... of France for four months with the 17th Battalion of the Foresters who were part of the 39th Division Although the Battle of the Somme was raging at this time Private McCubbin and his unit were fiuther north near Aubers Ridge British tactics were to keep ...

... a month he was made second-lieutenant. He joined the Tanks, and was w.tft. them in the Battle of the Somme— the first action the Tanks. fought in all the big battles, and was awarded the M.C. and bar, and the D.5.0., the latter for capturing, single-handed ...

... Empire. until March ma; ed in German possession retire a « a re.nl, ~ fl Pn 'he Ormans were forced which Ban™™ the battle of the Somme. live. prame Was important strategic objecl \ f i. ' ' disease! psittacosis (parrot » •cq.urint a d & Cologne. After ...

... fighting squadron, and which was one of the first naval squadrons to be loaned to the Royal Flying Corps for the 1917 Battle of the Somme. He was awarded the D.F.C. for bringing down an enemy plane off the coast during a daylight raid on London. Squadron-Leader ...

... above at 40,000 a month, but there are obvious reasons against adopting this course, unless, as was the case after the Battle of the Somme, be is obliged to make premature drafts on the class intended for next year's campaign. In the German casualty lists ...

... — Auntie Lizzie and family. WHITING.— loving and honoured memory of Oliver Whiting, K.R.R..C, killed action at the battle of the Somme, Sept. 1916, ape 20. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Mr?. COOPER, jun., and the relatives of the late L. Cooper wish to thank the many ...

... either their existence or purpose. Just as the Battle of the Somme forced the Ger , man armies to fall back to %heir first zone defence, it is equally certain that it only ques, tion of time until the Battle of the Aisne and the , Settle of the Moronvillera ...

... fieroe fighting on the Somme, and for the heroic manner in whioh you have fought The world's history Knows of nothing like the fight in which you are taking part and the greatness your deeds. For centuries come the battle on the Somme will stand as brilliant ...

... who have lost it. saw strings of prisoners who had escaped from the butchery. They told they had taken part in the battle of the Somme and Arras, and bad reached that day the earn human misery. The German officers were prouder. Many paid tribute to the ...

... Cenotaph in memory of Ulstermen who fell in the Great War. Next Saturday is the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, when the 36th Ulster Division lost heavily. MANSFIELD FIRE OFFICER’S POST. Skegness Council on Saturday appointed ...

... tribute to brave men o f the Somme Story: COLIN MEAKIN Pictures: TREVOR BARTLETT PUPILS from Dayncourt Comprehensive School Radcliffe-on-Trent went over the top” yesterday in a moving re-enactment of the battle of the Somme which claimed 60000 casualties ...

... WITHOUT A SINGLE LOSS. WHY BRITISH PROGRESS IS SLOW. The semi-official statement issued in Paris last night say*: The battle of the Somme, although hindered by violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our anas. The advance of the French ...