LETTERS Battle of the Somme

... LETTERS Battle of the Somme SIR — A vivid description of the Battle of the Somme, was shown on BBC-1 on lhursday, (November 7). Disparaging references have since been made by adverse forces, erroneously alleging the glorious 36th Ulster lngsion on that ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1974
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 471 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

– 'Battle of the Somme’ goes on |

... - 'Battle of the Somme’ goes on | D. MacLeod Ltd, Luggiebank House, Redbrae Road, Kirkintilloch. Also at Kirkintilloch Herald, Townhead, Kirkintilloch and Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, 5 Douglas St,Milngavie R A specially-built play area which was at the ...

Published: Thursday 11 March 1982
Newspaper: Cumbernauld News
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 639 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Victory in battle at the 'Somme'

... Victory in battle at the 'Somme' A MUDDY patch of grass outside liarrowby Lane Methodist Church in Grantham will be tidied up thanks to pressure from a community action group. The piece of land on Princess Drive, known as The Somme, has been turned into ...

Published: Friday 19 February 1999
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 378 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Battle of the Somme recalled

... Battle of the Somme recalled ' Part 14 of the 8.8.C.’s history of the Great. War recalls thc Battle of the Somme, which began on July 1, 1916. Officially the ininferno - lasted 140 days- and cost 415,000 ' British lives. In reality it -dragged: ‘on until ...

Published: Friday 15 January 1965
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 423 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Battle of the Somme reidi

... OLD COMRADES Battle of the | 90mm YEWS in this colun ote nt the a often devoted to | ee war, but a recent F visitor to Tyneside | is focused attention or soldiers of the 1914-11 uf ane! m4 Lajeune wos, the ntry Battalion, comes to Albert. on the 1 be ...

Published: Friday 13 August 1965
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 160 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

used in the battle of the Somme

... used in the battle of the Somme in 1916 (4) 8 Whistling creatures never actual. ly observed by Is (8) 13 A military officer assisting a ...

Published: Thursday 08 July 1999
Newspaper: Kensington Post
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 26 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

DONAGHCLONEY REMEMBERS BATTLE OF THE SOMME ¢}

... DONAGHCLONEY REMEMBERS BATTLE OF THE SOMME ¢} 1 \ . - A P& K 8 - &% B Donacloney Company Mr. ‘ and 5 Charles Watson the wreath ‘\ S @A J_'l.. s e - ..a{_‘ Is Brigade. M 2731 Mr Albert Patience - % * « » - \£ Militown Silver band which § 4 headed the ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1973
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1273 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

News Battle of the Somme parade

... News Battle of the Somme parade THE annual Battle of the Somme Commemoration Parade will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 1, with Legion members and Regimental, Naval and Royal Air Force Associate members to assemble at the Services Club, Trostan Avenue ...

Published: Wednesday 30 June 1999
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 204 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

ULSTER REMEMBERS BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... ULSTER REMEMBERS BATTLE OF THE SOMME QUINN joined the Inniskilling Fusiliers in September. 1897. Last night his gait was as sprightly as that men half his age as he marched in Belfast in the 36th anniversary parade of the Battle of the Somme. At 74—his birthday ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1952
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 521 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Battle honours for Somme men

... Battle honours for Somme men Secretary of State Peter Brooke has presented World War One veterans from Northern Ireland with medals commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Special medals depicting the Ulster Tower at Thiepval were ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1991
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 663 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

back at the Battle of the Somme in 1916

... back at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 from there on the afternoon of June 30, 1916 that they began their march to the battlefield. It was a moment charged with emotion as all those remaining in reserve turned out to give the fighting men a good send-off ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1996
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 530 | Page: 15 | Tags: none