... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. A Lesson for Local People with Long Faces. To the Editor . of the •'‘Neekly News. Sir,—After having spent nine' months on active service in France and three months in hospital as the result of wounds received in the fierce fighting ...

... PICTURE THEATRE lbseroo r'.. lll:nemi. COLWYN BAY. Tu. sr 1. _ To-day, Friday and Saturday, THE OFFICIAL WAR FlLMthe Battle of me Somme ...

... yet been touched in France. . I went right through from April to July in the trenches without a scratch. During the battle of the Somme I was blown up at Longueval. A shell entered a bank beneath my feet and burst, blowing me skywards. I landed some dozen ...

... he was prompted lance-corporal and attached to the dispatch lidera, facing daily perils. He took part in the first battle of the Somme in July, subsequently for two months was at the Cadet Training School, and on September 17th he joined the 2nd Battalion ...