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THE LATE LORD FEVERSHAM

... service was held the Parish Church, Kirbymisperton, on Friday night, for three soldiers who had fallen in the great Battle of the Somme —the late Earl of (patron the living). Sec.-Lieut. Wilfred Hailiwell (son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Twentyman, of ...

Bp the Wap

... interrupt traffic on the railway from Lille to Douai. Trains were running south carrying reserves or munitions for a battle on the Somme, and it was decided to attack them. Patrols were first , of all sent over the aerodromes in order to hold in check the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Sheffield Evening Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1321 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BRITISH

... day, addressed by General J off to the Somme troops and published yesterday, the expert French commentator says : —lt sets forth the object and result of the French offensive. On one hand the battle of the Somme has freed Verdun ; on the other hand it ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Sheffield Evening Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1713 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TERRIFIC STRUGGLES IN VAULTS OF HISTORIC MONASTERY

... GRENADE AND HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING. Berlin yesterday reported:—Army group of Prince Rupprecht: An artillery battle between the Ancre and the Somme is proceeding with violence. In connection with three attacks the British, which failed during the morning ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1916
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2156 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Collecting Waste Newspapers

... te observation. At night the villages , frequently bombed aeroplanes.” . j “ reports of the experience ll jrn* ' I battle of tho Somme, says this German 0 {or * “unanimously agree as to the neces* increased allotment of weapons, mean? , mnnications of ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1916
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2416 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FRESH CREAM DAILY

... Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 19th, 80th. and flat, the management have secured the remarkable production, The Battle of the Somme.' the ollicial pictures of the British Army in France and the great July push. Seeds are now hooking, and our readers ...

THRILLING STORIES OF HEROISM In the Great Battles of the Somme. THE CORPORAL THAT KILLED 22,

... THRILLING STORIES OF HEROISM In the Great Battles of the Somme. THE CORPORAL THAT KILLED 22, One hears many tales of individual gal-|by the prisoner; and it is officially accepted lantry; as of the officer of considerable runk |by the umit as true, and ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1173 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Where They Met

... happenings in war, anid coincidences. Here is just one. Two brothers had joined the forces, Each had taken part in the big battles an the Somme. Both had entered as privates. Both have got commissions. Each also had had varying experiences in the war, and each ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1916
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

JOFFRE SANGUINE. It is not often that General Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French Armws,‘ lets himself ..

... “ Order of the Day,” issued to the Northern Armies of the Republic. =~ We are now in the fourth month of the great battles on the Somme front, and General Joffre sums up the situation in the words that “ blows have been struck at’ the cnemy from which ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1916
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 2 | Tags: none