... Sun. New series our nearest neighbours in — the planets. 8.00 LIONS LED BY DONKEYS. The Battle of the Somume. Some of the remaining survivors of the Battle of the Somme, now in their nineties, tell their remarkable stories. 9.00 UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS.| 10 ...

... Coventry, have been informed that their son, Gunner E. Deely, R.F.A., was wounded by shrapnel in the thigh in the Battle of the Somme. He is now in a Liverpool hospital. Before enlisting he was employed at the Swift works, AR MR e B R S % 'k{’;it%@.::a ...

... Cyril Lowe is among 300 World War One veterans who make a pilgrimage to France to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. And in sport Hucknall brothers Neil and Clive Springthorpe win the King's Cup — pigeon racing'’s equivalent to the ...

... France for 21 months, taking part in many imxorunt battles He was quickly promoted, and has now been raised to the rank of Coy.-Sergt.-Major. He was wounded in the back by shrapnel in the battle of the Somme last year. His promotion and decciation will be ...

... cable tele: vision in reaching areas where transmitted reception was poor, . But a national cable nets work—a second Battle of the Somme” — could take 20-25 years. ...

... Memories of the Somme With the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme still fresh in the minds of many, two local ministers, the Rev. Robert Eaves, 5 Strathallan Close, Stenton, and the Rev. Alexander Caseby, 4 Mac Duff Road, Auchmuty, have written ...

... Machine Gun Corps, has won the Military Medal after being in France 12 months. This is the reward for services in the Battle of the Somme. He was employed at the Swift Works, and lodged at 14, Clarence Street, Coventry. Oakes is a native of Kidderminster ...

... worked in large private houses and hotels in Holland and France and during the war served with the XXth Hussars in the Battle of the Somme. Later he worked for Derbyshire County Council and Sheepbridge Engineering. A widower, he leaves a daughter. Cremation ...

... now.” In reply to Mrs Dobb’s letter, Mr Tipping admits there has been a “great deal of damage”. “It looks like the Battle of the Somme has been ton?m there,” he said. he MP held a meeting with Martin Glynn, forestry and land management officer for the ...

... from Accrington, Lancashire, which marched off optimistically to join Kitchener’s new army and was decimated at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Glimpses are given of life at the front but the play’s dramatic power lies in the linking of the public event ...

... The Empire Theatre, The official pictorial story of the Battle of the Somme which is being shown thrice daily at the Empire Theatre is attracting record bouses. The object of giving every publicity to the picture is to bring home to the munition workers ...

... Flying Corps as one of the group’s earliest entrants. He was a wireless operator in the Corps and saw service at the battle of the Somme and at Ypres as well as in many other First World War campaigns. And for bravery in the field, he was later awarded ...