... Poem of a war hero THE 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme has no doubt caused many peo- of World War 1. ple to dust down some of their memories My mother had three brothers. All served in the war. Two survived. Her third brother Charlie Boyd ...

... writes—lnstead of decreasing, the gigantic battle on the Somme has increased in force. is the strongest attempt to break through that the enemy has made since the beginning of his great offensive. That in such battle, against such tremendously superior foroes ...

... exchange memories, recall past battles and remember lost friends. The most senior Gordon present was '-, Newmachar man Tom Rearie (93>, who ■ joined the sth battalion in 1915 and ' saw action in the bloody Battle of the Somme. |||| Maj. Gen Peter Graham ...

... Ordinary Doors at 2.45, 6.45, 5.30. Early Doors at 2.15, 6.15, and 8.15 p.m. The Greatest Moving Picture in the World. THE BATTLE THE SOMME. IN FIVE REELS. THE ■*~-*«. * * what the army mid what civill6a LLOYD -If the exhibition this pict/uro not end vai, ...

... Army in 1915 and served as a private in the 3/4th Battalion the Gordon Highlanders in World War One. On his way to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 Jock’s foot was blown off by high explosives and he was sent home. While serving his apprenticeship as a li ...

... a decision. • War anniversary: Schoolchildren will lead a ceremony to mark the 82nd anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme in London today. ...

... First days of disaster ‘THE Battle of the Somme began 50 years ago on a beautiful sum- mer’s morning—July 1, 1916. Before jt petered out inconclusively in a devastated wilderness of mud and water nearly five months later, jt had killed and maimed over ...

... German Reserves are Disappearing. General Maurice, writing in the (Daily Chromcile,'' says that the effect of the third battle of the Som-me must to increase very materially the enemy's man-power embarrassment. The eight divisions of Von Marwitz's Army have ...

... re-election of e Speaker as confirmed she had de a survivor at the Hear our voice, Say Scots cided to back the candi- battle of the Somme”. SCOTS Tee Mr Dempsey Peter Lilley, thew @ Former Scottish too fate to former Social Michael the for the party rules ...

... get there. Lieutenant Bousfield was received bv the his arrival in London and awa.Td>ed M.C. for his bravery in the Battle of the Somme, 1916. ...

... Street Aberdeen office as a clerk. He left in 1914 to join the Army, but was discharged on niedica grounds after the Battle of the Somme where he was wounded and gassed. Since that time he worked on a farm at the Bridge of Don until his retirement seven ...

... tramcar at Edinburgh just over twenty-two years ago. My father, a captain in a Scottish regiment, had been killed in the battle of the Somme. he said. My mother. in deep mourning, was in a tramcar with myself and a younger brother. At one stop an Admiral ...