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 ...

This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history ...

The diary of a 17-year-old soldier from Co Armagh who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme highlights the horrors of the bloodiest battle of the First World War. Taking place between ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the ... that the Somme story had lost its immediacy. In 1966, on the 50th anniversary of the battle, Queen Elizabeth ...

Today marks 100 years since the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest day of the First World War – and in British military history. And this morning, commuters across the UK came ...

The battle saw more than one million men killed and wounded on all sides. Somme, one of World War ... suffering almost 60,000 casualties on the first day alone. At a vigil in France, the Duke ...

Michael St. Maur Sheil Nearly 70 feet deep, the Lochnagar Crater was formed after an explosive-packed mine was detonated during the Battle of the Somme. Michael St. Maur Sheil The first large ...

1st July 1916 The Blackest Day. The 1st July 1916, the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. 60,000 men became casualties on that one day ...

Almost 20,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the first 24 hours of the historic battle. Thousands of Australians also fought and died in the Somme, fighting for the British Empire.

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 ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme campaign. When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.