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... Fierce Battles on the Somme. “ SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS.” The long~esected British and French offengive on the Western front has begun, alter a stupendous bombardment lasting over a week. The attack began at 7.30 on Saturday morning north and south of the ...
... great battle began on a front of about 25 miles above and on both banks of the Somme,’” wrote the ‘‘ Times ” special corrgspondent with the British Headquarters on Saturday last. ** Perhaps it will be known in history as the Battle of the Somme.” “ Iy ...
... charge that brought the Ulster Division right through four successive lines of German trenches and into the fifth at the battle of the Somme. (nixed patriotism, when the Empire was in peril, prompted the young men of this district to forego their customary ...
... Rathfriland and Banbridge. “ Till the day break, and shadows flee | away.” SmaLL—Killed in action on st July, 1916, at the Battle of the Somme, Lance-Corporal Thomas William Boyd Small, Royal Irish Rifles (Down Volunteers), aged 18 years, youngest son of Joseph ...
... Lance-Corporal Thomas William Boyd Small, R.ILR. (Down Volunteers), had been killed in action on the Ist inst. at the Battle of the Somme. Deceased, who served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Dickson Bros., Banbridge, enlisted about a year ago and was attached ...
... admiration of the self-sacrificing heroism of the County Down Regiments, fnrmim!‘pm't of the Ulster Divigion, in the battles of the Somme, and also that of the County Down men serving in many other units. We desire to express our deep sympathy with | the ...
... THIRTY-THREE AIR BATTLES. On the Somme front our chaser planes were very active yesterday. Thirty three combats were fought with the enemy over the enemy’s lines. One German machine, which was attacked by two Nieuports, was scen to fall n flames, and ...
... alive from those bombarded villages. From north to south is an irregular chain of watchful observation balloons. The battles of the Somme are not, of course, 80 easily witnessed as those which can be seen from the heights around Verdun. But they are a great ...
... 70, where he was inflicted with tempOorary deafness through {he heavy shell fire. He served subsequently through the battle of the Somme af Montauban, Trones Wood and Delville Wood, where he wig severely wounded. Prior 10 enlisting he was employed at Captain ...
... to At THE ULSTER DIVISION AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. (To the tune of Lillibnlero (The Protestant Boys). ° In song or story Of war and: glory, Of battles fougat and victory won, Let Ulstermen never Forget the Somme River, Hand it's memory on from sire ...
... SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Lenaderg Man's Deseription. SERGEANT PH(ENIX WINS MILITARY MEDAL. THE foliowing graphic pen picture of the great advance is contained in an interesting letter received from Scrgeant Willie Pheenix, formerly ...
... THE WAR. BIGGEST BLOW TO ENEMY Effects of Somme Victory. SPECIAL PRAISE FOP TROOPS. An official account from the British Mead: %\nrun of the great battle on the Somme on riday and Saturday last describes it as “ probably the most effective blow which ...