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The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

Sketches of life on the frontline of the Somme in France by 2nd Lt Noel Whittles Sketches of life on the front-line of the Somme in France by 2nd Lt Noel Whittles Sketches drawn by an army officer ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive ...

This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history. 57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours of ...

serving at Beaumont Hamel in France. A Bangalore torpedo specialist, who worked to clear obstacles such as barbed wire, he was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916.