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Jul 1, 2016 · The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme: Thiepval: Directed by Nikki Parsons, Claire Popplewell, Helen Scott. With King Charles III, Charles Dance, Huw Edwards, Jason Isaacs. Huw Edwards introduces live coverage of the centenary Somme commemoration at the Thiepval Memorial, France, to remember the one million casualties sustained on both sides ...
- Nikki Parsons, Claire Popplewell, Helen Scott
- 2016-07-01
- Documentary
- 205
Jun 8, 2016 · The centenary of the Battle of the Somme will be marked by international ceremonies at the Thiepval Memorial in France on 1 July, attended by politicians, descendants of those who...
Jul 1, 2016 · Britain's Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath of roses and bay leaves on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during the commemoration service on the eve of the centenary of the Battle of the...
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Jul 1, 2016 · The centenary of the Battle of the Somme is being marked across Northern Ireland and in Thiepval in France, where thousands of Irishmen died. The opening day, 1 July 1916, remains...
Jun 30, 2016 · The Battle of the Somme, one of WW1's bloodiest, was fought in northern France and lasted five months, with the British suffering almost 60,000 casualties on the first day alone. The British...
Jun 30, 2016 · The Battle of the Somme, one of WW1's bloodiest, was fought in northern France and lasted five months, with the British suffering almost 60,000 casualties on the first day alone. The...
The Thiepval Visitor Centre, built in 2004, also incorporates the Thiepval Museum. The museum opened in June 2016 to mark the centenary of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. The Visitor Centre and Museum are located a short distance from the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery.
