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A FITTING SITE

... throughout its career in France. Not only on the Somme, but Flanders, in many fights in Picardy, in Champagne, wherever it was sent it bad given proofs of undaunted and unconquerable valour. The battle of the Somme, said the Marshal, was a blow aimed with a ...

Published: Friday 03 October 1924
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1571 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

1 MALL

... achieved. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME AND AITER..—Osi Wednesday evening. in the Town Hall, Armadale, before a well attended meeting, presided over by Provost Grog. Captain and Adjutant Perkins delivered a lecture entitled - The Battle of the Somme. Captain l'erkins ...

Published: Friday 12 April 1918
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 2816 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

iii_MILIAOIII/11i1

... Royal Soots (Macrae's), who died at 12 General Rospital, Boulogne-our-Ler, on 12th July, 1916, from wounds reeeived in Battle of the Somme on Ist July.—Torphiehen Street, Bathgate. ADAMSON.—In memory of Drummer T. Adamson. who died 12th July, 1916. Flowers ...

Published: Friday 11 July 1919
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 836 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WEST LOTHIAN COURIER, NOVEMBER 1 1918

... entered . Mcerae's Battalion. He was out in France for years, and among the other big engagements he went through was the battle of the Somme. For a period he was placed on the (luse W. Reserve, and worked at home. While buck in civil life, he married Agnes ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1918
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1864 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DRAUGHTS

... comment —“We could do with more of them.” One of them, James Waters, of Barrhead, lost his right leg in the lastwar Battle of the Somme. Fred Brabley (22), of Greenock, who has also lost his right leg, spent two years In the Royal Marines. Rooert Carenduff ...

Published: Friday 21 January 1944
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 707 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

COURIER Friday February 13 1987 15 ONE million British soldiers lost their World War One Sixty thousand of them ..

... February 13 1987 15 ONE million British soldiers lost their World War One Sixty thousand of them died the first day of the Battle of the Somme still the blackest day Army And a sprawling Flanders lies the headstones of 13000 men Commonwealth war the world The ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1987
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 915 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

IN ME3IOIIIAM

... and sister , Rachel. Dedridge, Mid Calder. • WHIJSAHY.—In loving memory of onr dear son. John. who was killed at the Battle of the Somme, 15th September, 1P16; also our dear son, Ewing, who died in Royal Infirmary, result of railway accident, 13th May, ...

Published: Friday 11 September 1925
Newspaper: Midlothian Advertiser
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1046 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BLACK.—At the Blietland, on NI!. Black, of , a dasgbter. MARRIAGE. SILVER , WEDDING. WRIGIIT—PATirRSON.--At ..

... Tom Adamson, Viewtield. Torphichen Street. Bathgate. who died in Boulogne on Jolt'. 1916, of wounds received in the Battle of the Somme. I st July.—Thscit amor ALLAN.—In loving memory of our dear mother. 'Mary Brown Allan. who died at A Oakbauk Place. ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1918
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1044 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FORTH AND WILSONTOWN

... intimated that Mr Johnstone, proprietor of the Picture Rouse, Tarbrax, had informed him that he intended showing The Battle of the Somme on an early date, and that he was willing to exhibit this picture at Forth in aid of the fund. The arrangement. for ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1916
Newspaper: Midlothian Advertiser
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1338 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IV Ai; ES

... memory of our dear Pte. John Harley (Johnny), No. t 221, Royal Scots, aged 19 year*. Killed 29rd July, 1916, at the battle of the Somme. — HIP 0 for a touch of the vanished hand, And a sound of the voice that is still. Mother. Saviour, in Thy gracious ...

Published: Friday 20 July 1917
Newspaper: Midlothian Advertiser
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1123 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BLACK BREAD SAMPLE

... camp. WORST EXPERIENCE Our camp was at Bad Suiza, where I spent almost five years, having been made prisoner at the Battle of the Somme in 1940. That was the worst time in campthere were 1200 of us—experienced. As we marched through the streets the Germans ...

Published: Friday 20 April 1945
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 900 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Picture House

... shown is entitled His.lleart,His Hand, and His Sword. Many seats have already been booked forth@ great picture, The Battle of the Somme, which will visit the Picture House early next month. Next week we are to have a visit from our old favourite, A. J ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1916
Newspaper: Midlothian Advertiser
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1321 | Page: 2 | Tags: none