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Lasce•Corpl. J. 1. Deassity

... Lasce•Corpl. J. 1. He out to France in Marsh, 191 d. Ani h.. heavy lightlug. He wounded In the battle a/ the Somme but wt. treated as a and did not corns home an leave tat (amber. boon after return to Tranee the dipoles/no area that hem miming, but bla ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Corp'. Ww. Geadirell

... is only • hew weeks since Maurice (indwell, a younger brother, who had been • prisoner of war in Germany sine* the battle of the Somme, was repatriated and returned to Blackpool. Coro. Nihilism Gruber)) joined the Army In March, 1915, and bed been serving ...

Published: Friday 03 May 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOST AN EYE

... had to be removed. The other eye ,• happily unaffected. Plc Bailey. who sn.4 up in November. 1914. was wounded in the Battle of the Somme on July. X th. 1915. but after a 'cried hospital. re turned ami in the Hattie of Con, bin?. It, wee home on Have three ...

Published: Tuesday 02 April 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 168 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CORPORAL J. R. DAXIS:

... is only • few vreeks since Mambos Oradoell, • younger brother, who had been • prisoner of war on Oerniany since the battle of the Somme. repstriated and returned to Blackpool. Lmpl. William Chithwell joined the Army in and had beau in France with the Royal ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 172 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

P.a. 11. lidelfsi

... ned t a h. tie r % m l.. ,u. He only 17 togll and timberland Highlambus. with whom for two and a year.. During first battle of the Somme. in he had the ill.lurk to Mined in a trench. but he was extricated end to - Blighty. , He again came home on Met New ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 170 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MILITARY CROSS AWAR™

... front and later at the Battle of the Somme, In October, 1916, he returned to England to enter a Cadet School, from which he was gazetted to the R.G.A. early in 1917, In May, 1917, he again sailed for France, and took part in the‘ Battle of Cambrai.. The great ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE “STRAND.”

... should soon make him @ avourite with English readers. : Sir A. Conon D(g;yle concludes his dfitalle@ account of the Battle of the Somme, in 1916 —the first portion of which attracted sa much attention in last month’s issue—and emphasizes its decisive ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 208 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ar how* 40asavisos1/4 1. .... , aoil 1;4 •

... parts of England. be was drafted to Franc,.. October. 1915, ain. tag on the Ypres front, and later taking part in the battle of the Somme. In October, OA he returned to England to enter • Cadet School. front which he was gasetted early ill 1917 to the R ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 253 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A ILK= YOUTH

... only 17 he Mined the lemma Aran and Sutherland Highlanders, with whom he for two anti a half mars. During VW! first battle of the Somme,. in 1911, hr had the ill luck to in a Iron -h. but Ivnt extricated d sect to Blighty. He again came horns on law ...

Published: Tuesday 03 September 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 265 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SALYAGE FROM THE BATTLE- FIELDS

... the tank is a life-saver, and to it has been mainly due the very striking difference between our losses in the first battle of the Somme and the third, which Sir Douglas Haizg opened with his brilliant surprise attack on Aungust gth. . . . The expenditure ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 437 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Celebration by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sutcliffe at Blackpool

... The eldest son—Mr. Hubert Milner Sutcliffe—has just been discharged from the army. He was badly wounded in the last battle of the Somme by the explosion of a shell, which, damaged one leg so that he has still to go on crutches, and is under medical treatment ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Pte. G. If. Ambler

... on I Another elder brother. Claude, also a I lino operator el the Herald,' use by wounded at Montaubsn. during the battle of the Somme. where he awarded the military medal for conspiouesui gallantry. He at that time held the rank of savant la one of the ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1918
Newspaper: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 550 | Page: 6 | Tags: none