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... charity boost SOMME BIKE RIDE: A sponsored 450-mile cycle ride from Swansea to the French battlefields has raised £1 800 for charity The ride was organised by the Mumbles Rotary Club to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Cheques were ...
... Former Swansea members of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Wales went to Mametz Wood scene of the famous battle of The Somme on Armistice Day earlier this month They are pictured at the memorial to the 38th Welsh Division which included the ...
... River Somme in Picardy Grave looters alarm GHOULISH collectors are plundering the unmarked graves of Allied soldiers who fell in action in the First World War Cashing in on new wave of interest in the run-up anniversary of the Battle of the Somme looters ...
... first Battle of the Somme going on to Battle of Arras in April 1917 George obviously acquitted himself well because he was promoted to petty officer most senior NCO But says Andrew he really came into his own during the second BatUe of the Somme in August ...
... occur Perhaps if there are any First World veterans alive they could come along and be treated to a sadly evocative Battle of the Somme scenario Camglas Road Sketty Swansea the ard was later Waterloo of Cato acapaeas aa aad a for time 'mmmjob of ’ April ...
... September 15 1916 in the Battle of the Somme while serving with the 8th Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps He was just 20 at the time and his gravestone (pictured) lies in the Serre Road Cemetery in the Northern Somme area of France The Foreign ...
... days I will up and it will all be over Well it gives me something to look forward to Marie Brannan took part in the Battle of the Somme and one of his letters from that period somehow escaped the censor’s pencil as at the top it clearly said ‘Pozieres’ ...
... contract was placed with the Wright brothers for plane that could go at 36mph and stay in the air for an hour 1916: Battle of the Somme fought in France 1969: Prince Charles invested Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle Meanwhile Diana celebrated her 8th ...
... daft thing Suffering of the ON JULY 1 1916 the ill-fated Battle of the Somme commenced Seven days and 70000 casualties later the Swansea Battalion became involved in the second stage of the battle the attack on Mametz Wood The Swanseas were to attack at ...
... biting his tongue in fall 1898: Britain’s first bus timetable by Mansfield Motor Car Company 1914: First day of the battle of the Somme in First World War In under 24 hours there were 40000 British casualties The telephone emergency came into operation ...
... velvet doth “From what I was told he wrested it from the hand of a German officer while fighting hand-to-hand in the Battle of the Somme” said Idris “It was kept for while then destroyed because it was considered too dangerous to have lying around” Flanders ...
... recent commissions was the hand-forged Mametz Wood Memorial dragon a tribute to those killed in the First World War Battle of the Somme Schools will be encouraged to visit the musuem to see Mr Petersen at work and he also be available for lectures reported ...