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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SOME THOUGHTS ON “THEN AND “ NOW.” Between the stirring episodes shown in the film-version of ** The Somme and the happnings of the pr sent-day lie but twelve years in torms of time, yet ther> is an et srnity of difference ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1928
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1571 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

102-YEAR-OLD survivor of the battle of the Somme will this week celebrate a belated birthday present trom the ..

... 102-YEAR-OLD survivor of the battle of the Somme will this week celebrate a belated birthday present trom the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Conrad Holmes, of Alcester, will be guest of honour at an RAMC ummg out parade at hittington Barracks Lichfield ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1997
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 411 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Pair of Eves by Tindall Leefe The remarkable life-story of ‘Harry’ Leefe, blinded at 18 in the Battle of the

... Pair of Eves by Tindall Leefe The remarkable life-story of ‘Harry’ Leefe, blinded at 18 in the Battle of the Somme, and for 12 years a resident of Stratford until his death in 1952. Available from the author at 32 St. Albans Crescent, Woodford Green, ...

Published: Friday 31 July 1981
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 56 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THEATRE ROYAL, LEAMINGTON SPA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd—SlX DAYS. Three Performances daily : Matinées 3 o’clock ..

... Performances daily : Matinées 3 o’clock every day. First Evening performance .45, Second Evening performance ¢ o'clock. The Battle of the Somme, Complete unabridged edition. including the French advance on the Somume. N.B.—A Train leaves Leamington 10.20 p.m. ...

Published: Friday 29 September 1916
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 70 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

I'd do it all again’

... First World War intervened and Reg’s courtship was broken up by a spell in India with the Gloucester Regiment and the Battle of the Somme. After the war the pair were married in the Primitive Methodist Church, Great William Street. ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1974
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 109 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

. i VISITORS to Warwick Castle will be ins ited to don helmets, / wield swords and meet soldiers from

... chance to chat to a medieval knight , a Roundhead from the English Civil War and, to mark the 80 th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. a First World I War soldier. The event starts on Saturday and runs until Sunda) 27 th October. At At vieekends a 12th ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1996
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 118 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OLDEST TENANT

... and life-long colleague. He spoke feelingly of their close friendships and reminisced on their experiences during the Battle of the Somme. Mr Haine will continue to support local interests in Little Wolford. where both he and his father before him have farmed ...

Published: Friday 05 May 1967
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PICTURE HOUSE. Week commencing OCTOBER 16th. SPECIAL EXCLUSIVES, MONDAY, TUESDAY, & WEDNESDAY, STAR PICTURE, ..

... THURSDAY, FRIDAY, & SATURDAY, We have secured at enormous expense, for THREE DAYS ONLY, OCTOBER 19, 20, and 21. The Battle of the Somme The greatest Picture in History. as shown at the Scala Theatre, London. NOTE.-THREZ PERFORMANCES DAILY at 3,6, and 8 ...

Published: Friday 13 October 1916
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 129 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CHANNEL 4

... Alps 7.0 News Summary; Weather 7 DAYS 7.30 THE PLANETS ( I): The Children of the Sun 8.0 •LIONS LED B 1 DONKEYS': The Battle of the Somme: the greatest disaster in the history of the British Army 9.0 UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (rpt) 10.0 HILL STREET BLUES 11.0 ...

Published: Friday 08 November 1985
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Incredibly Senior Citizen!

... occasions when as a child 1 listened to his vivid accounts of his First World War experiences (he was blinded at 18 at the Battle of the Somme). I would be most interested to hear from any Stratford residents who remember “Harry” Lecfe— a cheerful and courageous ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1981
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DISTURBANCE FEE

... Throughout World War [ Mr. Morgan served in the Post Office Rifles, taking part in many major engagements including the Battle of the Somme and sustaining a facial wound. He was a member of the Warwickshire Yeomanry. A born countryman, Mr. Morgan loved his ...

Published: Friday 23 December 1955
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 147 | Page: 8 | Tags: none