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... 5 A GAME OF GHOSTS. By the end of the Battle of the Somme. one and a quarter million men had lost their lives. This programme explores the legacy of anguish. pain and guilt dealt with by the survivors of a battle fought 75 years .7.g0. (R) 1 0 WILDLIFE ...

Published: Tuesday 17 September 1991
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 446 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

70 years in fine style

... free. Join the boys of the old brigade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the battle of the Somme on July Ist. The War Research Society is organising a trip to the Somme from 29th June to 2nd July. For details contact Alex Bulloch on 459 9008. ■ The ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1991
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 470 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Tracing graves of men killed in the Somme

... men killed in the Somme On July 1 1916 Birmingham lost some 1.000 soldiers from the two new army battalions of the Warwickshire Regiment. They were among the 20.000 British soldiers killed on the first morning of the Battle of the Somme On the 73rd annur ...

Published: Saturday 17 June 1989
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 486 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

EX M NOM

... Brandt: Battle of Brit• aln Day. Sept 15. Wreath laying. 12 noon. War Memorial, Coles• hill. All members invited. RAFA, Suttee Goldfield Branch: Battle of Britain church service, Holy Trinity, 11 am, Sun Sept 16. RLincs REgt OCA, Midland Branch: Battle of ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1990
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 571 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

BBCI

... Championships. 11.10 EVERYMAN SPECIAL. Exploring the legacy of pain and guilt left with four soldiers who survived the Battle of the Somme, fought 75 years ago, which is regarded as one of • history. greatest e . Philippe for new Craig Charias presents Tham ...

Published: Monday 01 July 1991
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 590 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

EVENING MAIL MONDAY AUGUST 25 1997 5 MY MEVED 9vN NEVER ANYONE HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK: Las Playas de las Americas on

... 702 700 ‘No surrender’ over gun trophy A MIDLAND farmer could lose the treasured revolver his grandfather used in the Battle of the Somme -because of the new handgun legislation Under one of the most controversial aspects of the new law the police are insisting ...

Published: Monday 25 August 1997
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 787 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

20 -THE BUGLE 22nd OCTOBER 1998 Tale Soldier the poem Ishmael Hill before the Great War By Gavin Jones These

... returned from the Great War of 1914-18 My father driver Ishmael Hill No 252440 served in the Royal Field Artillery in the Battle of the Somme He was badly disabled in that conflict He enlisted at 15 years of age pretending to be 18 years old He was fined two ...

Published: Thursday 22 October 1998
Newspaper: Black Country Bugle
County: West Midlands, England
Type: Article | Words: 637 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

t2UNR A 1

... about the elderly, presented by Gillian Reynolds and Tony Van Den Bergh This week sees the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Includes interviews with various people for wham the First World War had significant consequences LIVE AND LEARN. Bill ...

Published: Saturday 28 June 1986
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 617 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

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... leading exponents of the graceful Kuchipudi style. 10. 00 'LIONS LED BY DONKEYS'. The Battle of the Somme. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the First World War battle some of the remaining survivors tell their remarkable stories (repeat) 1 1. 00 A MIDSUMMER ...

Published: Wednesday 25 June 1986
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 692 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

EVENING MAIL MONDAY MAY 4 1998 7 FACTFILE FAMILY AFFAIR: Rebecca Cowley aged 13 and mum Jane get down to

... advantage of knowing how to use libraries how to make books and computers work for them” Then she’s off For books on the Battle of the Somme eminent Victorians and the daily life of the ancient Egyptians - all flavours of the afternoon in schools like Kings ...

Published: Monday 04 May 1998
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 713 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

grand reunion

... Tel 0302 868394. •A letter from a veteran of the 1914-18 war, reminds us that the 75th anniversary of the first day battle of the Somme will be celebrated on July 1. •A representative of ATC Cosford (West Mercian Wing), formerly West Midlands ATC, informs ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1991
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 656 | Page: 36 | Tags: none

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... battlefields are being organised by a Midland travel agent Identifying and locating the graves of men who fell in the Battle of the Somme nearly 70 years ago is part of a new coach tour service - “We have already proved that we can do it” said Mr John Bodycote ...

Published: Friday 04 November 1983
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 817 | Page: 9 | Tags: none