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LIEUT. GERALD WILLIAM NIXON

... Gerald William Nixon, Hampshire Regiment, brother of Mrs. Manville, wife of Mr. Edward Manville, fell in action at the battle of the Somme on July Ist. lie was 20 years of age, and educated at the Bedford Grammar School. He was a pupil at the Daimler Works ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: Kenilworth Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... THE WAR. Progress on the Somme. FRIDAY. JULY 7. The methodical progress of the Allies in the battle of the Somme was further noticed in the communiques issued yesterday. The British made a slight advance in the difficult region of Thiepval, and as the ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: Tamworth Herald
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2341 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE SOMME BATTLE

... THE SOMME BATTLE. TH Jail*} WITH WHICH IS THE NORTH WARWICKSHIRE TIMES DAILY HAS lakghst or ahy Of THE district. Lighting-op time 9.37. Restricted lighting 10.37. MONDAY, JULY 17, 1916. The Kaiser reported to be on the filling his usual role of making ...

Published: Monday 17 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 682 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

KAISER ON THE SOMME FRONT. SEVEN GERMAN GENERALS DISMISSED

... KAISER ON THE SOMME FRONT. SEVEN GERMAN GENERALS DISMISSED. Amsterdam, Monday. According to official telegram from Berlin the Kaiser is present in the battle sector the Somme, where has received reports from the Commander-inchief of the army, conversed ...

Published: Monday 17 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 122 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE OUTLOOK

... out essential part in the great advance tluur brothers in arms, and the knowledge that the splendid progress made the battle of the Somme has been due in a large measure to our v big shells should cause the men nml women in the munition factories realise ...

Published: Wednesday 19 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1104 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COMMENT OX THE SOMME

... COMMENT OX THE SOMME BATTLE. Amsterdam, J-nlj 19. the great battle on the Somme the military correspondent of the Vossische Zeitung” says the operations are still developing, and their climax has apparently not yet been reached. ‘• Consequently,” he adds ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 316 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE BIUMINGHAM DAILY POST, THURSDAY, JULY SD- 1916

... clamour for food. Importations from Bavaria and Prussia are forbidden.” This last letter, which was written before the battles of the Somme, concludes: We always have victories, but nothing to ©at.”—Exchange. NEW POSITIONS GAINED BY ITALIANS. AUSTRIANS’ NEW ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 847 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE SOMME ATTACK

... THE SOMME ATTACK. HOW SUCCESS OP OFFENSIVE WAS LAID. Paris, Thursday Air. IT. Warner Alien, special correspondent of tho British Press with tho French armies says au authoritative acoouut of tho first phases of the battle on the Somme will published the ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1046 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... ADVANCE. MORE BREAKS THE GERMAN LINE. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. °°cb. satisfactory progress was made with the * ack the British on the German second c system north the Somme that by Satur» a lodgment had been secured in s rd a the Faureux ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1594 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

PUBLIC NOTICES

... violence on both banks of Somme.” This would appear « indicate that the Anglo-French s®, j are preparing the way for fresh ' onslaught, and may look with confidence the result. It is the view of military ~ that the battle of the Somme is lijsh to prove one ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1728 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Battle of the Somme

... The Battle of the Somme. The latest reports of the British and French advance north and south of the marshy valley the Somme, though comparatively unexciting, are in every respect satisfactory. British Headquarters announce a small northward advance the ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 488 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Franco-Gerrr.gp War

... The French have also Birmingham- O'awdtr. STOP PRESS. EKE NT’S TUT. ilr. H. Warner Alien, writing lash night on the battle of- the Somme, says:—lu less than fortnight front of tea miles long with a maximum miles, the French have carried square miles of ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1334 | Page: 4 | Tags: none