... first world war, and was wounded three times. For two years after the war he was disabled from wounds received in the battle of the Somme. He had entered the leice force at the age of 20 and after the war rejoined. He was promoted sergeant in 1922, inspector ...

... Pensions Hospital, Chepstov, where he nas been since 1936. Mr. Taylor, who joined the Army in 1914, was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1915. Since that time he has spent most of hig life undergoing hospital treatment. His father celebrates his 90th ...

... Cornholme Ward * JOHN GRAHAM elected unopposed Average Percentage Poll 58.83. e —— THIRTY-FIVE YEARS | e l IN HOSPITAL ‘ Battle of the Somme | veteran’s death After spending the last 35 years of his life in hospital, the deaih occurred on Tuesday morning of ...

... training and settling the war-blinded. Although, as it is pointed out, {lhose far off days of trench warfare, loi the Battle of the Somme andl Mcns, seem g long forty years ago | now even to the older generation, tragically enough St. Dunstan’s still receives ...

... Then ‘thousands upon thousands of khakiclad men rose from their trenches. The deafening drumfire opened up again. The Battle of the Somme had begun. It was July Ist, 1916. By nightfall, some 60,000 men lay dead and wounded — a casualty toll never equalled ...

... tc France., where he was stationed on the Albert Front. He saw, heard and feit the seven-day bombardment before the Battle of the Somme. ~ “At 730 am on July 1. Evening Telegraph, Satarday, August 6, 1966 it g H - i A 3 B T P 50,3 g ¥ S g R f& A ‘g o ...

... Hall last Saturday evening for the Festival and this is less than half the number of men killed in one day during the Battle of the Somme. ...

... Langholm “VETERANS' NIGHT.” - Survivors of the Dardanelles Campaign and the Battle of the Somme were chief guests at the annual * Veteran's Night ”* organised by the Langhalm branch of the Royal British Legion, and held in the Legion Club premises on ...

... Charles Worker died at his home in Bedford Road on Thursday, aged 87. Mr Worker was severely wounded in action during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War, losing a leg when he was aged only 19. Despite his disability, he took an active interest in ...

... Sunday Talkabout. 9.00 News. 9.05 Ed Lacy. 11.00 News. 11.03 Chris Jones. 1.00 pm News. 1.03 Musical Mixtures. 1.30 The Battle of the Somme. 2.00 News. 2.03 Livewire. 5.00 Top 40 (Radio 1). 7.00 As Radio 2. Monday to Thursday News at 6.30 am, 7.00, 7.30, 8 ...

... working in agriculture until his retirement. He served in the Army during the First World War and was a veteran of the Battle of the Somme. His wife Mrs Ethel May Broughton died in 1959. He leaves one daughter Mrs Margery Knight. The funeral service at Harrington ...

... i Obituary | Churchwarden and Somme survivor A survivor of the battle of the Somme during the First World War, Mr Harry Hopper, of Vine Cottage, Main Street, Beeford, died w the East Riding General Hospital. Mr Hopper was born in Beeford spending his ...