Tag: Battle of Somme

• Friday, July 1st 2016 - 13:22 UTC

  UK and France mark centenary of start of the Battle of Somme, WW1 bloodiest

  

  Commemorations are being held in the UK and France to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. Britain fell silent to mark the moment on 1 July 1916 when the battle began and the start of the bloodiest day in British military history.