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... TRONES. • GERMANS REGAIN SOME GROUND. RAIDS IN FLANDERS. HOW THE WORCESTERS MARCHED TO BATTLE. LOfficial Photograph ciiculaled by and GensralJ AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. THE bTSmINGHAM DAILY MAIL. WEDNESDAY. JULY 12. 1916 FIRST CLASS. HOW THE GERMAN PRISONERS ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 75 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LIEUT. GERALD WILLIAM NIXON

... Gerald William Nixon. Hampshire Regiment, brother of Mrs. Manville, wife of Mr. Edward Manville, fell in action at the battle of the Somme on July Ist. x was 20 years of age, and educated the Bedford Grammar School. He was pupil at the Daimler Works, and ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 113 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

FRENCH VILLAGES RE-NAMED

... more vesatiousness. here did in? Oh. near Mhat. Our objective was Mary court, some such place.” lit evident that the Battle of the Somme is going to add some fresh household words to our war vocabulary. ■' i:. veteran this time; I’hig-street.” '' Booloo ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 208 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Lieut. Gerald William Nixon Killed in Action

... DAIMLER WORKS. Lieut. Gerald William Nixon, Hampshire Regiment, brother of Mrs. Edward Manville, fell in action the Battle of the Somme July Ist. was 20 years of age, and educated at the Bedford Grammar School. He was a pupil the Daimler Works, and immediately ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Wonderful Spirit

... after the attack had been launched. South of the Somme, there was no action of importance. Nevertheless, last night made some progress in the neighbourhood of Belloy and Estrees. The battle of the Somme is following regular rhythm successive methodical ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 269 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE OUTLOOK. THEI IRISH SETTLEMENT

... THE OUTLOOK. THEI IRISH SETTLEMENT. The casualty lists front the battle of the Somme enforce the Premier’s appeal for a truce of hearts in dealing: with the Irish settlement proposals given to the House of Commons yesterday. It would indeed be an unseemly ...

Published: Tuesday 11 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 439 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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

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

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

ENEMY’S AWKWARD POSITION

... been caplured. On the way back from the battle of the Somme I visited certain of the most famous British troops. They made a glorious attempt to reach the German i trenches in the northern part of the line of battle I Behnz, July 11. but had 400 yards of ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 715 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WAR. GERMAN RAIDERS REPULSED AT LA BASSEE

... of our acorplanes is missing. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS PROGRESS. We have reached a stage of definite achievement in the battle of the Somme. On Tuesday night Sir Douglas Haig sent the good news that our troops, after ten days and nights of continuous fighting ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 721 | Page: 5 | Tags: none