The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...
In October 1917, Ernest was transferred to the 2nd Garrison Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment), part of the British Salonika Force serving on the Macedonia Front in northern Greece ...
SOLDIERS from the British Indian Army of WW1 have been honoured at an unveiling ceremony in the former military hospital, now known as the Bournemouth Civic Centre.