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Seventy years ago British troops were The carnage went on until | engaged in what was to become one of

... 1916. 420,000 British, 650,000 most horrific episodes in the First World 195,000 French lives were lost. War — the Battle of the Somme. ffillies gained only a few miles On July 1, 1916, Britis‘l‘l and F renc,l: ::l:a(s;;::l:?lnxjrg';’t 3‘3; bdri(:,g' troops ...

Published: Wednesday 09 July 1986
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 117 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

BISHOPBRIGGS CASUALTIES

... was unmarried and worked as miner with Carton Company at Xo. Pit. had been 1o months in Fra-cj and took part in the battle of the Somme, meeting his death on I util July. was attached one the Divisional Machine Gun Corps. ' ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1916
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 150 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Friday, November, 2, IVI7

... at the battle of the Somme, Lieutenant Keir has been doing good work again, which secured him hie promotion. He with the Gordon Highlanders. Captain Buchanan, M.C., replying to his presentation Kilsyth last week, stated that before the battle of the Somme ...

Published: Friday 02 November 1917
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 552 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MISSING AUCHENREOCH LAD

... at the battle of the Somme. In pre-war days he was a miner at Auchenreoch Colliery. Military medal for DENNYLOANHEAD SOLDIER, Pte. Hugh Clinton, Royal InniskaUng Fusiliers, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry the field of battle. Pte. Clinton ...

Published: Friday 22 February 1918
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 299 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LENZIE MAN KILLED

... 1., whose people reside at Crossford, Cliryston, was firmerly a fireman a't Auc'icngeich. was killed on July 1, the Battle of the Somme. Private James Murray, Highland Light Infantry, has been wounded in action. He formerly resiled at Muirhead Cottage ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1916
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 397 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Moffat came Ballymea, Ireland/ Aa(pWt J«*l leaves one child. 'SiTS d l&s thers serving with the. • - '» Auchlnßtmry

... killed jus*-, r, • beside him, and there is no doubt about. - it.” Signaller Smith had come through , tbe battle of Loos and the battle of the Somme uninjured, and had been away since the outbreak of war, prior to which he was a colliery engineman, at ...

Published: Friday 27 April 1917
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 576 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Camouflaged

... Gun Coy.).—Killed by * ' shell on the Somme, 8(d Sept., 1916. Pte Andrew Connolly,* Nelson Battalion. Killed 15th February, .1(17. Pte James Dobbie, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders .—Killed |the battle ofth* Somme, 6th August, 1916. ''' Pte James Ears ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1918
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1695 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AT THE SOMME

... AT THE SOMME On the Western front the Regimen i was represented at the battles of the Somme by the 2nd, 6th, Bth, loth, and nth Battalions, all of which saw severe fighting. The 2nd suffered severely 18th August in the fighting iit High ■Wood and vicinity ...

Published: Friday 06 January 1922
Newspaper: Kilsyth Chronicle
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 892 | Page: 4 | Tags: none