The Battle of the Somme, of which 1st July was just the first, disastrous day, raged for another four months, and was vital not only in diverting German forces away from their assault on the ...

Cartoons and sketches drawn by a hero Lancashire soldier during the Battle of the Somme have been found in a plastic bag at the bottom of a wardrobe. The amazing images from the First World War ...

What do men have to deal with?” posted user Jessica M. “Try the Battle of The Somme” retorted Anderson; I can practically ...

Thousands of soldiers from across Ireland took part in the First World War battle in ... troops were killed on a single day at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 A total of 19,240 British troops ...

Neither you, nor Lee, were at the battle of the somme.' Lee Anderson became the first ever Reform UK MP after he defected to the party from the Conservatives in March this year. He was then ...

Belfast, 2 July 1918 - The second anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme was solemnly marked in Belfast and across the province of Ulster. On 1 July 1916, the first day of the ...

With a tone as serious as an overdraft, he wrote: ‘Try the Battle of The Somme.’ History students will know the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest offensives of World War 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 ...

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 When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.