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... 640570. FRAIL but proud old soldiers began gathering early today to honour their thousands of comrades who fell in the battle of. the Somme, 70 years ago. Immaculately dressed with medals highly polished, group of 70, representing virtually all those left ...
... to ll ra j ias f a en since this %l«g. Our Gallant Army THiie months on the somme. summary of the recent opera«ons °n the Somme Sir Douglas ai § reports:— °P cn ' n he battle on / 1 we have taken 26,735 w v avo engaged 38 Cerman of vvhtch 29 have been ...
... who have just returned trom districts not receivin: attend.ng the 50th anniversary water range from 149 to 19 of the Battle of the Somme. Por those receiving the pubire | The brought back moév- water supply they vary from memories for the veterans 17S to ...
... brilliant and darinpr strategic movement, which helped win Uie battle the Marne and defeated the Germans on the Yscr in their attempt to break through to Calais. At the battle of the Somme he was in charge of the French armies co-operating with the British ...
... basis they would have to come down. Tony wants to hear about the Somme AN AMATEUR Histonan would Uke to contact old soldiers from the North and North-east who fought a! the Battle of the Somme In 1916 Englishman Tony de Beider, who works as a research manager ...
... top with the Gordons on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, In July, 1916. “I honestly don’t know what I got it for, said Mr Davidson, who was wounded five times and took part in several major battles. “The French people were going round shouting ...
... reputation I/a for providing but the best for its patrons will be well maintained next week. The second series l'The Battle of the Somme, showing the King, will be screened 2.35. 4.50, 7.35: the latter part, week at 4 p.m.. 5.30, and 8.10 p.m. j The Tank ...
... in action at.Armentieres, while his youngest brother John, aged 19. was hospitalised a gas casualty from, the second battle !of the Somme. Originally posted as missing. Sandy’s homecoming at least provided some comfort his long-suffering mother, Jessie ...
... for a social inquiry report. Slaughter on the Somme Just 60 years ago this week, men of the Gordons and Seaforths went over the top in what was to be the bloodiest battle in history—the Battle of the Somme. By the end of the first day Britain, had suffered ...
... ??? RETAKEN. FIGHTING north mms, Allies' Rotable Advance. attacks their sting. tilery Battle near the Somme. f ench official messace. Paris, Thursday. [ official message Issued at 11 says:—. There is no further Information Warding the operations to the ...
... Association War SpeciaL GREATEST BATTLE HISTORY. Rotterdam, Thursday. To-day's Kolnische Zeitung says of the Somme in way deceive ourselves over the great seriousness the lighting the Somme is the greatest and Heaviest battle in tho world's history. Neither ...
... to Banffshire, but that’s another story) and turned the lawn into something resembling a scaleddown version of the battle of the Somme. And all this in spite of ninefoot snow drifts, blizzards and some pretty parky weather in general. But, according to ...