WHALLEY SERGEANT

... 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 ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1953
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

They're News This Week

... he served as a combatant with the Royal Fusiliers and the 'Marine Gun Corps. He was ,severely wounded in the first battle of the Somme in July 1916, as a result of which his arm was amputated in *llan Wield floapital He received his training at St. Aidan's ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1948
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 419 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CHOSEN 'MISS SUNSHINE' IN THE RAIN

... Bloomfield. in which he served in the Royal i (Fusiliers and Marine Gun!' Corps. He was severely wounded in the first battle of the Somme in 1916. his right arm having to' be amputated. lux . ury nylon ' k, ,`, :!,.. — ' 4 - g . ‘. • I W ' ',,,, ,z. , ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1957
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 507 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A REW HISTORY

... those sent to Egypt at the end of 1915, but immediately back to France. It saw fighting in the battle of the Somme, the pursuit to the Hindenbnrg Line, the Battles of Arras, slid both the March and April, 1918. offensives. Weak Back and Headaches ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1936
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 637 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CO. BERQT.-MAJOR R. STEWART,

... Bullough, Ltd., Accrington. Daring the 18 months he served in France he participated in much heavy fighting, including the battle o! the Somme, and was badlv wounded about the lege at Arras, on April last. Ha had undergone numerous operations Whalley, but, unhappily ...

Published: Friday 11 January 1918
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 650 | Page: 2 | Tags: none