... months ago from France, where he was on active service with the 'Royal Scots. Be was wounded last year I during the battle of the Somme. In connection with the article there is eriblished a reproduction from a photo of Mrs A. A. Frew. CHORAL tNION. The ...

... would sing jolly comic songs to the others to cheer them up in hospital.' Ile went through the siege of Verdun and the battle of the Somme, and every time he got leave be came back to the hospital to look us up and tell us that he still kept smiling. As the ...

... of Pozicres Hill at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He always claimed the liberty thinking of himself as half an Australian because he had been brought out there, ana he never passed those splendid troops nor saw them in battle but felt thrill genuine ...

... feature of the week's programme has been the great film showing the Battle of the Macre: and the advance of the Tanks. Despite the cold weather excellent houses were secured. The battle film were a specially good one. and gave the public a most realistic ...

... the whole period of the war. There was a great crowd the NlA's, Ball. last Saturday night, to witness the 61m of the Battle of the Somme. The picture was timed to start being shown at 11 p.m.. but it did not get started till I 4.131. on Sunday morning, ...

... themselves. (Ap. plause.) The lecture that night was on the “Battle tho Marne.” The battle of Bannockburn brought freedom to Scotland, the battle Waterloo brought freedom Europe, and tho battle of the Marne would go down in history as having brought freedom ...

... collection was taken aid the choir. “THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.’ Captain and Adjutant Per kina of the Coantr Vcuunteer Battalion, with view to raiainff Volunteer Company m Armadale, pave a leoture ...

... tragi ' attack in the battle of the Somme, th? Princess Royal on Saturday unveiled memorial at Halifax Drill Hall to the dead of the first and second fourth battalions Colonel James Walker, wh-> commanded the battalion during the battle, and Is now honorary ...

... SEVEN YEARS.— ring given under dramatic circumstances has been the hie»ns solving a seven-yenr-old war mystery. After battle of the Somme July, 1916. Donald Pculter. the London Rifle Prigad *. the eon of Mrs, Poulter, of Borough Road Weworth. was reported ...

... The memorable battle of the Somme, which commenced Ist July last year, waa unique in one respect: did not deluge the Press with aftermath “personal experiences;” in point of fact, there was comparative dearth narrative about the battle. In face of this ...

... they would not touch tho coal •gain. • BATTLE THE SOMME.’—Armadale people this week have had an opportunity during the first three daya of the week of witnessing the British official picture of the battle of Somme in one of the cinema houses. The opportunity ...

... the official war picture , to collectors in di ff erent Parishes. of the work the Central Council had car- .1 ' • Battle of the Somme will be the Dig sta ted that Mr Morrison The Chairman rigid through and of the work that still lay I ahead. After some ...