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{{wikipediainfo|Somme (department)}}{{you may|Battle of the Somme|n1=World War I battle that happened in the area in 1916}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an area in [[France]] that went through extensive fighting for much of [[World War I]].  
{{wikipediainfo|Somme (department)}}
{{you may|Battle of the Somme|n1=World War I battle that happened in the area in 1916}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an area in [[France]] that went through extensive fighting for much of [[World War I]].


In particular, it was the sight of the [[Battle of the Somme]] in [[1916]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time Bomb!]]'', ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)|The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'')
In particular, it was the site of the [[Battle of the Somme]] in [[1916]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time Bomb!]]'', ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)|The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'')


[[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]], a veteran of the earlier battle of [[Tannenberg]], was wounded at the Somme but survived and was awarded an Iron Cross, First Class. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'')
[[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]], a veteran of the earlier battle of [[Tannenberg]], was wounded at the Somme but survived and was awarded an Iron Cross, First Class. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'')


[[John Jarrow]] and [[Roger Gleave]] each fought in the Somme. Jarrow was killed there in 1917. [[Fitz Kreiner]] tried to stir memories of the battle within Gleave, after he was taken as a host by [[wasp]]s affected by an [[alien]] device. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'')
[[John Jarrow]] and [[Roger Gleave]] each fought in the Somme. Jarrow was killed there in [[1917]]. [[Fitz Kreiner]] tried to stir memories of the battle within Gleave, after he was taken as a host by [[wasp]]s affected by an [[alien]] device. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'')


{{Quote|Do you remember what the Somme looked like afterwards? All churned‐up mud, without a single tree or building left standing? Blasted and blasted until there was nothing but... well, desolation.|Fitz Kreiner|Eater of Wasps}}
{{Quote|Do you remember what the Somme looked like afterwards? All churned‐up mud, without a single tree or building left standing? Blasted and blasted until there was nothing but... well, desolation.|Fitz Kreiner|Eater of Wasps (novel)}}


[[Weeks]] hinted to [[Charlotte Pollard]] that he had fought in the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')
In [[1930]], [[Weeks]] hinted to [[Charlotte Pollard]] that he had fought in the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')


[[Frances (The Mouthless Dead)|Frances]]' [[fiancé]] [[Michael Thomas]] fought in the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'')
[[Frances (The Mouthless Dead)|Frances]]' [[fiancé]] [[Michael Thomas]] fought in the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'')
[[Mary Minett]]'s brother [[David Minett|David]] fought and and died at the Somme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'')


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Latest revision as of 01:03, 22 October 2024

The Somme

The Somme was an area in France that went through extensive fighting for much of World War I.

In particular, it was the site of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. (COMIC: Time Bomb!, The Weeping Angels of Mons)

Colonel Schott, a veteran of the earlier battle of Tannenberg, was wounded at the Somme but survived and was awarded an Iron Cross, First Class. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)

John Jarrow and Roger Gleave each fought in the Somme. Jarrow was killed there in 1917. Fitz Kreiner tried to stir memories of the battle within Gleave, after he was taken as a host by wasps affected by an alien device. (PROSE: Eater of Wasps)

Do you remember what the Somme looked like afterwards? All churned‐up mud, without a single tree or building left standing? Blasted and blasted until there was nothing but... well, desolation.Fitz Kreiner [Eater of Wasps (novel) [src]]

In 1930, Weeks hinted to Charlotte Pollard that he had fought in the Somme. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

Frances' fiancé Michael Thomas fought in the Somme. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)

Mary Minett's brother David fought and and died at the Somme. (PROSE: Casualties of War)

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  • The French pronunciation is [sɔm].