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TOWN HALL, PENISTONE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, Nov. ird, 4th. Arr.io4ert,eut with W. F. Jury, Ludon. will be ..

... PENISTONE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, Nov. ird, 4th. Arr.io4ert,eut with W. F. Jury, Ludon. will be shown the (treat BATTLE OF THE SOMME :..stu.P. load. Mr. Loyd George mid: 'lf this picture does mut e dwar. thew skid help civilisation. 1 7 4 I1s)WING—Thwoodoy ...

The Hippodrome

... The Hippodrome Pictures of the great battle of the Somme were shown in Chesterfield for the first time on Thursday night at the Hippo- drome. They have been issued by the Brit- ish Press Bureau and give a vivid idea of the magnitude of the task of our ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1916
Newspaper: Derbyshire Courier
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 164 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OUNDED FOUR TIMES IN SIX

... been out in France fifteen u«nth« trench fever, and was in bospiUi , out he came through without scratch until tie Battle of the Somme, was wounded in the knee. He now in hospital at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. LCE.JOORPL. n. WATTS, Ripley, Sherwood Foresters ...

THE CAPTURE OF SAILLY-SAILLISEL

... will remain one trie fines; and at same time one the most tragicepisodes of the battle of the Somme. Ihe small number.of prisoners emphasises fury which characterised tho battle. Tne 1-rencn soldiers were forced many places passage corpses of the enemy piled ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1916
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WIRKSWORTH LEWIS GUNNER

... Infnrrnfttion has and Mr«. I’urdy, of Lyton Villa,. Riddings, that their Sergt. T. Purdy, has been wounded in the battle of the Somme. Sgt. Purdy served for seven years in the 3rd Grenadier Guards, but at the outbreak of war transferred into another ...

Published: Tuesday 17 October 1916
Newspaper: Derbyshire Courier
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 291 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMAN GENERAL ON THE BRITISH ARMY

... the 4th German Corpf, thinks of the British Army revealed in the course of a voluminous document dealing with the battle of the Somme and its lessons, which was captured our troops. begins by paying a tribute to our infantry. The English in'antry has ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1916
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1446 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NEW WHITTINGTON GUARDSMAN WINS MILITARY MEDAL. New Whittington people will be delighted to hear that Private C. ..

... ago. taken prisoner during the battle of the RIDDINGS GUARDSMAN WOUNDED. Information has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Purdy, of Lyton Villa, Riddings, that their son, Se T. Purdy, has been wounded in the battle of the Somme. Sgt. Purdy served for seven ...

Published: Saturday 14 October 1916
Newspaper: Derbyshire Courier
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 366 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT

... OTTHE SOMME. 18-INCH HOWITZERS. PROJECTILES THAT WEIGH TON. Mr Bach Thomas, Daily Mail, gives a graphic description of the tremendous artillery fire that preceded latest British attack on the Somme : * We fought to-day comparatively small 'battle, and ...

Published: Saturday 14 October 1916
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 669 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

mission the the'

... ts for the troops, we have I done all that, under the Providence of God, can be done. The Battle of the Nfarne east the Germans the war; the Battle of the Somme, whenever it ends —in 19Ifi. or. as is more probable, in the spring or Kammer of 101.7. or ...

“DIED BRAVELY DOINC HIS DUTY.”

... Sutton who place their country’s call first has been killed in action, on Oct. ist, in the great and terrific battles that are being fought on the Somme. Pte. John Hall wae the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, of The Mill, to whom have been given many ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1916
Newspaper: Alfreton Journal
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 780 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRIVATE E. VARLEY

... head, atter a miracu- lou: escape from death. te is attached to ce and was carrying out his cories on the field of battle on the Somme hen a shell burst near by A piece of rapnel struck the buckle of his stee. helmet, the buckie and a piece of he strap ...

Published: Saturday 21 October 1916
Newspaper: Derbyshire Courier
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 844 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NOTES ON CURRENT EVENTS

... believe that the events the past week have not left their mark on the German troops fighting their desperate defensive battle on the Somme. Their moral a week ago universal assent had fallen to a perilously low point. What is it like at the present time a ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1916
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1082 | Page: 2 | Tags: none