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... Sir Douglas Haig’s Great Push : The Battle of the Somme (Hutchinson), published by arrangement with the War Office. It is further titled as “A popular, pictorial, and authoritative work on one of the great battles in history, illustrated by about 700 ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

SANDERSTEAD OFFICER PRESUMED KILLED

... and lire, (1. H. Jackson. of Sanderstead, Lieut. George Dewar Jackson, of the Grenadier Guards, who took part in the battle of the Somme and was wounded and reported missing in as attack on September 15th. 1916. is pow officially presumed to have been killed ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Croydon Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 103 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IN MEMORIAM

... FULL ART) : In loving memory of Private Frederick James Fullard, killed in action on the 24th September, 1916, in the Battle of the Somme. From his sorrowful wife Hilda. Gone but not forgotten. PEET: In proud and loving memory of Co.- Sergt.-Major Henry ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 105 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE DECCA

... post the remains of our dearly beloved Decca,' killed in action on 5th May 1917. He accompanied us right through the Battle of the Somme and kept us happy and cheerful when there was nothing but mud and crumps for miles around. We have pushed once more ...

Published: Wednesday 12 September 1917
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 230 | Page: 33 | Tags: Photographs 

ANNIVERSARY OF TANK DAY. FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOMME BATTLE

... APPEARANCE IN SOMME BATTLE. To-day, as we are reminded by the long list of /n Memoriam notices on the front page of The Times, is the anniversary of a great day for the British Army, the opening of the second phase of the Battle of the Somme, when the Tanks ...

Published: Monday 17 September 1917
Newspaper: Evening Mail
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 579 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TOLL OF THE WAR

... Architects, and on the staff of th e Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments, was previously wounded in the Battle of the Somme, and lgain in the Battle of Arras. A few months ago ho was awarded the Military Cross, and received the following mention in despatches: ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1917
Newspaper: Richmond Herald
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ALSACE PROBLEM

... for the exhibition. Amongst the interesting things that could he shown are the table used by Sir Douglas Haig at the Battle of the Somme, the log of the Fie and I. which was kept up by the wireless operator until he shot, and the metal shoulder and cap ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 291 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOUR TIMER WOUNDED

... shrapnel whilst in the battle of Hooge, on which occasion the first display ot liquid fire was used. As soon as he recover 1, he went back to France, where he wa, wounded a second time in August, 1916. in the great battle of the Somme, suffer ing from a shut ...

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... late George C. 11.11.1. CE.. arid of Mre. now residing at a V.etoria-road, Upper Norwood), who frit .n at.ttou at {Battle of the Somme September 15, 1916. acid 20 year'. • • Duke et di forum eat pim patria COZE4S-1n eterrdoohpg natatory ef J. Herald ...

GUNNER A. WILDING

... A. WILDING. Mr. and Mrs. Wilding, of 9, William-street, North Finchley, whose elder son has been missing since the battle of the Somme, fourteen months ago, have just sustained another great loss in the death their second eon, Gunner Arthur Wilding, of ...

Published: Friday 21 September 1917
Newspaper: Hendon & Finchley Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 343 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Courteous and Honest

... comrades, the R.A.M.C. men. The Somme Battle. Pte. P. SPENCER, Military Hospital, Chlseldon, near Swindon. I think would have been more honourable if this “ Sergt. had published his name and address. tring the Battle of the Somme I know the wounded w uld have ...

Published: Sunday 30 September 1917
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 395 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IVER HEATH SOLDIER KILLED

... Queen's Westminster Rifles. Whilst in France, Sergeant Priest won promotion, and took part in ninny battles, being wounded. in the head at the battle of the Somme. Special leave was granted to him after Arras, and he came home to see his wife, who had recently ...