Image: The Times history of the war (1914) (14763950362)

Description: Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches) Title: The Times history of the war Year: 1914 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918 Publisher: London Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: LANCE-CORPORAL MICHAEL O'LEARY, 1st BATTALION IRISH GUARDS. Awarded the V.C. for bravery at Guinchy, February 1, 1915. He formed one of the storming party which advanced against the enemy's barricades. O'Leary rushed to the front and himself killed five Germans who were holding the first barricade, after which he attacked and captured a second barricade after killing three of the Germans and making prisoners of two more. 20 Text Appearing After Image: SECOND-LIEUTENANT JAMES LEACH AND SERGEANT JOHN HOGAN Recapture a trench from the enemy near Festubert, October 29. 1914. After their trench had been taken by the Germans, Second-Lieutennant Leach and Sergeeant Hogan of the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment, worked from traverse to traverse at close quarters, and gradually succeeded in regaining position, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two, and taking sixteen prisoners. Both the officer and the sergeant were awarded the Victorian Cross. 21 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: The Times history of the war (1914) (14763950362)
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