... In Memory of the Battle of the Somme, July let, 1916. ...

... in the Leeds Rifles in 1912. went with them to France in 1915, and was severely wounded on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme in July, 1916. He was afterwards posted to a reserve battalion, with which he served until almost the end of the war ...

... the Beaumont Plamel sector, and from that time onwards the Leeds Pals had their full share .of the fighting. Of the Battle of the Somme what can one say that has not been said so much better on many previous occasions? Those unforgettable days which preceded ...

... EX-SERVICEMEN S PARADE. BRADFORD’S COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Preliminary arrangements for the annual ex-Servlcemen’s parade in Bradford, on the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, were made at a meeting night of representatives of the ...

... Association will attend special service at Cavendish Road Presbyterian Church, Leeds, on Sunday, the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and at the close Lament memory fallen comrades will be sounded on the pipes. The service will conducted by the Rev ...

... the Bth Battalion. received He was wounded in the opening stages of the Battle of the Somme, In July 1916, but later rejoined tho battalion, and the following year ha was wounded and gassed. Again he was able to rejoin them, and, along with the 2/BUi ...

... Lieut.-Col. Ramsden. In 1915 he received a commission in the Bth Battalion, and was wounded in July, 1916, at the Battle of the Somme. Later he rejoined the battalion, and in 1917 he was again gassed and wounded. He rejoined again and went to Germany ...

... of over two years following the fateful days of the Somme in 1916. The Pals’ Battalion took part in the Battle of the Ancre, the three Battles of Scarpe, as also the first Battle of Arras and the Battle of Hazebrouck. In November, 1917, the ...

... Service Arrangements in Leeds To-morrow. The Leeds Pals’ ’* Memorial service to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme will be held the Leeds Parish Church to-morrow evening, at 7.30. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend this annual ...

... Engineers, and commissioned lieutenant on October 2, 1914. He served in France, was awarded the Military Cross after the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and was mentioned in despatches. While with the Canadian Corps he was again mentioned in despatches and received ...

... ex-Service man, lias died hospital at San Pedro. California, following an operation for its removal. He was wounded the battle of the Somme in July. 1916. while serving with the Tyneside Scottish, and after his recovery he was unaware that a bullet was still ...

... HOMAGE. SOMME REMEMBRANCE . SERVICE. A warning on disarmament was expressed by the Rev. W. E. Worsley, M.C. (Vicar of Bramley), at a service held in Leeds Parish Church last night by the Leeds Pals’ Association in commemoration of the Battle of the Somme ...