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RATTLE OF ATTRITION

... the failure to complete the breach in the last German line ended the battle of the breakthrough. From July 15 the battle of the Somme became a battle of attrition. Following the battle. the 38th Welsh Divisi'n re - assembled around Doulleus. ...

Published: Thursday 07 July 1966
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 70 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

THER

... Hotel. Mr. Hobson, a member of the Conservative Club, Llandudno, served In France during the 1914-18 war and was in the Battle of the Somme. A service is being held today at 2 Elizabeth Villas, West Shore, the home of Mr. Hobson's daughter. It will be conducted ...

Published: Thursday 13 December 1979
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 105 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

ECHOES

... ECHOES VOUNCILLOR Jones, C.C.. Penntaeninawr councillor when Mr. Ituw T. Edwards was elected. recalled 'how durine the Battle of the 'Somme he heard someone shout. Will 1 turned ' ;Mind and it was my friend Huw Edwards. He told me where to find other boys ...

Published: Thursday 28 June 1951
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 174 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CANZONETS

... Houseman's poem. Butterworth's name is not very widely known, perhaps due to his tragic death at the early age of 31 in the Battle of the Somme. The most unusual songs of the evening were two Jewish songs of Ravel. ...

Published: Thursday 18 February 1965
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Imperial Service Medal AWARD TO LLANDUDNO

... June of this vear. During the first world war Mr. Thomas served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was wounded in the battle of the Somme Mr. Luxton said that the recipient of the medal was well known and respected and he expressed his personal eood wishes ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1956
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 196 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MR. W. G. COLEMAN

... Manchester. he came to Deganwy four years ago from Birmingham. During the first world war he was severely wounded in the battle of the Somme, and was discharged. He leaves a wife and daughter. Requiem Mass at the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, preceded ...

Published: Thursday 28 July 1966
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

IN CONFERENCE AT BANGOR

... Mauritius. and the Middle East. During the war he saw action in the Dardanelles and France. and was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Following his discharge from Northampton General Hospital in 1917. he married Miss Helen Gordon Roberts, who ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1974
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 273 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

Golden anniversary

... where Mr. Parry served in France and Bellived and where Mrs. Parry glum. and fought at the had moved to live from her Battle of the Somme. Keenly interested in choirs. native town of GamlingaY. he is a non-singing member Bedfordshire. of the Maelgwn Male ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1974
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 271 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

ENGINEM

... served as a chaplain under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. and visited troops in France. He was in the front line in the Battle of the Somme. Returning to Yorkshire. he completed in 1923 a course at Nottingham Paton College and took over a Nottingham church ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1957
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 318 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

MR. J. LL HUGHES

... the outbreak of the 1914-18 war he entisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. and was commissioned. Wounded in the first Battle of the Somme. he host his left arm. Foblowing his wound, Mr. Rughes spent some time in the censors' department at Calais and was ...

Published: Thursday 21 November 1974
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 343 | Page: 25 | Tags: none