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... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. = See Front Page. = LR LT L =T T Bducational. .LETCHWORTH Modern School for Girls, NORTON WAY SOUTH. Head Mistress - Miss Cartwright, M.A (Of Newnham College, Cambridge, and former Head Mistress of ...

... N A THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.—In Vol. XVI. of Nelson’s History of the War, by John Buchan, there is a very careful, and withal a brilliant, account of the Battle of the Somme, treated in four stages, with very many maps. The appendices include Sir Douglas ...

... Wearable Presents Stevenage, opposite Post Of flee. tevenage Cinema Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. THE SOMME This picture depicts the battle of the Somme which far surpasses Ypres or Mons in its grim reality-of war. , Patie Super Gazette. Pate Pictorial ...

... nothing either in the way of strength of body, width of mind, or power of character? And yet at this present time the Battle of the Somme is reminding us what splendid material these boys would be if they received for a short time an adequate training. If ...

... fine lot, happy and cheery. Then the time came when they had to go up to the battle of the Somme. He could not tell the exact numbers, but probably they went into the battle something like 2.400 strong, and only about 700 sound men came out. Be supposed ...

... general Itrtp tat at Rouen, was invalided home and went to Buielh Well* hospital in Wales, returned France, and the Battle of th« Somme, 1916, he was this time in tho le.'t arm. Several months in England rendered bun fit again for active service and now ...

... formation of the British Legion 25 years ago. The first movement, he said, was formed in when men were coming back from the battle of the Somme. When he came back in 1511 he. helped form the Comrades of the Great War which wa. later merged into the Legion. Mr ...

... Ypres.' The 2nd Battalion put up a particularly brave fight In the landing at Gallipoli as part of the Division. The Battle of Ypree. Somme, Ares'7 and Cambrai are amongst the perset. bent reenrds of service of the Rebes Regiment throughout the 1914-19111 ...

... short time to spare, when we paid a visit to the Cathedral, which was • landmark for the British Tommie. during the battle of the Somme. It may interest some to know that this Cathedral is nearly complete, but not yet open to the public. It has been built ...

... enable the last man and the last rifle and gun to be sent to the front. After a stirring speech by Major Gilbertson, the Battle of the Somme film was shown and ' concluded the meeting. ...

... the second battle of Verdun. The fifteenth volume will describe the great Allied offensive. All is made clear by maps. The price of these volumes is Is. 3d. each. Issued as a separate book, we have now Mr. John Buchan’s The Battle of the Somme, First Phase ...