Star shells being fired at night to illuminate no man's land near Beaumont-Hamel during the Battle of the Somme, 1916. The British had analysed the failings of the first day of attack and had impl ...

The day is a time to remember the hundreds of young soldiers from the Newfoundland Regiment who died on July 1, 1916, during a disastrous battle at Beaumont-Hamel in northern France. A delegation ...

The statement continued, “I have fond memories of joining you in 2016, on the 99th occasion that the people of this Island commemorated the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, and I am deeply saddened ...