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The Battle of the Somme

... The Battle of the Somme To-Day's Anniversary Fourteen years have passed since the dawn of a particular July 1 heralded the breaking of a hot and cloudless morning. The past week had been dull and rainy, but this day the clouds that had swept the uplands ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1930
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 350 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. On the map a strong black line shows th© line occupied by the Allies, from G9mmecourt to Fay, before the Allied offensive be gan. lighter dotted line gives an indication of the progress that has heen made on the British front ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 66 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... at the above died away points when, on July 1, the great began on both sides of the Somme, stending over a front ef 25 miles. The wrid had never witnessed such a battle, Only at the end of ten divs was Sir Douglas Wf abie to a that the first svstem af ...

Published: Friday 01 August 1919
Newspaper: Wishaw Press
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 293 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. THE TESTING OF OER NEW ARMIES. WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED In a despatch which is certain to become historic. Sir Douglas Haig has described tile great battle of the Somine. The objects of the offensive began in France on July Ist were:— ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1251 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Proceeds With Brilliant Success For the Allied Armies. Germans Massed Against British. Paris, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 835 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE of the SOMME

... THE BATTLE of the SOMME In Five Reels. Taken and Shown by Request of the War Office Can ONLY be seen at THE KING’S CINEMA, on SEPTEMBER 21st, 22nd, 23rd Continuously from 2.30 to 10.30 each Day. ( S„S F 4d., 5d., 7d„ and 1/2 City Appeal Court. INCREASE ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1916
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 799 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. GERMAN POINT OF VIEW. ALLIES' TERRIBLE GUNFIRE. TRENCH CARRIER PIGEONS (Special War Service.) New York, Sunday. The following cablegram from the Associated Press correspondent with the German Armies on the is published here: German ...

Published: Tuesday 12 September 1916
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 726 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. ABERDEEN CROWDING TO SEE FILMS. It is commonplace of the present day to assert that war is no longer spectacular. The statement is half tho truth, all who witness episodes such as are screened in the Picture House and Palace Theatre ...

Published: Tuesday 05 September 1916
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 709 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. IMPORTANT PHASE. SUSTAINED BLAZE OF CONFLICT. MR ASQUITH AT THE FROST (From a Special Correspondent.) British Headquarters in the field, France, Saturday. If intensity of gunfire counts for anything, a fierce battle is proceeding ...

Published: Monday 11 September 1916
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 773 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Battle on the Somme

... The Battle on the Somme. Unfavourable weather is retarding operations on the Somme front, but our troops will be none the worse for the lull. Thiepval is now very seriously menaced, and it will not be long before the British artillery will render it untenable ...

Published: Wednesday 30 August 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 112 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FILMING THE BATTLE . OF . THE , SOMME ;~ The Battle of the Somme is being reconstructed at AlderShot

... FILMING THE BATTLE . OF . THE , SOMME ;~ The Battle of the Somme is being reconstructed at AlderShot for film purposes , ' 1 , 000 , ' soldiers rfrom ; various ^ regiments being engaged . Picture shows troops storming the , ' ,- . . ' , •¦ ¦ ; ' ] ' ¦[ ...

Published: Friday 15 April 1927
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 107 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

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... the geeat battle ' , of the - ;¦ -. ' . : / somme . ' . ' :.. ' : - ' , ^ : ' . ¦ BRITISH TROOPS - DEFEAT . 29 ' GERMAN DIVISION'S . - IMPORTANCE ' OF 'RECENT ' SUCCESS FRENCH CAPTURE -FLORINA .. A i , OMG message was sent out by British . ...

Published: Tuesday 19 September 1916
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 782 | Page: 5 | Tags: none