... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The story of the battle of the Somme is brought to a conclusion in Part 141 (vol. xi.) of the Times History and Encyclopedia the War. Six parts have been devoted to this phase of the great Franco-Bntish offensive, which began ...

... SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916. xcellent Majesty’s forces both by sea Contents. General Articles, &c The Victoria Cross The Battle of the Somme Royal Military Academy, Woolwich . . National RiHe Association Permanent Army Commissions 590 ...

... were in progress almost continuously during the five months from July to November, and which are known to us as the Battle of the Somme. In the despatch this great struggle is divided into certain well-defined phases, and arc able to judge that these great ...

... But we repeat that if Russia to do the work, her force should be a large one. The Western Front. —The progress of the Battle of the Somme must be causing a load of anxiety to the minds of the German General Staff. It is not only that we and the French gain ...

... Ancre and extends in the direction of Hebuterne. Serre was unsuccessfully attacked on July 1, the first day of the battle of the Somme, as well as on subsequent occasions. Two weeks ago, following the capture of Grandcourt and Baillescourt, our troops ...

... genius of the ra.ee.”—The Times. JANUARY CONTAINS: The Scene of War.—lV. By Odysseus. The British in France -Tanks the Battle of the Somme The Commander-In-Chief. Increased Agricultural Production. By Professor Somerville, Oxford University. Tales of Gaspipe ...

... obtained in September, 1915, the command of a battalion of ms regiment, with which he served nntil his death. During the Battle of the Somme he was dangerously wounded and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. in recognition of his marked gallantry ...

... the depots in rear. British aeroplanes supplied ammunition to the infantry, to quote only one instance, during the battle of the Somme, and in the early days of the recent advance through Belgium, when the roads were mere sluggish rivers of mud, some ...

... Freytag-Lonng. / hoven, of the German Imperial Staff. I The Old Front Line (Heinemann, 2s. net). The beginning of the battle of the Somme. I John Masefield. International Military Digest (November* Windsor Magazine (January). Ayres Cricket I Companion for ...

... July, 1915, he passed into bandhurst, and was granted commission in the following December. took part in the first Battle of the Somme in July, 1916, when he was wounded. On recovery he rejoined his home battalion, and was subsequently attached to the ...

... Knights, bridge, London, S.W flow back in disorder, leaving a number of dead on the ground. During the 100 days since the Battle of the Somme began the Allies have captured 70,000 prisoners, of which the British have taken 30,000. ...

... October number of this periodical is only now to hand; it contains a very clear and eminently instructive article on the Battle of the Somme, by Captain A. V. Gompertz, R.E., in which he has succeeded in being brief without sacrifice of any important features ...