... 19 years of age, and previous to enlisting was a ploughman. An older brother was awarded the Military Medal at the battle of the Somme. ...

... prior to enlisting warns ploughman at Stone of MurphM, St Opus. An elder brother was awarded the Military Medal at the battle of the Somme. ...

... granted a commission in his old regiment. He went into the fighting line with the Seaforths, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme last year. ...

... Macginness his Cross-Eyed Pet,,’’ “The Bonnie Braes o’ Eyrie,” “ Over the Burning Pains of Egypt,” and the recitation “The Battle of the Somme.” F. J., Aberdeen.—Would one of our readers kindly send copies ol the words of these Scotch songs— ’’ The Gle&ca Feeiu’ ...

... Lilies.” Boyd Cable. 'Memories Victorian London,” L B, Walford. Women the World Over,” bv Mrs Alec. T weedie. ‘The Battles of the Somme, bv Philip • Gibbs. lales the* Great War,” bv Hcnn Newboldt. Indian Memories, by Sir Robert Baden Powell. Canada ...

... ] could have been more profitably employed'; elsewhere. ' ( Haig's Offensive. I will take as an illustration the battles of \ the Somme. Remember this was the most -critical moment of the war —certainly the most critical moment in the fortune of the ...