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... is at present in hospital suffering from a compound fracture of the left leg and two bullet wounds received in the battle in the Somme Valley. His many friends will be pleased to hear he is going on very well at present. Sergi. Spruce lived in Williams ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1916
Newspaper: Dudley Chronicle
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 936 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

nms BIRMINGHAM DAILY MAIL. MONDAY. JULY 3, 1916

... were in the air the whole day. FRENCH ACCOUNT. STORY OF THE BATTLE. GROUND LOST AND WON BY BRITISH ARMY. SOUTH STAFFORDS’ DISTINCTION The bombardment which was the essential preliminary the battle proper began six o’clock on Saturday mornsng, but the Press ...

Published: Monday 03 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1068 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TROOPS STAND FMK

... German front line. DAY'S FRENCH REPORT. is on the Somme in Champagne. fallowing official communique has rteeivzd from French General uners, and issued by the Press this afternoon : the south of the Somme.—Our continuing their progress the night in the region ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1040 | Page: 3 | 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

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. Early Saturday morning the Anglo-French, * r,t ues, after a week of intense artillery prepara-011 and trench raids, front of over twenty ule fi to lQ 6O oith of the River opened a vigorous ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2198 | Page: 7 | 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

THE WAR

... similar success is announced on the Carso, between Selz and Monfalcone. The Battle of the Somme. TUESDAY. Fighting in the battle that has developed north and south of the Somme continues to exceedingly keen, and the territorial progress made, particularly ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Tamworth Herald
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2735 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NEW GAINS ON OUR FRONT. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED WITH VERY

... prisoners. South of the Somme we completed the occupation of Estrees. We took 200 prisoners. The communication trenches connecting Eslrees and Belloy having been occupied by us, the whole German second position to the south of the Somme is now in our power ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1230 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS

... July Lamps on vehlolos llgfitotf 8.42 Restricted lighting BATTLE RESUMED. “INTENSE” STRUGGLE ON BRITISH FRONT. TERRITORIALS & ANZACS ENTER POZIERES. GERMANS STILL IN LONGUEVAL. The battle of the Somme was yesterday on the British front from Pozieret to Guillemont ...

Published: Monday 24 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1407 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. lighting the Somme battlefield during the eek-end was mainly confined to the extreme , of the British and left the French Tines, *he north of- the river. East of Montauban troops pushed on ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1331 | Page: 7 | 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

MORNING EXPRESS EDITION

... bomb-proofs and ruined trenches. Von Wiegand comments the lack of details in the Berlin official statements regarding the battle of the Somme. He says the ** German General Staff has shown disposition lift the veil, and is evidently indifferent to opinion ont-; ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1503 | Page: 8 | Tags: none