The Somme Live Lesson

A Live Lesson for KS3 or 3rd Level students exploring the Battle of the Somme and its impact on us through First World War ...
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Battle of the Somme Explained in 45 Seconds

In 45 seconds, we cover the Battle of the Somme, launched in 1916 during World War I. This video highlights the massive Allied offensive, the staggering casualties on both sides, and the limited ...
Darlington and Stockton Times

Roye New British Cemetery is on the Somme battlefields

A previously shared photo of a Somme battlefield graveyard has been identified by reader Andrew Jackson as the.

WW1 soldier laid to rest 109 years after death

A World War One soldier has been buried alongside two unknown comrades, 109 years after his death. Sjt Richard Rounsley, who was from Tanfield in County Durham and served in the 12th Battalion of the ...
Military.com

'The Unkillable Soldier' Who Kept Fighting Despite Losing an Eye and Hand in World War I

At the turn of the 20th century, Adrian Carton de Wiart was struggling academically. While considering whether to continue pursuing a law degree at the University of Oxford, he desperately sought ...
The Diplomat

Unsung Heroes of World War I Bring Together Chinese and Europeans

In the military cemeteries of World War I in West Flanders and northwest France there are clusters of tombs invariably separated from the others. Usually, such as at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery ...