UK sports stars are backing a Royal British Legion call for sporting groups at all levels to remember their forebears who fought and died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
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Somme Centenary: UK two-minute silence on July 1
Britain will observe two minutes of silence at 7.28 am on Friday July 1st 2016, marking 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme.
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‘Wounded’ – Somme Centenary exhibition explores WW1 medical advances
Centenary News visits a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London, highlighting the medical challenges posed by the advent of industrialised warfare in 1914-18.
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Painting the Somme – Centenary exhibition in London
Artist Hughie O’Donoghue talks to Patrick Gregory about ‘Seven Halts on the Somme’ – a special display of his paintings at Leighton House Museum, London.
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Painting the Somme – Centenary exhibition in London
Artist Hughie O'Donoghue talks to Patrick Gregory about 'Seven Halts on the Somme' – a special display of his paintings at Leighton House Museum, London.
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Focus on Scotland’s Centenary Vigil for the Somme
Descendants of Battle of the Somme soldiers are playing a central role in commemorations at the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
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Vigils tonight mark eve of Somme Centenary
Public vigils take place across Britain tonight to reflect on the hours leading up to the start of the Battle of the Somme a century ago.
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100-second gun salute for Somme Centenary in London
London’s Parliament Square echoed to the boom of artillery on the morning of July 1st 2016, as troops fired a salute to mark 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme.
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100 Years Ago Today: Battle of the Somme
One of the most controversial battles of the First World War started on July 1st 1916, with a massive British-led attack on German positions in the Somme region of Northern France.
Continue readingSomme Centenary: UK two-minute silence on July 1
Britain will observe two minutes of silence at 7.28 am on Friday July 1st 2016, marking the start of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.
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