Refine Search

Tom will not forget Battle of the Somme

... Tom will not forget Battle of the Somme WARWICK war veteran Tom Shephard will never forget July 1, 1916. At 6 am he was one ol a thousand soldiers who climbed out of the trenches and into the front line of fighting. Ten hours later there were barely a ...

Published: Friday 04 July 1986
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 550 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME Creat War Fiim coming to Lincoln

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Creat War Fiim coming to Lincoln. The Somme picture is coming. Thia annowncement some weeks ago oreated quite a_little sensation in Lincoln picture-going cireles. And not alone the habitual picture-goer, but many cit'zens who had hitherto ...

8.00 4-TEL ON VIEW

... presented live Anno Ford. 2.00 THE PARLIAMENT PROGRAMME. 2.30 LIONS LED BY DONKEYS. The Battle of The Somme .“P:\;riiigv;firf&h' ‘anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, this repeated documentary looks at the experiences of some of the few remaining survivors ...

FOR FATHER

... Bib Push” by R. B. Gardner (Cassell. 21/-) is essential reading for anyone who took part in, or is interested in, the Battle or the Somme. that great catastroohe of slaughter and horror which lasted ...

Published: Friday 19 May 1961
Newspaper: Morpeth Herald
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 39 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

... ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1916 First day of the battle of the Somme in the First World War. In less than 24 hours there were 60,000 British casualties. 1937 The 999 emergency service came into operation in Britain. ...

Published: Saturday 01 July 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 39 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

He died with Somme old comrades

... He died with Somme old comrades Mr. W. J. Lammin, of Neasden (Middlesex), aged 70, collapsed and died after marching with his old comrades of the 1914—18 war to the Cenotaph yesterday to commemorate the battle of the Somme. ...

Published: Monday 19 March 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 39 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

XY

... LED BY DONKEYS: The Battle of the Somme. What did it feel like to go over the top on Ist July 1916 and to survive the greatest disaster in the history of the British Army? Some of the remaining survivors of the Battle of the Somme, now in their nineties ...

Published: Friday 08 November 1985
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 196 | Page: 64 | Tags: none

SOMME VETERANS

... SOMME VETERANS When the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland on July 4 they will review 1,500 veterans of the battle of the Somme. The men—mainly from the former 36th Ulster Dlvision—; parade on the Balmoral showgrounds, Belfast. \ ...

Published: Wednesday 25 May 1966
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 42 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

TR V 2 } IN HISTORY

... HISTORY 23478 C Noah's Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, after 150 days of consecutive rain. 1916 The first battle of the Somme ended. 1928 The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was shown. ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1998
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 40 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Monday, Nov. 20th, for 3 Nights, and 3 Matinees WORKING IT OUT (Sparkling 4-Act “World Film.”) “WOUNDED SOMME ..

... for 3 Nights, and 3 Matinees WORKING IT OUT (Sparkling 4-Act “World Film.”) “WOUNDED SOMME HEROES and How they are Cared For.” The Sequel io “The Battle of the Somme.” Thursday : “TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS,” by Sir Arthur Pinero. Every member of the “ Hepworth” ...