... the Government «nd their professional advisers Army. The present success Sir. Douglas Haig is the sequel the battle of* the Somme; and that battle was the work not of Ministers but of soldiers. Two years’ bitter experience were required to conn nee the ...

... fen- t-ea left for Ureal Oicial War film— BATTLE of THE ANCRE and the ADVANCE of the TANKS j.. tinpire, Days commencin(j Monday Marcli laih, (Don’t leave it too late; remember the •* rush to see Battle of the Somme). ...

... Empire” The carnage of the Battle of the Somme continued long after Harry’s death Shells machine guns bombers and weapons of destruction being used for the first time tanks which could master the sea of mud on which the battle was fought added many thousands ...

... few Seals left for Great Official War Film— BATTLE of the ANCRE and the ADVANCE of the TANKS empire, Dave commencing Monday March 19th, (Don’t leave it too late: remember ths ► rush to see Battle of the Somme). ANGLESEY PALACE. ONCE NIGHTLY AT 7. ,„fL ...

... congratulating his troops on their Ancre successes, which form a fitting sequel to the fine achievements last year in the Battle of the Somme. Further progress at several points westwards and south-westwards Bapaume is reported in last night's British official ...

... of it afterwards in the Daily Mail but cannot tell you the name of the place, or. rather, dare' not. Talk about the Battle of the Somme last July; it was not in it. was the bloodiest tight I ever saw. Men were knocked out by the score, but when once we ...

... of hi« nephew. Corporal T. H. Gorfing, of the same battalion. Corporal Goring was wounded on September 15th at th e Battle of the Somme, his battalion on Februarv 20th. In civil life was on the staff of Messrs. Ind, Coope and Co., being employed jn the ...

... trenches and defences b* t \ l)ro* and Queant. atanwhile. the losses of the enemy are in anything that could have been The battle of the Somme cost Germans hors do combat, but it is possible- to estimate those incurred in the defeat Arras. The German units ‘‘melting ...

... brother of Lord, Derby, has been made a Commander of the Legion of Honotir in recognition of his good work in the battle of the Somme. Accidental death M was the verdict at the inquest Second-Lieutenant Dykes Qrossart, 24, Melton Beattook, Dumfries ...

... from this district joining the- in September, 1914. He first went out to France in July, 1915. He was wounded ir the battle of the Somme July, 1916, and was invalided home. After short period at home he returned France, an ...

... TELEPHONE 217215 Memories of a great battle “Devastating” and “a worthy and moving memorial to the bloodiest battle in our history” were just two press descriptions of Malcolm Brown’s documentary The Battle of the Somme when it was first transmitted in 1976 ...

... informed by the War Oilioa that their son. Private William Ernest Nelson, who has been missing since the opening of the Battle of the Somme on July Ist, is now presumed to have been killed on that date. He joined the colours August 11th, 1915, at the age of ...