'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

JULY TO NOVEMBER 1916

THE 24th BATTALION ('OLDHAM COMRADES') THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT

p. 20 p. 21 p. 22 p. 23 p. 24 p. 25 p. 26 p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 p. 30 p. 31 p. 32 p. 33 p. 34   From: 'The Oldham Battalion of Comrades'24th Battalion Manchester Regiment. Book of Honour' Full text HERE Diaries & Histories Menu