Full coverage of the commemorations marking 100 years since the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme was fought between 1 July and 18 November 1916, with over a million British, French and ...

Hundreds of people gathered early this morning to pay their respects to the 20,000 British soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme - 109 years ago today. They arrived at the huge ...

The Somme, a quiet river that meanders across northwest France, lent its name to four battles, from 1914 to 1918. The second and greatest — fought in the lush fields of Picardy — lasted 4½ months and ...

International ceremonies are being held today to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme's final day. Around 2,000 guests will gather in the northern French village of Thiepval, which has been ...

A First World War pilot's harrowing account of the bloody first day of the Battle of the Somme has emerged 109 years on with dozens of unseen photos. Lieutenant Edward Packe flew over the Western ...

A collection of more than 500 first-hand accounts, some of which have never been seen before, have revealed graphic details from the bloody Battle of the Somme. The collection of stories from 526 ...

Overnight in London, an honor guard stood vigil at the grave of the Unknown Warrior. On Friday morning, across Great Britain, citizens observed a moment of silence. And midday Friday, at a quiet field ...

On July 1, 1916, the first shots were fired in what would become one of the bloodiest engagements in human history, the 141-day Battle of the Somme. It was nearly two years into what was then being ...

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