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DRIBBLING TO DEATH

... . Where did we go in? Oh, near Albat. Our objective was Mary's Court, or some such place.” (It is evident that the Battle of the Somme is going to add some fresh household words our war vocabulary. Wipers,” Plugsheet,” Dooloo,” and ” Armintears*’ are ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 595 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OFFICIAL PICTCBBS SHOWN IN BIRMINGHAM,

... OFFICIAL PICTCBBS SHOWN BIRMINGHAM, For the first time the official rpictures of the battle of the Somme were publicly exhibited in Birmingham yesterday, being shown the Picture House, New Street, and the Scala from early afternoon onwards, and at the ...

Published: Tuesday 05 September 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1394 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOW A VICTORIA CROSS WAS WON

... VICTORIA CROSS WAS WON. SAID ST. QUENTIN STATION, Pabib, Thursday. A semi-official statement says:— In the course of the battle of the Somme British aviators contributed brilliantly to the success of the Allies methodical action and the great prowees of her ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 592 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BATTLE ROUND POZIERES

... patrol* in the neighbourhood of yesterday. After some of the grimmest fighting that has marked the whole course of the battle on the Somme front the Central News Psria correspondent) the British, oomprwing Scottish, South African, and Territorial troops, ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 615 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CLAIM TO BIG BALANCE IN JUNE

... aerial battle. The results of the aerial battles in June are: German losses In aerial battles, 2 aeroplanes By being shot down from the earth, 1 aeroplane. Missing, 4 aeroplanes. Total, 7 aeroplanes. The French and British lost In aerial battles, 23 aeroplanes ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 600 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SUCCESS NEAR COMBLES

... one our pilot* between Comble* and Morval. “MAGNIFICENT RESULTS OF THE SOMME BATTLE. Pißie, Saturday. Tbe Expert French Commentator writes; Yesterday was dey of transition on the Somme. The French and British troops, although they did not reassume tbe offensive ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 572 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Objective Still Far Oflj

... ’'—Prose Association War Special. SAVING THE WOUNDED. HAIG’S FINE TRIBUTE TO THE MEDICAL SERVICE On the fourth day of the battle of the Somme the Commander-in-Chief issued the following special order of the day, addressed from advanced General Headquarters, ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 621 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IIRMINGHAM DAILY MAIL. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1916

... clear. its main features story of taking of Le is very similar earlier stories of the carrying other villages in the battle of the Somme. It is th« old glorious tale of the domination of British doggedness, courage, and endurance over concealed machine-gun ...

Published: Tuesday 10 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 579 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OUR GAINS OF THE WEEK

... OGRESS IN HUNGARY. AUSTRIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. GERMAN COMMENTS ON SOMME BATTLE. BREAKING THROUGH.” ENEMY’S' REPORTS. September 9. The oomraepts ...

Published: Monday 11 September 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 672 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

'RUISH GUNS BREAK SIX WAVE OF GERMAN INFANTRY

... Paris. Thursday A semi-offiria'i >tateim'ai regarding the exploits of the Br.f.sh Flying Corps issued here During the battle of the Somme the British Hying service has by its methodical activity and the prowess of its pilots brilliantly contributed towards ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 590 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

OPERATIONS

... the Fourth German Corps, thinks the British army is revealed in tho course of a voluminous document dealing with tine battle of the Somme and its lessons, which was captured by our troops. It ■begins paying a tribute to our infantry: The English infantry ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1098 | Page: 7 | Tags: none