THE SOMME
... THE SOMME. p~evious volumes of the Michelin Guides hav • be~n noticed in these columns. The latest, which deals with the first battle of the Somme (I ...
... THE SOMME. p~evious volumes of the Michelin Guides hav • be~n noticed in these columns. The latest, which deals with the first battle of the Somme (I ...
... by 18in. James Gunn married his first wife, Gwendoline Hillman, widow of Guy Thorne, in 1919 COUNTRY LIFE Eve of the Battle of the Somme, and some of the e ar for sale. Mo t enjoyable are the portraits of these do e to him: Pride, Hutchin on and, above ...
... it is as well to take q uite a minor part, as well out of range as you can manage. The bombardment may recall the Battle of the Somme and is likelv to be almost as dangerous. But these sh.oots are effective : bags of two to three hundred rabbits are ...
... recruiting posters ·commissioned before the Battle of the Somme in 1916. £275 for a lot of five TAKE P THE SWORD OF JUSTICE (Right) 2 and 3-Patriotic recruiting posters ·commissioned before the Battle of the 42 Somme in 1916. £275 for a lot of five ...
... celebrated police horse Quicksilver, who has perhaps the most distinguished record of all. Quicksilver was wounded at the Battle of the Somme, lived through the perilous days of the Ypres salient, and finally entered Germany with the econd Army. Anotl er charger ...
... taste. But one tragedy haunted Pamela: the loss of her beloved older son Edward, nicknamed 'Bim', who was killed in the battle of the Somme. Bim had also written poetry and, unlike Stephen, was manly. One of Stephen's most upsetting memories was of his mother ...
... oyal H ospi tal R oad , Ch e l sea, SW 3 . (June 20-july 14). The exhibition runs over the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on July I. Aid for Amazon Indians LANDOWN ER S should put up signs inviting walkets to picnic on theit land. This plea ...
... serving with the East Surreys (transferring to the Welsh Guards) and being twice wounded during the first 24 hours of the Battle of the Somme, on Tuly 1, 1916. Courage is not the least of his virtues. He needed it when, in 1978, at the age ofBs, failing sight ...
... was promoted captain, wounded twice and won the MC. His accounts of life in the trenches, particularly during the Battle of the Somme, are riveting but horrifying. After the war he was appointed ADC to his brother-in-law George Lloyd, who was Governor ...
... resemblance in scale, material and architectural character, between Lutyens's great Thiepval arch, commemorating the Battle of the Somme, and the Cathedral design .. Although only the crypt ofLutyens's Cathedral was built, the Thiepval memorial has more ...
... who, joining up early in the war, was blinded when fighting with his battalion of the Cheshire Regiment in the first Battle of the Somme. He was guided and assisted by ex-Private Cruikshank, V.C., who represented the Associated Companies of the firm. Erected ...
... Another historical tragedy is treated more soberly in The Trench (September 17). Set during the two-day build-up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916, it delicately explores the impact of war on the flower of British youth, and marks a promising debut as director ...