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Radio and Television Programmes Battle of the Somme Is Recalled Tonight

... Radio and Television Programmes Battle of the Somme Is Recalled Tonight THE Battle of the Somme is recalled at 9.55 this evening by some of the men who were there 40 years ago. They include Robert Graves, Cecil Lewis, C. E. Carrington, A Little Learning ...

Published: Thursday 16 August 1956
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 355 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COUNCILLOR POWELL

... was 15 and attained the rank of major at. the age of 28. He was awarded the D.S.O. for acts of gallantry during the Battle of the Somme and was five times mentioned in despatches. He is President of the Old Cont emptibles Association (PorUmouth branch ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1954
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Mr. R. Humphrey

... 1914 enlisted in the 6th Battalion of the Royal West IRegiment. He was discharged after being severely wounded in the battle of the Somme and since had been permanently disabled. He leaves a widow, a son and a daughter. ...

Published: Friday 10 July 1953
Newspaper: Tonbridge Free Press
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 82 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MAJOR POWELL

... became a major at 28. He was promoted in the field and awarded the 0.8.0 for two specific acts of gallantry at the Battle of the Somme. Five time he was mentioned in dispatches. Councillor Powell Is also Vice- Chairman of the Passenger Transport Committee ...

Published: Friday 21 November 1952
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GREAT CHART

... leaving a widow and two sons. Born near Lewes. he later worked at Godinton. He received severe wounds in the second Battle of the Somme and later was trained by the Government as an upholsterer, at which trade he was,' manager in Dover and London. The ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1956
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

WAR SERVICE

... WAR SERVICE On the outbreak of the 1914-18 war he joined a battalion of Lowther's . Lambs��� and was wounded at the battle of the Somme, sustaining a comminuted fracture of the right leg. After being in hospital at Northampton for nine months, he was t ...

Published: Wednesday 24 March 1954
Newspaper: Eastbourne Gazette
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

VICAR RETURNING TO KENT

... ordination in 1920. Mr. Langhorne served as an officer in World War I with the Queen's Regiment, was wounded at the Battle of the Somme and later served with the Royal Engineers in Palestine and Syria. His first curacy was at Ashford (1920-241 and he has ...

Published: Friday 31 December 1954
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CAPTAIN

... Bedfordshire Regiment. He served in Belgium. France. Italy and North Russia. and was Awarded the M.C. for gallantry in the Battle of the Somme. He also gained the Belgium Croix de Guerre, the M.8.Z.. and was twice mentioned In dispatches. He resigned his conunibslon ...

Published: Friday 01 February 1957
Newspaper: Kent & Sussex Courier
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 108 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WON MC IN SOMME BATTLE DIED IN ROAD ACCIDENT

... WON MC IN SOMME BATTLE DIED IN ROAD ACCIDENT At a Maidstone inquest on Charles F. Judge. 69. a seaffolder, of The Rocks, East Mailing, fatally injured at Larkfleld, where be was knocked down on the main Vaidstone-London road by a car driven from Maidstone ...

Published: Friday 12 November 1954
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Oxford to Try Swivels You van traffic ,fI V , SAILOR DAHS I‘iccutUUy Circus and lot of rime too in

... the rank ot major at the age 28 He was awarded the D.S.O when a lieutenant lor two specific acts of gallantry in the Battle of the Somme, and was the first ranker officer in the to receive this order. H>- was five times mentioned in dispatches for gallantry ...

Published: Friday 04 May 1951
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

AWARDED M.C

... attached as adjutant to the 9th Rattn. Royal Irish Rifler and wa wlth them when awarded the Military Crass during the Battle of the Somme. He was then for a time attached to the Welch Regt. an adjutant and later returned to his own regiment as adjutant. ...