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DELVi MEANS DEATH

... DELVi MEANS DEATH The battle of the Somme mused 30.0001 casualties on the first day• 01 MOM aeproximal ly 3.000 would require transfusion. which would call for the forward proviston of 7.800 pints of blood. Clearly. it would be impossible to obtain this ...

Published: Friday 09 May 1941
Newspaper: Fulham Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 50 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Deily Maas Death

... Deily Maas Death The battle of the Somme caused 30.000 casualties on the first day. Of these approximately 3.000 would require transfusion, which would call for the forward provision of 7.500 pints of blood. Clearly. it would be impossible to obtain this ...

Published: Friday 25 April 1941
Newspaper: West Ham and South Essex Mail
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 92 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DELAY MEANS DEATH

... DELAY MEANS DEATH The battle of the Somme caused 30,000 casualties the first day. Ot se approxlm.! ly 3,000 would require Iran*- union. which would call for the forward provision 7.600 pints of blood. Clearly, It would Impossible obtain till* amount the ...

HOME GUARD AT FUNERAL

... war, when he was sent to France and Belgium. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field at the first battle of the Somme in 1916. On demobilisation in 1919. he joined the engineer's department' of the L.C.C. and was employed as engine driver ...

Published: Saturday 05 April 1941
Newspaper: West Middlesex Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 201 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DURING THE GREAT WAR

... DURING THE GREAT WAR From the Middlesex and Buckinghamshire Ldverilser & Uxbridge Gazette, July 28, 1916 In the great battle of the Somme our forces made progress at High Wood, which is beyond the German third system of defences at this point. Many men who ...

IDELAV MEANS DEATH

... IDELAV MEANS DEATH The battle oi the Somme caused 30.000 casualties on the first day. Of these approximately 3.000 would require transfusion, which would call for the lonvard provision of 7.500 pinta of blood. Clearly, It would be impossible to obtain ...

Published: Friday 09 May 1941
Newspaper: Westminster & Pimlico News
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 280 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OES OF THE LA

... this moment his genius began to be recognised. He was awarded the M.C. for shooting down a balloon shortly before the Battle of the Somme broke; and his first recorded victory dame on July 2, 1916, when he shot down a Roland. After that, his score proceeded ...

Published: Saturday 12 April 1941
Newspaper: Reveille
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 396 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Tiny' Freyberg, V.C. -hero by habit

... the landing was to made there. He won his V.C. leading his men through a weak point in the German lines during the battle of the Somme in Noyember. 1916. It was entirely due to his heroism that the German line was broken and to his leadership that this ...

Published: Wednesday 21 May 1941
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 539 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SOUTH NOR WOOD FOR ST. DUNSTAN'S Norwood Group's Fine Efforts

... paid tribute to the work of St. Dunstan's and of Sir lan Fraser, the blind M.P., recalling that he was himself at the battle of the Somme where Sir lan iot his sight. A late a 5 1938 nineteen ex-Servicemen entered St. Dunstan's, having lost their sight as ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1941
Newspaper: Croydon Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 525 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NO DOCTORS TO SPARE FOR FANCY ILLNESSES!

... prevent illness among the troops. But it is ready. In case of invasion, to deal with a rush of casualties. Daring the Battle of the Somme in the last war the Corps handled 41111ee within a short Even in those Its work was so snosessful that out of wounded ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1941
Newspaper: John Bull
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 594 | Page: 22 | Tags: none