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Mr J. Broughton

... working in agriculture until his retirement. He served in the Army during the First World War and was a veteran of the Battle of the Somme. His wife Mrs Ethel May Broughton died in 1959. He leaves one daughter Mrs Margery Knight. The funeral service at Harrington ...

Published: Friday 18 July 1986
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ANSWERS TO SPORTS QUIZ

... that order. 3. Herbert Owen received first aid from H. K. Wade one-time captain of Sleaford Juniors, during the second Battle of the Somme. 4. Charles Cowlam„ whom amongst other clubs, played for Sleaford Town, the only focal club permitted a fixture with ...

Published: Friday 28 February 1947
Newspaper: Sleaford Gazette
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Somme veteran goes back after fifty years

... Somme veteran goes back after fifty years FIFI’Y years after he took part in the battle of the Somme as a 17-year-old sergeant machine gunner, a Market Rasen former regular soldier has revisited the exact spot from which he moved forward as the battle ...

Published: Friday 15 July 1966
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

LOUTH. remmencing January 23rd, 1923. \ DAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY. %%icor presents Gloria Swanson in FINE ..

... present ONE HOUR OF LOVE. : , iiirring Jacqueline Logan and Robert Fraser. Loire. Laughter. Drama. NEXT WEEK: THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Book Your Night opea at 7. Commence at 7.3& SATURDAIS open 3.43. Commence at 41 ii.osunuotio. Second TUB of programme ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1928
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 101 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

REBELLION

... make friends amongst the local population After that he was sent to fight in the First World War, and at the second battle of the Somme he lost his left arm, spending months in French field hospitals before being invalided back to England to reu’oin Marshalls ...

Published: Tuesday 30 April 1974
Newspaper: Gainsborough Evening News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 119 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ALFORDIAN DIES IN CANADA TWICE WOUNDED IN WAR

... sons enlisted, Berry having served abroad with the 2uth Hussars and the Northumberland Fusiliers; and in the first Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, he was severely wounded in the face, and was wounded a second time while being Carried to the ...

Published: Saturday 01 February 1936
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

SOMME MEMORIAL

... outsid: Amiens of a Pantheon as a memorial to sol diers of the Allied nations who fell at the battle of the Somme. M. Briand, in receiv ing the Executive of the Somme Committee, headed by M. Klotz, has de- clared that the Government approved the aims of the ...

Published: Thursday 31 December 1925
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOCUR

... —in fragrant &nd fadeless memory of Lieut. Raymond Praed SR sonr of M. - da (W Scartho House, (Grimsby, who at ‘the (battle of the Somme, on July “lgt,-/d936:~ 9. & u A Dieu et au Revoir ! - Ervis.—ln loving memory of Sergt. (Harry) Eilis, “Chums” Battalion ...

Published: Friday 29 June 1923
Newspaper: Grimsby News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 527 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

EMPIRE CINEMA PAILACE, CLEETHORPES, Proprietore CLEETHORPES EMPIRE, lap, STAR PICTURE—~TO-NIGH)' (FRIDAY) and ..

... ; : -By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ; : MONDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 11th, THREE DAYS ONILY. THE GREATEST OF ALL WAR FILMS, - BATTLE OF THE SOMME | Official Pictures of the BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Taken by perniission of the War Office, Showing the activit.ies before ...

Published: Friday 08 September 1916
Newspaper: Grimsby News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 123 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WAR SERVICE

... WAR SERVICE l He served with the Royal Field Artillery during the \first, world war and was badly gassed at the Battle of the Somme. In the second world war he served as an air raid warden and in the Home Guard until 1942, He was an officer with the Army ...

Published: Tuesday 01 September 1964
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Free Press
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

FLECTRIC THEATRE, 4 HORNCASTLE

... PROGRAMMES. MONDAY, JANUARY Bth-3 NIGHTS and Matinee Mednesday, Jan. 10th. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE WAR OFFICE “THE BATTLE of the SOMME.” The greatest Five-Réel Picture ever shown. PRICES: 3D, 10D, 18.2 D., 15.5 D., including Tax. Booking no extra charge ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1917
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Bogged down

... responsibillty of getting things moving again. He succeeded and was promoted to the rank of full bombardier. Then came the Battle of the Somme. in which Fred had charge of a Howitzer gun. The Germans released tear gas against the English troope and before Fred ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1962
Newspaper: Spalding Guardian
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 5 | Tags: none