From this very spot the British offensive was launched 1st July 1916, thus starting that terrible and wretched battle of the Somme. I spent a miserable night in the fields directly in front of the battery in July, but I did not slumber.
From this very spot the British offensive was launched 1st July 1916, thus starting that terrible and wretched battle of the Somme. I spent a miserable night in the fields directly in front of the battery in July, but I did not slumber. (Photo by: Pen and Sword Books/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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