... losses consisted of three battle cruisers, three armoured cruisers, and eight destroyers, fourteen ships in all. Whilst the enemy's losses, which are really difficult to determine correctly, were at least two battleships, two battle cruisers, four light cruisers ...

... THE WAR. Progress on the Somme. FRIDAY. JULY 7. The methodical progress of the Allies in the battle of the Somme was further noticed in the communiques issued yesterday. The British made a slight advance in the difficult region of Thiepval, and as the ...

... war could come to church, or for the matter that stay at home in those early days July, without remembering 1916, the battle of the Somme did they remember that time with the tears that were shed then, no longer did they remember the time with the hate that ...

... Soldier’ On the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme a look at the emerging debates surrounding the received wisdom which until now has labelled Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig as ‘the butcher of the Somme' 1020 Building Sights 1030 Newsnight 1115 ...

... School and a member of the Tamworth Territorial Company. He was engaged upon it when war broke out. He was killed at the Battle of the Somme —hence its unfinished state. Apart from its sentimental value the picture evinced high artistic talent, and was a silent ...

... formerly was a member of the Taniworth Territorial Company. He has been in Franco for over two years, and took part in the battles of the Somme, Ancre, Arras, Messines Ridge, and the recent advance the Ypres sector. His wife, who has also received notification ...

... Bishops Stortford and embarked France March 1915 They entered trenches for the lirst time near Ypres Belgium and in battles Loos and Somme where the battalion suffered heavy casualties Many have no known grave” says Jim I particularly would like to any ...