Miraculous escape of a First World War soldier when pocketbook stopped sniper s bullet is among stories in new display webwire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from webwire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Private Sydney Alexander Cross was shot when serving in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The bullet ended up lodged in a pocketbook that was in his breast pocket.
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British, American and Canadian troops faced a huge challenge 80 years ago as German and Italian forces ferociously defended the island of Sicily, yet the heroism and the logistics involved are now largely forgotten.
More than a century ago, strikes caused food shortages and led to violent clashes between police and workers. Above: Striking miners in 1921, the year that the national census had to be delayed.