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PREPARING FOR WITHDRAWAL

... point the great salient, not a word was said his side about retirement. All of sudden, and some Tame after the great Battle of the Somme had begun to put him in jeopardy, he produces, under the eye of his strong censorship, mass of open discussion to prepare ...

Published: Thursday 26 October 1916
Newspaper: Stonehaven Journal
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 337 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

& “Thoa Advauce of the Tanks.”! Food Production at Laurence-RSN { kirk. GREAT FILM TO BE SCREENED IN ..

... little time ago we announced that the great war film, “The Advance of the Tanks--surpassing in rcalism even that of the “Battle of the Somme” — was to be screened at the Stonchaven and Laureneckirk Cinemas. As the date draws ncarer for the exhibition of this ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1917
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 377 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

VETERAN Gordon Highlander Willie Davidson (above right), formerly from Fettercairn, celebrated his 100th ..

... the end of world war one, and was wounded five times. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre medal for his part in the Battle of the Somme. After the war he returned to his native north-east, and joined Aberdeen City Police. He and his wife then settled in ...

Published: Friday 10 June 1994
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 300 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THF BATTLE OF THE

... THF BATTLE OF THE SOMME Satisfactory reports are still being received from the British and French fronts and from the theatres of war where the Russians and Italians are operating. On the Somme. latest reports announce that during the last few days the ...

Published: Thursday 27 July 1916
Newspaper: Stonehaven Journal
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 356 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PRIVATE W. WOOD, STONEHAVEN

... the battle of Loos, in with whom he had worked ever since he was September, 1915. After his veturn to the a lad. He is a quiet, industrious voung front he was twice wounded during the man, whose recovery is carnestly hoped for battle of the Somme. He ...

Published: Friday 24 November 1916
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 337 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PTE. ALEX. KINNEAR, LAURENCEKIRK

... shrapnel. He has been admitted* to hospital. Private Collie was previously wounded at the battle of Jjoos. A younger brother was wounded the battle of the Somme, while an elder brother died in hospital in England, having contracted illness after completing ...

Published: Thursday 10 May 1917
Newspaper: Stonehaven Journal
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 368 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN

... tossing the caber. In the 1914-18 War, he served as a Sergeant in the Royal Engineers and was severely wounded at the ‘battle of the Somme. In the last ‘war he was an officer in the Home 'Guard. g g 1 A member of the Stonehaven Freemason Lodge. Mr Shepherd ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1952
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 395 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HUNS SHORT OF SHELLS

... would be the greater, because (as had happened last year just when the rain brought the battle of the Somme to standstill) we have now driven the,Geimans on the battle front behind their permanent defences on to ground where the protection afforded their ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1917
Newspaper: Stonehaven Journal
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 447 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

News of the Mearns. STONEHAVEN

... ANCRE.'—Those who witnessed the famous film “The Battle of the Somme™ at our local Cinema will be pleased to hear that an even greater battle picture has been booked by the management. It is entitled “The Battle of the Ancre,” and will introduce the renowned ...

Published: Friday 19 January 1917
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 504 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LAURENCEKIRK

... where he has often conducted services. “THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.”—The deepest satisfactin has been occasioned in the burgh by the announcement, to be seen in our advertising columns, that the great Somme fllm is to be screened at the local Cinema on ...

Published: Friday 27 October 1916
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 558 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A FULL DAY’S WORK

... been readily made by the fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, our Empire. PROGRESS OF THE SOMME BATTLE. Sunday was the hundredth day the battle of the Somme, which surpasses in magnitude and intensity any previous conflict in the history of the world ...

Published: Thursday 12 October 1916
Newspaper: Stonehaven Journal
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 592 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

REMINISCENCES. With the 7th Gordons in France. No. 19.—High Wood

... more cheerful atmosphere hegan tlo pervade the scene but the enthusiasm which | ‘marked the battalion’s entry into the battle of the Somme was gone. It might with truth be said that during the spell in Dea'h Valley a fuller realisation of tha meaning of war ...

Published: Friday 20 January 1922
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 666 | Page: 3 | Tags: none