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The Battle of the Somme

... The Battle of the Somme. It was none the lean generous, though perfectly true, for the French Government, in its review of the battle of the Somme, issued on Tuesday night, to point out that the enemy have better communication/ north of the river, end ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. One of the Loughborough boys, Pte. W. A. Deakin, of the Royal Fusiliers, who took part in the great offensive movement on the Ist July, has written home his impressions of the day. After referring to the few days prior to the ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1916
Newspaper: Loughborough Echo
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 3078 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE THE SOMME FRENCH SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT. BRITISH GAINS SUMMARISED. GOOD DAY'S WORK. (Prcs3 Association War'Spocial.) Paris, Saturday. semi-official statement issued last night says: main feature of to-day the resumption of the offensive tho ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 438 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. ADVANCE IN AST4 MINOR

... THE WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. ADVANCE IN AST4 MINOR. FALL OF ERZINGAN Petrograa advices reported last week the satistactory advance of the right wing of the Russian army of the Caucasus and its capture of the town of Gumishkhan, eouth-west of ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1916
Newspaper: Grimsby News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 233 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Battle of the Somme. FRICOURT AND kA BOISELLE. ACCOUNT BY AN EYE-WITNESS. By Captain C. E W. Bean (Official ..

... Battle of the Somme. FRICOURT AND kA BOISELLE. ACCOUNT BY AN EYE-WITNESS. By Captain C. E W. Bean (Official Australian Press Representative). War Correspondents' Headquarters, Franca July 3. Yesterday three of us walked out from near the t , ,wri of Albert ...

Published: Monday 24 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AN EPISODE

... AN EPISODE. The Duh of tha Frmefa in the Battle of the Somme. (Tins ASSOCIATION WAR mOIAL.] (FfMi Mr AnM. raprMMlaAlf* * tk» CAMEOS OF THE GREAT FIGHT. flow Three Jocks Escorted 600 Captives. ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 34 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CLIMAX OF WAR

... CLIMAX OF WAR. German Military Expert on the Somme Battle. AMSTERDAM. Thursday. Discussing the great battle on the Somme, the military correspondent of the •• Vossiache Zeitung that the operations are still developing, and that their climax has apparently ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 140 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HALT IN THE BATTLE. Front Remains Intact

... HALT IN THE BATTLE. Front Remains Intact. PARIS. Friday. A senti-cfficial statement issued last night the first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end, after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought no change in the situation ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 150 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DERBY SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION

... news that his brother, Private Olblinr, Somerset Light Infantry (No. 15444), was killed in action on July Ist at the battle of the Somme. De. ceased, who was 28 years of age and un married, was in private life employed at Messrs. Harwood and Sons, printers ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1916
Newspaper: Alfreton Journal
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 186 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING. Desperate Struggle for Foureaux Wood

... HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING. Desperate Struggle for Foureaux Wood. PAR IS. Saturday. The twenty-first of the battle in the Somme dktrict brought no material modification on the whole front North and eolith of the Sotnine the French 'organised the positions ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 252 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HATTON

... Hospital, shire. Branch of the Red Crase, and! £5 for CO'OU TR. parcels for. Ing 1 boys serving with the WOUNDED. —At the battle of the Somme, on July Ist, Pte. W. Stephenson, of thig village, was badly wounded in the arm by a, piece of poikon shiell. For five ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1916
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Chronicle
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 246 | Page: 2 | Tags: none