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TUTEURY RAN PROMOITD

... sergeant. Serpant T. H. Oakden received this honour as recognition for buttery in action in the battle ot the Somme. He has been in, all the engagements from the battle of LOOM up to now, and has had many narrow wawa. Apples are fetching very high prices at ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1916
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 72 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Still blood on ground

... impersonal service round the Cenotaph. I we stopped and thought for a while, maybe it would not become a farce. The Battle of the Somme means that many gave their lives for a dream of peace and a better world to live in. Yet there is Vietnam, and Biafra—still ...

Published: Wednesday 13 November 1968
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Putting battle in focus..

... Putting battle in focus Veterans who fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 are to be invited to relive the campaign., at Halesowen, in an &0-munute silent film. A ten weeks course on The Great War. by sociology lecwrer Mr Mick Grant has been abandoned ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1979
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RETURN TO FRANCE

... of the Battle of the Somme on let July 0.916,) in which the Battalion took part, suffering heavy casualties, and losing their second Commanding Officer, Colonel Burnett. NOTE.—The story of the 6th North Ftsffords' share in the Battle of the Somme will be ...

Published: Monday 23 December 1918
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 311 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIEUT. H. H. C. COLLIS

... age, is the only surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. Collis, whose elder son, Major P. R. Collis, R.G.A., was killed the battle of the Somme in September, 1916. Lieut. Collis has been in France since last December. ...

Published: Saturday 23 February 1918
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

On This Day

... birthday Princess Diana is 28 today. July 1 is also the anniversary of the first major offensive of the infamous Battle of the Somme a battle that cost some 1,250,000 lives. Other anniversaries include the launch of the 999 emergency telephone number (1937) ...

Published: Saturday 01 July 1989
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 91 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SYD CHAPLIN • OTE THE B R 'OLE

... IS MINE k OVT ALL NIOHT. NOV. Wth- THE LAST FRONTIER k THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. NOV. litk-THE 04EAT BRITISH BATTLE PICTURE-- THE SOMME GRAND THEATRE. TRIM NIGHTLY. MONDAY. ►WTOHEIt 31.1, AN I) Al.l. TUE AV LIN. The su)wr Couwily Revue-- ...

Published: Saturday 29 October 1927
Newspaper: Walsall Observer
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 75 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

LAST NIGHT

... hell of an enjoyable business. As a Glasgow soldier and a Prussian private who decide that fighting for real in the Battle of the Somme is strictly for the birds, they provided the funniest half hour on television this week. | No doubt there will be those ...

Published: Thursday 31 August 1972
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BAPAUME BOMBARDED BY THE

... on July Ist and 2nd intense artillary firecontinued without a pause. The Bavarians have auffered severely in the battle of the Somme. ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 89 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Couple

... aged 72, of Parkfield Road, Wolverhampton, were . married at Ettingshall Church, ' Mr. Onions, who fought in ‘the battle of the Somme, is a retired foundry worker. Mrs. Onions worked on munitions before her marriage. The couple, who have two children ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1973
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

VALUATIONS

... EPT R 3, The Last Day of showing The Battle of the Somme. The greatest War picture ever shown. No children in arms admitted. All Seats full price. Matinee 2-30 till 4-30, from 4-30 onwards the Battle of the Somme will be shown continuously, and no other ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 274 | Page: 1 | Tags: none