The Battle of the Somme was one of the most devastating battles in history, with over one million casualties in just five months. Intended to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the offensive ...

Most of the casualties fell in the first hundred metres of no-man’s land. The Battle of the Somme has been described as the graveyard of the various local battalions raised across Scotland in ...

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 ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

Over 24,000 Canadians died during the Battle of the Somme. Despite his serious injuries ... He eventually moved to a farm in Richmond Hill — married and raised a family despite always being in pain ...