South Gloucestershire Council

Advertising

Apply
Report
Pay
Resident
Business
Visitor
Council

Home
South Gloucestershire in the First World War
@TheSomme_SG

Due to essential maintenance our online forms and Public Access (online planning applications) service will be unavailable Saturday 22 June 2019 between approximately 9am and 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

@TheSomme_SG

Follow @TheSomme_SG

About @TheSomme_SG

How we are using fictional characters in our @TheSomme_SG twitter campaign to illustrate the affects of war

Alf Pyke born 1905 - Schoolboy

Alf attends Yate National School, reluctantly.

Bill Thomas born 1880 - British Army miner

William Thomas is a miner in the British Army

Bob Radford born 1868 - Farmer

Robert Radford is a Farmer

Elizabeth Tucker born 1897 - Munitions worker

Elizabeth works at the Crane’s firework factory in Warmley

Francis Bingham born 1893 - RFC pilot

Francis Bingham is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps

Fredrick Mills born 1890 - Cavalry officer

Fredrick Mills is an officer in the 20th Deccan Horse

Hilda Thorne born 1894 - Nurse

Hilda is a Red Cross nurse from the Voluntary Aid Detachment

Jack Hubert born 1896 - British Army private

Jack Hubert is a private in the Gloucestershire Regiment

John Richards born 1874 - Headteacher

John is the Headteacher at Yate National School.

Mary Hubert born 1876 - Postmistress

Mary Hubert is a postmistress

The Battle of the Somme learning resources

The Amy Hill, VAD nurse’s autograph book and The Hill and the Flux Family

Our partners and researchers

People and organisations that have helped in the South Gloucestershire Somme project