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... honours father and son as a nation remembers A WAR hero whose bravery behind enemy lines during the First World War battle of the Somme won him a top military honour died “of a broken heart” after his only son was killed in action 22 years later Last weekend ...
... yet been touched in France. . I went right through from April to July in the trenches without a scratch. During the battle of the Somme I was blown up at Longueval. A shell entered a bank beneath my feet and burst, blowing me skywards. I landed some dozen ...
... Swinderby, near Lincoln. At the age of 18 he joined the 54th Lincolnshire Regiment, an d when he was 17 he took part in the Battle of the Somme. He was wounded at Lens, and Gardening enthusiast Vivian Spendlove was delighted when his wile. Maria. presented him ...
... Williams, aged 82. He won the Military Medal for gallantry in 1916, while serving with the Ist Battalion RWF in the Battle of the Somme. • See Page 21 SWALLOW FALLS MAY BE FLOODLIT AFTER scrapping a controversial floodlighting scheme at Pont-y-Pair waterfalls ...
... qualified in 1915 and soon joined the RAMC. He was d r afted to France and worked through the holocaust of the Battle of the Somme. During the battle he was a victim of a gas attack and invalided home. Later he was posted to Palestine where he was wounded ...
... for hich admission is free until June 4 Turning back: Otto Dix’s work showing exhausted troops retreating during the Battle of the Somme The common thread of their work seems to be that man is capable of bestiality on a really grand scale when organised ...
... will be asked to study Dr Roberts' report COUNCILLOR Betty Pattinson of Conwy a°- Diamonds for Somme veteran Ted A MAN who survived the Battle of the Somme during the First World War has celebrated his Diamond Wedding anniversary Mr Edward Watkin Jones ...
... council Mr Robert Owen 88 was at the service at the promenade cenotaph He served in the First World War and was at the Battle of the Somme Members of the Llandudno army cadets fired a 251b gun at the start of the two minutes silence and also on parade were ...
... n io n g Y. in the snow .r. over the _aro_ gifts. Be a n d became suspicious and as a Why KW Alfred Burnt the the Battle of the Somme. Mr. wh i ch i s l an d Wigan's Ovation. Kit c h en spoke Roberts' result, called cakes. Underwood's Records. lyrics ...
... There was no entry in Mr. Williams' late attendance record during the whole of his service. was buried alive in the Battle of the Somme in the 1914-1918 war, saved, and invalided home. Later, he was drafted to Mesopotamia, where he contracted malaria. ...
... map of the Somme By Sophie Elliott FIRST World War veteran who is now 98 years old is travelling to France tomorrow for the 75th anniversary of the first battle of the Somme Bert Payne is believed to be the only surviving officer from the battle and he and ...
... December 1915. The Brigade saw heavy fighting and a number of local men lost their lives in Mametz Wood during the battle of the Somme. Llandudno men also joined I the Royal Artillery. The present chairman of the Council. Lt.-Col. C. B. Arnold. joined ...