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A COVENTRY First World War veteran has chosen the 55th anniversary of the first Battle of the Somme to start a ..

... A COVENTRY First World War veteran has chosen the 55th anniversary of the first Battle of the Somme to start a quest for his former comrades. It will be the first time that 112- year-old Mr. Chris Baker has attemoted to relive his wartime He wants to ...

Published: Friday 09 July 1971
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 165 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

Over the top in July, 1916. by British troops during the Battle of the Somme. It has been described as one of ..

... dogfight battle had to be fought, which was expensive both in casualties, ammunition and material. As a result of the battle it was often possible to advance 100 more miles. only to be bogged down again. In between these periodical battles, there was ...

Published: Saturday 25 July 1964
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 836 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Pi'NCE OP AXES T BEATBB. TO-NIGHT, 730. LAST PEHFORiIANCE. He. FBLJJEitICK IIARRISON3 and in hi* Great Ha ..

... Original Creation. THE BAGGAGE MAN.’* SCALA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM. ALL THIS WEEK. •THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.” o*iag to the enormous demand to see this film, THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME will be Screened DAY (SATURDAY), 145, o’clock, 6.15, 7.45, and 9.10. •' THE WAULS ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 270 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... Armin, commanding the 4th German Corps, wrote in the early weeks of August report of about 15,000 words length on the battle of the Somme and the lessons drawn from it. lie covers the whole field of criticism, discussing methods of attack, of defence, c ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 196 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The Birmingham Post TUESDAY June 2 1998 25 IMAGES OF JULY - DECEMBER 1916 Wasteland of war: Unrecovered bodies lie

... aftermath of a bloody battle on the Somme France 'rV - ' - - - Hero: Sergeant Clarence Steane of Bromsgrove Street Birmingham who was a soldier with the 15th Royal Warwickshire Regiment won the Military Cross during the battle of the Somme in 1916 The medal ...

Published: Tuesday 02 June 1998
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 219 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

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... LED BY DONKEYS: The Battle of the Somme. What did it feel like to go over the top on Ist July 1916 and to survive the greatest disaster in the history of the British Army? Some of the remaining survivors of the Battle of the Somme, now in their nineties ...

Published: Friday 08 November 1985
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 196 | Page: 64 | Tags: none

USELESS COUNTER

... USELESS COUNTER A good deal of attention is devoted counterattacks. “The experience of the battle of the Somme. it is stated, has again and again fully confirmed the long-eelsbliahed principle—a counter-attack ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 31 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... I*l (Ml Creation. “THE BAGGAGE MAN/ SCALA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM. ATX THIS WEEK. -THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.* the enormous demand to see this flhn, ** THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME will be Screened on V sod SATURDAY, Lis. 4 o'clock. e.lo. 7.45. and 9-10. / -THE WALLS ...

Published: Friday 08 September 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 363 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BOMBS AGAIN DROPPED ON GHENT. WHAT THE ALLIES HAVE DONE

... the third year of the war that, having learned painfully and imperfectly how to it, we began to beat the Germans. The battle of the Somme began thirteen months ago. During those thirteen months the British and French armies have captured 170,000 Germans ...

Published: Monday 30 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 443 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Died After March

... died after marching with his old comrades of the First World War to the Cenotaph in Londonyesterday to commemorate the Battle of the Somme. ...

Published: Monday 19 March 1962
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 39 | Page: 17 | Tags: none