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... BATTLE OF SOMME RECALLED BRITISH veterans of the 2-» Somme gather at Thiepval, France, today to commemorate the morning, 50 years ago, when they went over the top in one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, Berving . soldiers from Britain ...
... 35 WORLD CUP REPORT 6.00 NEWS (BBC 2 11.00 BATTLE OF THE SOMME Documentary marking the 70th anniversry of the worst day in British military history. On July 1, 1916, 20,000 British soldiers died — and the battle dragged on for another four and half months ...
... OxIC enich celebrations at Amiens tolbe Director of IntelllEsg mark the 50th anniversary of|{the Royal Comm%}é the battle of the Somme, Local Government in % ...
... Soldiers of the Somme SEVENTY years ago was the Battle of the Somme. On reflection now, after watching the recent TV programmes Lions led by Donkeys my personal findings are that the General Staff of the day should have been tried as war criminals not ...
... Village aid for Somme heroes WITH regard to the photo in Down Memory Lane of Geddington Entertains Wounded Soldiers (Evening Telegraph, May 4). It was taken on the vicarage lawn in the summer of 1916 after the great battle of the Somme. The Rev B. Turton ...
... TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS ® 1916 First day of the battle of the Somme in the First World War. In less than 24 hours there were 60,000 British casualties. ® 1969 Prince Charles was invested as @ Olivia de Havilland, actress, 82 ® Trevor Eve actor, 47 ® Deborah ...
... 1690 The Battle of the Boyne fought in Ireland; 1858 Charles Darwin amazed the Linnean Society by reading his paper on the theory of evolution; 1916 Battle of the Somme fought in France in World War |. There were 60,000 British casualties in 24 hours ...
... Live mortar handed in BOMB squad experts were called out after a live mortar bomb - a souvenir from the Battle of the Somme - was handed in to police. I “k «t was taken to Campbell Square police station in Northampton yesterday as part of the police gun ...
... March tribute to war dead THE marching Apprentice Boys of Derry paid tribute to soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The battle left thousands dead and president of the Corby group Mr John Mahon said the ceremony was a way of showing ...
... it. I went in 1992 for the 76th anniversary of the 1916 start of the Battle of the Somme. They take you to any cemetery you wish to go to and you stay right in the middle of the battle area. The highlight was the visit to the Lochnagar Crater, where on ...
... special, this film tells the tragic story of young men called to war, biding their time in the 48 hours before the Battle of the Somme. Will Sgt Winter be able to instil the right mix of fear and pride before they go over the top? Regular Senior Screen-goers ...
... mountains of | Ararat, after 150 days of consecutive ' rain. Noah was then said to be aged 600. ® 1916 The historic first battle of the Somme - landmark of the First World War - came to a conclusion. ® 1928 The very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, entitled Steamboat ...