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He gained Military Cross at Battle of the Somme

... He gained Military Cross at Battle of the Somme A distinguished soldier who won the Military Cross at the battle of the Somme in the first world war and commanded his Regiment Ihinkirk in the second. Lieut.- Colonel Edward Guy Pultan. of 21, Keere-street ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1963
Newspaper: Sussex Express
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 533 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

It was only then that James realised he had gone into the Battle of the Somme — with an unioaded, useless weapon

... It was only then that James realised he had gone into the Battle of the Somme — with an unioaded, useless weapon. In a relatively short article like this it is hard to do justice to the many anecdotes and stories that Jlames has compiled- Se ‘ndeed me ...

Published: Thursday 23 January 1986
Newspaper: Bexhill-on-Sea Observer
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 381 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Hitler’s luck OF THE millions of words written about the terrible months during which the Battle of the Somme ..

... Hitler’s luck OF THE millions of words written about the terrible months during which the Battle of the Somme reduced that part of France to a desolate vista of wrecked towns, woodland destruction and miles of muddy craters and trenches, none was of more ...

Published: Friday 19 July 1985
Newspaper: Mid Sussex Times
County: Sussex, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 149 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Last survivor who fought with an empty revolver

... Last survivor who fought with an empty revolver TO enter the battle of the Somme with an empty gun may seem the height of folly, but that is exactly what James Leslie Lovegrove inadvertently did. Lt Lovegrove, as he then was, is the last known survivor ...

Published: Thursday 19 June 1986
Newspaper: Bexhill-on-Sea Observer
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 239 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Last survi with an el

... Last survi with an el TO enter the battle of the Somme with an empty gun may seem the height of folly, but that is exactly what James Leslie Lovegrove inadvertently did. Lt Lovegrove, as he then was, is the last known survivor of the Drocourt Queant switch ...

Published: Thursday 19 June 1986
Newspaper: Bexhill-on-Sea Observer
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 82 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Friend

... in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. In 1914 he enlisted in the Army and served during the First World War, taking part in the Battle of the Somme. After demobilisation he moved to Ely, Cambridgeshire. The funeral took place at Worthing Crematorium, the service being ...

Published: Friday 26 February 1982
Newspaper: Worthing Herald
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 79 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Touring

... the deaths of six hundred thousand British and Empire soldiers in the Battle of the Somme. In the countryside, the war cemetries are well tended and the ways to them clearly signposted. But they do not intrude unless you want to see. ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1985
Newspaper: Littlehampton Gazette
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 89 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

Touring

... the deaths of six hundred thousand British and Empire soldiers in the Battle of the Somme. In the countryside, the war cemetries are well tended and the ways to them clearly signposted. But they do not intrude unless youwant to see. ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1985
Newspaper: Worthing Herald
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

ROAD HOLES LIKE

... ROAD HOLES LIKE 'BATTLE GROUND' A MASSIVE increase in the number of holes being dug in roads is creating scenes in Crawley like the battle of the Somme, the county highways and transport committee was told. 16,143 to 20,895 during the past year. And 9 ...

Published: Wednesday 19 April 1995
Newspaper: Crawley News
County: Sussex, England
Type: | Words: 97 | Page: 19 | 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