bordered by a low rubble wall Simon Norfolk / INSTITUTE A memorial in Thiepval names more than 72,000 Allied men who died on the Somme but have no known grave. Simon Norfolk / INSTITUTE “On July ...

War graves lit up for a vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial Source: AAP The French had Verdun, Australians have ...

The memorial drew an emotional response on social media: The 141-day Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916, preceded by an artillery barrage so loud that a rumble could be heard 50 miles across ...

He later informs me that his Grandfather was killed in the battle. My own Grandad ... live coverage of the centenary Somme commemoration at the Thiepval Memorial, France, to remember the one ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

The battle saw more than one million ... Edinburgh Castle, the Somme Heritage Centre in County Down, the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff, as well as in France, the silence was observed ...