Title: First day on the Somme, 1st July, 1916
First published: 1971
Description: An account from the viewpoint of the soldiers who fought on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, which resulted in nearly 60,000 casualties on the British side alone.
Subjects: Somme, 1st battle of the, france, 1916, Personal narratives, Somme, Battle of the, 1916, History, Military History, Somme, Bataille de la, 1916, Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918, Campagnes et batailles, France, history, 1914-1940, World war, 1914-1918, personal narratives
Places: France
People: Percy Chappell, Reginald Bastard, Paddy Kennedy, Billy McFadzean, Dick KIng, Philip Howe, Bill Soar, Charles Matthews, Albert McMillan, Henry Webber
Time periods: 1916