... That Terrible Day Fifty Years Ago AT 7.30 a.m., July 1, 1916, we began the Battle of the Somme. By nightfall, British troops had 50,000 casualties—the bloodiest day of both world wars. As I opened a box of ammunition, a chunk of German shell whizzed past ...

... would be nice to see cheery chef McFee returning to liven things up bit!— Mrs E. McKenna, 180 Mac Alpine Rd., Dundee. BATTLE OF THE SOMME Leo McKern'B simple narrative gave added poignancy to this moving programme. GENERAL HOSPITAL medal of the highest order ...

... year-old Harry Campbell, of Maxwelltown, Dumfries. As he sits in his wheelchair his mind will go back 50 yearsto the first Battle of the Somme. Harry was standing on parapet, scanning the battlescarred countryside, when there was a flash and an explosion. He ...

... April 21, 1916, he signed up to fight in World War I. Within three months, he was in the trenches, preparing for the Battle of the Somme. r « jmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniirmimi When the order came to go over the top, John had hardly taken a few steps when bullet ...

... My maiden name is Moore. —Jessie M. Punlop, Sidehead, Hurlford, Kilmarnock. Brose Did The Trick I WAS gassed in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and suffered acute digestive trouble until 1936, when I went on holiday to Renfrewshire. My landlady gave me ...

... desire to have presented to her Miss White, matron of the Kidderminster Hospital, and one who had been through the battle of the Somme, and al6o saw a good deal of war service. On the Queen and the Duke of York en- taring the tent, they at once took up ...

... shepherd who was wounded in the Battle of the Somme, and had only then successfully claimed a pension. When Mr Lorimer read the story, he thought he might be entitled to a pension, too. He also had been wounded at the Somme. The Germans had been pushed back ...

... At Last— The Man He's Been Looking For For 50 Years IT was the morning of St Patrick's Day, 1916, just before the battle of the Somme. Sergeant John McGuigan (29), of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, was in a trench when there was an explosion. A shell burst ...

... outbreak of war in 1914, Bruce lent them to the 15th Battalion of the Royal Scots. They were lost in action at the Battle of the Somme, when the Pipe-Major playing them in the attack fell badly wounded. Bruce spent the first months of his voyage cruising ...

... initial fighting, toeing bounded at Loos. The deed which has won for him the coveted honour was performed during the battle of the Somme. His (om|Niny had suffered severely, and he. in face a hot fusilade rifle and machine gun fire, exposed himself several ...

... dug's life, quavered Auld Andra. Ah nearly merrit Big Maggie's mother when Ah wiz a lad. Luckily Ah was sent tae the Battle of the Somme. Then Gloria The Gossip brought a startling piece of info. Wee Sammy hud tae go tae /-rdrossan tae work for a coupla ...

... was awarded an 0.8. E. and celebrated his 86th birthday. Arthur served in both wars. He was seriously injured in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and given a discharge, but joined up again in 1939 and was made a Major with the British Expeditionary Force ...