... recent' telegrams , ns a very important one . and its capture by the British is one of the outstanding incidents of the Battle of the Somme .. The village stands on the summit of a small plateau , arid is a . vantage point for *• artillery firo on neighbouring ...

... With the capture or Pozieres the second phase of the battle of the Somme may be said to have finished on the British front . The gain is greater than that- of a single strong position . In losing it the enemy has lost solid advantages in artillery fire ...