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ALLIED CASUALTIES NOT HEAVY

... WITHOUT A SINGLE LOSS. WHY BRITISH PROGRESS IS SLOW. The semi-official statement issued in Paris last night say*: The battle of the Somme, although hindered by violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our anas. The advance of the French ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 740 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DEADLY MACHINE-GUN FIRE

... NOTTINGHAM DAIL CAME AN EPISODE. of the French in the Battle of the Somme. B ASSOCIATION WAR Caw = wv » Press with the ) who witmessed the bettle of the | the following account of the first ons. The result of the first deg’s that the chosen objectives ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 365 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

END OF ACT 1

... END OF ACT 1. FIVE DAYS' WORK ON THE SOMME. AS MUCH AS THE ENEMY DID AT VERDUN IN 130 DAYS. Last night's semi-official statement from Paris eays: The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an after continuing uninterruptedly five days. To-day ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 502 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LOCAL OFFICERS

... Andrew's Golf Club. WOUNDED. CAPTAIN J. WORTHINGTON. Captain F. Worthington. the Lincolnshire Regiment, was wounded in the Battle of the Somme. on July 3rd. He joined the commencement the war, and was granted a commission in October, 1914. He was the assistant ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1128 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

STRAIGHTENING THE LINE

... resumption of the offensive by the British from Thiepval to the point where tbey link up with the French forces. Before the battle of the Somme can pursue its victorious course is important that our advance, which was slower in the British sector and speedier ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 667 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ON THE STOKHOD

... following oe be te Private Blank. The ah right,” he by punning towards ws with| uw ed the bayonet, and they Lip het the battle of the Somme is ye, trash household words to * Wipens ~ “~ Bootes, To the reet,”” Jely Sth, We mot aoe mob the T “Le Bustiea,” “Fey ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Till AISVIIRTIBIII2-BatTURDAY„ JULY 15, 1916

... steadily and surely from day to day, is more significant than any separate incursion through the German Front. The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated British organisation to be markedly superior, in one very important respect, to that of ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: West Bridgford Advertiser
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 796 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... MI.. C. J. Huskinson. leanxion, has Seri, awarded the 31.1itary for • successful bombing raid carried out during th• battle oi the Somme. The gallant young diker who i.o just 19 on.y been out at the three monthe. FLA.: I)AT boa WOUNDKU HMUSS.S.—FIaga were ...

Published: Wednesday 19 July 1916
Newspaper: Newark Advertiser
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1885 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BELGIAN RED C ' OSS

... MOlCKensle, son of Mr. James MacKensie, of Kinsale, Co. Cork, formerly frith land Commisaioner, has been killed •in , the battle of the Somme. Ile emigrated to Canada some years ago. (In the outbreak of the war be enliged in the British Columbia Rome, and then ...

PAVED THE WAY

... PAVED THE WAY. A letter from a brigade officer in the Tyneside Irish runs follows: When the history of the battle of the Somme comes to be seen in its true perspective I think it will be found that one of the most brttliant chapters in that story the ...