Battle of the somme

The Battle of The Somme aerial Map detail.

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‘Battle Of The Somme, Attack of the Ulster Division’, by artist J.P. Beadle. British objectives, 1 July 1916. The sheer size of the commitment demanded by the Battle of Verdun soon dera…

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Supporting troops of the British XIV Corps,5th Division, scramble out of their trenches to go forward near Ginchy,during the battle of Morval, Somme, 25 September 1916. The Battle of Morval, was an attack during the Battle of the Somme by the British Fourth Army on the villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesbœufs held by the German 1st Army. Photo source : IWM (Q 1309) - Lt. Ernest Brooks

Bob Smethurst, from Sussex, spent 36 years working in refuse and began saving the remarkable images from landfill because he could not bear to see them destroyed.

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Battle of the Somme in World War 1

Thousands of soldiers from Britain's Empire and Commonwealth countries fought and died in WW1. Find out what troops from Newfoundland, India, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South African and Canada did during the Battle of the Somme.

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