... daughter of Mr. W. P. Sim, Seascale. Private: Close joined the Lonsdale Battalion. He was wounded on Ist July at the battle of the Somme, and was invalided home. On returning to his military duties he has been on home service at Barrow, Crosby, and Oswestry ...

... in 1914, among the towns that they held bein, and Peronne. Over a year ago, f fo) pepe. t he British success at the Battle of the Somme, they were forced to retreat to a depth of thirty miles on a front 2 of almost a hundred miles, and their effort if ...

... of the the Cheshires and afterwards transferred to one of the tant. “He was wound t, of which he became during the battle of the Somme, wheo he received the military cross for conspicuous gal- lantry. Subsequent and wen! he was transferred to the Welsb ...