... for four weeks April 16 1927 Battle scenes The Battle of the Somme: Large audiences were attracted to the Tamworth picture houses on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday by the exhibition of the great war film The Battle of the Somme It was shown ...

... the infamous Somme offensive The slaughter was soon apparent as German machine gunners emerged from their artillery blasted dug-outs and began to scythe down British ‘Tommies’ advancing at a walking pace across ‘no Decisive victorythe battle for Ricqueval ...

... on Monday Mr Abdy believed to be the only World War One veteran surviving in North Warwickshire was wounded at the Battle of the Somme He was involved in the Civil defence Force in Atherstone during the Second World War and spent most of his working life ...

... HERALD- Friday Augu-29- 1 997 3 Farmer wages battle over ‘trophy of war’ ban A TAMWORTH farmer is battling to keep a weapon should be destroyed under new firearms Geoff Hemus says the Webley 45 sidearm which belonged to his grandfather Captain William ...

... Soldier’ On the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme a look at the emerging debates surrounding the received wisdom which until now has labelled Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig as ‘the butcher of the Somme' 1020 Building Sights 1030 Newsnight 1115 ...

... Bishops Stortford and embarked France March 1915 They entered trenches for the lirst time near Ypres Belgium and in battles Loos and Somme where the battalion suffered heavy casualties Many have no known grave” says Jim I particularly would like to any ...