Anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme - 1 July 1916

The Battle of the Somme started in July 1^st 1916. It lasted until November 1916. For many people, the Battle of the Somme was the battle that symbolised the horrors of warfare in World War One; this one battle had a marked effect on overall casualty figures and seemed to epitomise the futility of trench warfare.   Take a moment today to reflect on this event in what was supposed to be the "war to end wars".