... Regt.—the Post Office Rifles—and went to the Western Front, serving in the Somme, Ypres Salient and Arras Battles. “ The first narrow escape from death was in 1916 Battle of the Somme. I was sitting in a ' funk hole-’ lighting pipe, when shell burst on top ...

... Regt.—the Post Office Rifles—and went to the Western Front, serving In the Somme. Ypres Salient and Arras Battles. The first narrow escape from death was in 1916 Battle of the Somme. I was sitting in a * funk hole’ lighting pipe, when a shell burst on top ...

... fact that he has twit . . narrow escapes from death. both of them in the first world war. On the first occasion—the , Battle of the Somme. In 1916--he was a member of the 6th City of London Regiment—the Office Rifles — and was sitting in a sh:11 hole lighting ...

... became known as the “Sittingbourne Twins” and one was hardly ever without the other Mr Downing who lost a leg at the battle of the Somme is survived by his wife three sons and a daughter Football Club A falling off in home gates due to bad weather and to ...

... international goodwill, and belonged to the former League of Nations Union. In the first world war he was wounded in the Battle of the Somme, and when demobilbled took up again his profession as a schoolmaster in Surrey and London schools. Six years ago he ...

... September 1914 he enlisted in France with the Duke of ( ornwall's Infantry and later with Engineers He won after the Battle of the Somme was badly gassed occasions m Resuming career after the war Mr Bell became manager to Messrs Nightingale Page and Bennett ...

... school life were his college training and first world war. during which he won the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the Battle of the Somme. has won the high regard Of all his colleagues and tne rast.ect of all his pupils . AMICUS CURIE Worthing News and Comment ...

... granted a commission in the Lanctishire Fusiliers and was posted to one of their battalions in Prance just before the battle of the Somme. At the age of 56, he must have been one of the oldest, if not the oldest junior officer serving in a fighting unit ...

... Blundellsands 1906 During the 1914-18 distinguished himself in his work for the troops in France and was the battles of the Somme Arras and the third battle of Ypres He was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the DSO (or services in the field He was appointed ...

... Hereford died m nursing home at Cheltenham on Saturday Doctor Linton Smith was trans- of Rochester from I battles of the Somme Arras and the third battle of Ypres was mentioned in despatche and was awarded the DS O for services in the field He was appointed ...

... taken there from his home. A linotype operator, Mr. Vince was born in London. He was severely wound.d in the leg at the Battle of the Somme, while serving with the King's Royal Rifles In the early 1920's he was in Nova Scotia, Canada, working on newspaper ...

... to which your correspondent objected had distinguished war record in the idu/is war, and won the Military Medal the Battle of the Somme. . warn Mrs. Campbell, and others, that legal proceedings will taken in the event of false accusations being made concerning ...