... like a disorganised Battle of the Somme, plus the Battle of Waterloo and possibly the Battle of the Boyne, for good measure. So. ministers, get your act together. I am willing and able to give you a conducted tour around the battle field and ...

... Pitcher Hill, of the Royal Irish Regiment. He was the only son of Mrs Brannigan, and died from wounds as a result of the battle at the Somme. He was a well known athlete, and was a prominent and promising member of the old Independent Football Club. To the ...

... anniversary of the battle of the Somme, he said. and In this battle 22,000 officers and 460.000 men died between Ist July and Ist December, 1916 The fete he was opening was to raise funds for the widows of soldiers who died in thi3 battle and in the many ...

... sympathy with the people of Donore. I visited the site this afternoon and I was appalled. It is more like the battle of the Somme than the Battle of the Boyne. Lord Mountcharles said that the only way now left to stop the quarry was public pressure. The ...

... soldiering career Mr. Byrne had received eight medals of distinction. He fought in both the world wars, including the Battle of the Somme. A Louis gunner, Mr. Byrne • LATE JOHN BYRNE was wounded twice by a Germ sniper during the wart; Mr. Byrne was predeceased ...

... still with him. so he joined the British Army and served till the end of the Great War as a private. He fought in the battle of the Somme. ...

... hours. On June 24th, the enemy reached Floury, aml still Verdun continued to hold out, but with the opening of the battle of the Somme, Juiv 14. the Germane were forced to cease all attacks and remain on the defensive From this time forward noth:rg of ...

... The Ginchy Cross is housed in one of the moms, a 13 foot high black cross, made from charred timbers, remnants of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. While John McCullen was explaining the significance of the tree plantings and the symbolism of the pergolas ...

... scientific soldiers could have been made. As it was their success cost them dearly. The French used to say after the battle of the Somme that there were three fln-4-rate armies in the world, the British, the French and the German. Had the war continued ...

... Deceased, who was aged 811.1 was relict of James Quinn. who was a first World War veteran and was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. She is survived by her eis- I ter. sons, daughters. nieces, nenhews and grandchildren. Her remains were removed ...

... of it at the Battle of the Somme, one of the fiercest of the entire war in which the allies suffered huge casualties and were forced to retreat before the advancing Germans. There were 60,000 lost on the first day. It was a fierce battle and very frightening ...

... How times have changed,' he said. No stranger to the military life, Percy's father actually fought in France in the Battle of the Somme during the First World War where he was awarded a Victoria Medal and a service medal. Ironically, after returning to ...