... Parts, “HIS HEREAFTER.’’ One the Renowned Triangle Keystones Fomins’ OCTOBER sth, for three davs onlr, “THE BRITISH BATTLE OF THE SOMME.” I*«ued the British War Office, as seen •I Their Majoctiee the King' and Queen at Windsor Cactle. motor school, Road ...

... Wounded in the Somme Captain Parish served in the Great War in the artillery, and was wounded in the first battle of the Somme. He recovered, however, and was subsequently appointed Reconnaissance Officer of the 7th Corps Heavy Artillery, with whom again ...

... round the Ypres salient. including the first gas attack of the Germans, and suffered heavily. BATTLE OF THE SOMME The next great fighting was the battle of the Somme, in which the Ist Hants, with other troops, were given the task of forcing B-antoont Hamel ...

... BaigW despatch on the Battle of the Somme, the greatest and Scrcest conflict in which British troops kayo ever fought, appears in the London Gazette. Here for the first time we have tbs' racial story in proper /*queueo of the battles for Pollees. Contalmnison ...

... the 41st Division, wrote I wish to express my greatest admiration for the work done by the 41st Division during the battle of the Somme and to congratulate all ranks on the brilliant manner in which they captured the village of Fiera on September 15. The ...

... story of her husband's port at the battle of the Somme in 1916. said: “He had been ordered to stov behind with the pipers, but he refused. He went to take the traditional place Of the piper in the forefront of battle and obtained his commanding officer's ...

... France, and was wounded at the battle of Neuve Chapelle. In 1915 be was given command of a brigade in the Ypres salient, and a year later was placed in command of the 34th Division. He took part in the battle of the Somme, helped to oppose the German advance ...

... airmen and gunner. for the other three. The record of these two days is without a parallel since, at any rate, the Battle of the somme began on July let, 1916. Eighteen machines-11 German and seven British—came involuntarily to earth on Juiv god, and ...

... Abbeville, the next fortnight WHS devoted to vigorous practice in preparation for participating in the longdrawn-out Battle of the Somme, which bad commenced on July 1, 1916. 'l', 'k WM. ViMM ...

... and after a short period trench warfare it entered into its hist serious battle uu the Somme in September that Ihe Hampshire battalion was concerned in the Battle Hers, a battle which notable the first occasion Inch tanks were used. Ihe Division subsequently ...

... new armies. By this time he had been promoted to the rank of major. After training the battery they took part in the battle of the Somme. later Col. Barrel) was invalided home. and then followed a period as Chief Instructor of Gunnery at Preesheath in ...

... successfully concluded with casualties which were small compared with those suffered in the last war. the first day of the battle of the Somme the British Army sustained 60.000 casualties. so we can imagine what it would have cost the Allies to force the Axis ...