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... Loan, and was in pre-war days employed by- Mr W. K. Macdonald, Windmill House. He was invalided home after the first battle of the Somme, and for a time was an instructor. KILTED BATTALIONS GREAT RECEP TION IN FRANCE. Corporal Charles Paterson, R.K., after ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1918
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 236 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MOST CRITICAL DAY OF BATTLE

... MOST CRITICAL DAY OF BATTLE. Foch's Audacity Succeeds. What Offensive Means for Hindenburg. Paris, Monday. The Havas Agency says: —We are able to add 6ome details to the description the situation on the Somme front given in last, night's communique. The ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 732 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ONLY DID MY DUTY

... poli before going to France. Three gold stripes tell their own tale of wounds. At the Dardanelles, 7th June, 1915; battle of the Somme, Ist July, 1916; and Menin Road, September, 1917. Last night was entertained by Oakbank School, and congratulated by ...

Published: Thursday 21 February 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

READERS* FAVOURITE SONGS. Readers are sometimes on the outlook for songs of a byegone day, and shall very glad if

... ” She's the lass lor me.” Flora Macdonald.”—Could.any reader supply this correspondent with copies of the eongs—” Battle ol the Somme,” The laddie who fought and won,” ” British Soldier’s Grave,” Over the burning plains ol Egypt,” The Dying Ploughboy ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1918
Newspaper: Dundee People's Journal
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 262 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

ILO. AVIATOR KILLED

... In the autumn of 1915 he returned to this country and joined the London Scottish as a private. He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and was for some time in this country. He received his commission hat year. Lieutenant Silver, who was the ...

Published: Friday 10 May 1918
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 275 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEVILLE, —George Neville, late engineer oi Scottish Conservative Club, Edinburgh; last beard Kit when called up ..

... writes;—We are haying concerts every fortnight, and the following songs would be very welcome:— Just Before the Battle, Jdother,' The Battle ol the Somme,” ” Mother Machra.” and Ain Folk.” Soldier Girl” would be Indebted any reader ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1918
Newspaper: Dundee People's Journal
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GENERAL GOUGH

... particularly during the first battle of Ypres, when his cavalrymen showed a wonderful adaptability in the trenches around Hollebeke. With Sir Henry Rawlinson General Gough shared responsibility for the prolonged battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, and ...

Published: Tuesday 02 April 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 387 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Forfar Officer's Fate

... Union Bank in Ebrfar, had an excellent record of war service. 13e joined the army In 1915 and participated in M. first battle of the Somme. Sub.equently he was in- Aided home suffering front diphtheria, and on ieeovering he entered a Cadet Corp. in which ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1918
Newspaper: Forfar Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 312 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Missing Friends

... When You Come Home, Dear,” ana The Banks of the Nile ”2 T, C. asks lor the songs (words and music), The Battle ol the Somme, .Tust Before the Battle Mother, and Dark Nenve Chapclle. H. K. 8., Kirkcaldy, would be obliged to any reader supplying her with ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1918
Newspaper: Dundee People's Journal
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 494 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FRENCH ADVANCE ON GHENT

... day of the battle of the Somme the Germans employed sixty-four divisions—a number considerably exceeding the entire British Army in France. Sir Douglas Haig, in summing up the results of both battles, says that at no time either on the Somme or tho Lvji ...

Published: Friday 25 October 1918
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 377 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

WHY LUDENDORFF HESITATES

... Staff on June 21 declared that tho Allies began the battle of the Somme 1918 with 75 divisions of infantry and 6 cavalry divisions, and that the Germans brought up more than 110 divisions. In other battles the proportion was the same. The onemv therefore ...

Published: Saturday 13 July 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 485 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MILITARY MEDAL FOR. HILLSIDE SOLDIER

... been posted missing. and believed killed, since April 28. Private Gibb went to France in 1915. and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He returned to France on April 2 last. Prior to emigrating to Canada about seven years ago Private Gibb was working ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1918
Newspaper: Montrose Standard
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 356 | Page: 8 | Tags: none