57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours ... at the time as both unavoidable and necessary. The Battle of the Somme, of which 1st July was just the first, disastrous ...

A memorial dedicated to a soldier who was fatally shot as he delivered a message during the First World War has been given ...

A First World War memorial dedicated to a soldier who was fatally shot as he delivered a message during the Battle of Somme ...

A First World War memorial in a Lancashire churchyard has been given a Grade II listing. The memorial commemorates the ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France ... On 1 July 1916, the British forces suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 fatalities. They gained just three square miles ...

During World War I, a young farmer from Geelong found himself fighting in one of the bloodiest battles the world had ever ...

During the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict, Private Miller’s unit took enemy positions but the number of casualties meant they needed reinforcements to hold the ...

During the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict, Private Miller’s unit took enemy positions but the number of casualties meant they needed reinforcements to hold the ...

A First World War memorial dedicated to a Hoghton soldier who was fatally shot as he delivered a message has been given Grade II listing.

A First World War memorial dedicated to a soldier who was fatally shot as he delivered a message during the Battle of Somme has been given Grade II listing. The memorial, in a Lancashire ...

Cape Breton singer-songwriter Jimmy Rankin released his album 'Harvest Highway' last October, but on that record includes a ...