... trouble He was 55 He won his VC a 21-year-old corporal in the West Yorks Regiment he was cut off with other men in the battle of the Somme after advancing into the enemy's trenches He organised defences detailed a bombing party “and impressed on his men that ...

... proudest relics preserved at Well i n g o Barracks is the hunting horn sounded by Brigadier-gen J V Campbell VC at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 Campbell who died in 1944 was known as a rider to hounds and rallied his men at Ginchy during murderous machine-gun ...

... know what happens in war Reporter David Jessel focuses on a number famous incidents from the major wars of century the Battle of the Somme Dunkirk Dambusters raid Tet offensive in Vietnam reveals there been many occasions when the reporting bore little r ...

... Pritchard who lived in Parry Street Ton Pentre Mr Pritchard a miner at Pentre colliery was killed on January 8 1917 during Battle of the Somme Flashbacks of Rhondda IT'S not first picture story of Rhondda but there are plenty of new flashbacks to Valleys of ...

... Flashback An examination of official cinematography on the Western Front in the Great War In particular the film The Battle Of The Somme was the government’s first major attempt to use cinema propaganda 700— News 750 Comment A Labour MP gives his views ...

... Flashback The second programme in this awardwinning senes on war and pacifism looks at the making of the film on the Battle of the Somme one of the first attempts by the Government to use cinema propaganda for the home front 425— Durrell In Russia Naturalists ...

... looking at something had devastated regiment and mown down his mates the sort slaughter-machine helped end the first the Battle of the Somme with 60000 men dead maimed or captured But the exhibition opened yesterday is devoted to a relative newcomer to our ...

... Glennwho talks about the battle as a young man WHAT DID it feel like to go over the top on July 1 1916 and to survive the greatest disaster in the history of the British Army? To mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Lions Led By Donkeys (UK4 ...

... one who will 1 000— Wimbledon Desmond Lynam introduces highlights of the fourth day 1 100— The Battle Of The Somme The first day of the Battle of the Somme was the worst in British military history In less than 24 hours 60000 British soldiers became ...

... Lions Led By Donkeys The Battle Of The Somme What did it feel like to go over the top on July 1 1916 ana to survive greatest disaster in the history of the British Army? Some of the remaining survivors of the Battle of the Somme tell their remarkable stories ...

... the bloodiest battle ever fought on this planet BBC2 repeated The Battle Of The Somme and Channel Four presented Lions Led By Donkeys In less than 24 hours there were 60000 British casualties of whom 21000 were killed In the 4Vi-month battle 1200000 British ...

... on that first day of the Battle of the Somme there would 20000 British dead and twice that number wounded or missing and was but the prelude for the most senseless slaughter of the century When the ultimately pointless battle ended four months later more ...