... France and the distant rumble of guns. I stood there on the field of battle, he continued, and out of 250 men, 35 and myself had reached the German line in the battle of the Somme. A friend said to me, 'Can anything make this worth while. He answered ...

... Memorial outside the Municipal Offices on The Promenade was the only sign in the town marking the start of The Battle of The Somme in 1916 “The battle started at 730 Greenwich Mean Time and my father was there” said Mr Head lays wreath on Sewer collapse EMERGENCY ...

... finest of England's youth, who went abroad on that great adventure. We recall the grim marching feet on the road to the Battle of the Somme, and then the wild ecstacy of the first Armistice Day. And then, superimposed upon it like the palimpsest of death, ...

... insignia and battle honours of the Coldstream Guards and belonged to Brigadier General John Vaughan-Campbell VC who died at Wood-chester in Gloucestershire in 1944 He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at Ginchy during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 ...

... past. They are r aetic_ ally all young men who enlisted for o France and faith in the justice of her cause. Since the battle of the Somme it has been found impossible to maintain the Legion in France the strength of two regiments owing to the decline in ...

... French airmen and gunner- foi the other three. 'The record of these two days will) out parallel since, at any rate, the Battle oi the Somme began July 1. 11)1(1. Eighteen machines—H German and seven Britishnivo,, - J ■ u(j j ...

... was quiet on the rest of the front, [Cerman Berlin. Monday Army Group of Crown Prince Rupprecht. —In the continuous battle of the Somme, November 5 was aguin a day of heavy fighting of the first order. British and French, with very considerable forces ...

... informed that the body of her son. Donald Boulter, of the Loudon Rifle Brigade, who was reported as missing alter the battle of the Somme in 1916. has l»en found. It was identified means of * ring she Uitd Una lie lelt Eraas*. ...

... WINTER GARDEN PICTURE HOUSE has been crowded daily during the week, all eager to witness the Official War Films of The Battle oj the Somme. Much has been written on these films, and we merely add that they are remarkable and would advise our readers .not ...

... in ‘‘ temptation,” *‘ Sea Nymphs” (a comedy int: jucing 40 bathing beiles), and an instalment of “ Greed.” ing ly, “ Battle of the Somme,” aw ar film that is drawin, all Lando. PaLace PICTURE i LAYHOUSE. — ‘The Management af the Palace are putting on excellent ...

... to Miss Evelyn Mary Mahler. By his first wife he had four sons, one of whom died in infancy, one was killed in the Battle of the Somme in 1917. His other two sons, who also served in the Great War, survive him. LOSS TO BOURTON In October, 1923, Dr. Liston ...

... graveyard of St Matthew’s Parish Church and saluted the memory of musician and poet with whom be shared the trenches at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 The cheque is the start of a fund to remove weather-beaten stone curbing reface engraving on the headstone and ...