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TODAY marks the oot anniversary ol the opening of the Battle of the Somme in the 1914-18 war. It was

... TODAY marks the oot anniversary ol the opening of the Battle of the Somme in the 1914-18 war. It was a day described as “fateful and fatal” in the history of the 1/4th Battn. the Duke of Wellington's Regt., the Halifax Territorial unit. “No one who was ...

Published: Friday 01 July 1966
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 2576 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Death horror of a perfect summer’s day This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Over

... Percy Mallinson aged 93 Frank Stancliffe aged 92— The Somme was shocking death Examiner headline of July 3 1916 recording the start of The Big Push— the Battle of the Somme THE first Battle of the Somme (there was a second later in the war) ...

Published: Friday 04 April 1986
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: | Words: 1416 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Pour THE DAILY WEDNESDAY JULY Suicide attacks in Battle of the Somme DAILY MAIL ESTABLISHED PACKET and the ..

... Pour THE DAILY WEDNESDAY JULY Suicide attacks in Battle of the Somme DAILY MAIL ESTABLISHED PACKET and the EVENING NEWS HEAD OFFICES Jameson Street Hull (Telephone 27111) LONDON: Carmelite House EC4 (Telephone Street 6000) USA WEDNESDAY JULY 13 1966 Not ...

Published: Wednesday 13 July 1966
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: | Words: 2835 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ON THIS DAY LRI (4

... ON THIS DAY LRI (4 1916: The first battle of the Somme ended. 1928: The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was shown. 1991: Beirut hostage Terry Waite and American Thomas Sutherland were released. ...

Published: Tuesday 18 November 1997
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 32 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TR V 2 } IN HISTORY

... HISTORY 23478 C Noah's Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, after 150 days of consecutive rain. 1916 The first battle of the Somme ended. 1928 The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was shown. ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1998
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 40 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Wetherby Film Theatre

... Wetherby Film Theatre Set in the closing hours before the Battle of the Somme, The Trench (15) is showing at 7.30 pm daily with an exclusive screening of the new air traffic control thriller Pushing Tin (15) at 7.30 pm on Sunday. IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY ...

Published: Friday 08 October 1999
Newspaper: Knaresborough Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 47 | Page: 38 | Tags: none

Wetherby Film Theatre

... Wetherby Film Theatre Set in the closing hours before the Battle of the Somme, The Trench (15) is showing at 7.30 pm daily with an exclusive screening of the new air traffic control thriller Pushing Tin (15) at 7.30 pm on Sunday. IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY ...

Slaughter remembered

... Slaughter remembered SOMME CEREMONY French Veterans Minister Pierre Pasquini (left) in the company of the Duke of Gloucester lays a wreath during yesterday’s ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme. The battle was one of the bloodiest ...

Published: Tuesday 02 July 1996
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... O\ Rl6al= 2N Reg Glonr[, left, as he is today, and, right, as a young man in 1916. He and other survivors of the Battle of the Somme talk about what it was like to go over the top in the documentary ‘‘Lions Led By Donkeys,’’ which is repeated on Channel ...

Published: Wednesday 25 June 1986
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 60 | Page: 3 | Tags: none