War graves lit up for a vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial Source: AAP The French had Verdun, Australians have ...

He later informs me that his Grandfather was killed in the battle. My own Grandad ... live coverage of the centenary Somme commemoration at the Thiepval Memorial, France, to remember the one ...

There are now a number of Somme memorial gardens in Loyalist areas ... The Ulster Tower, which had been built on the site of the famous battle, swiftly became a popular destination for visitors.

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 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 ...

The battle saw more than one million ... Edinburgh Castle, the Somme Heritage Centre in County Down, the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff, as well as in France, the silence was observed ...