Created by Abby Green on Thu, 12/11/2025 - 08:05
Description:
In one of Britain's bloodiest battles, this image is hollowing to know the lives of these men must have dwindled so quickly. This image is of the West Front, day one of The Battle of Somme. The Tyneside Irish brigade marches on, the 3,000 original troops dwindled down to only 1,000 after getting caught by German's with machine guns.
Image Source:
Image of Soliders off to battle.
National Army Museum. Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. 1916. National Army Museum, Accession no. 2001-01-279-17, https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-01-279-17
Works Cited:
“Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London.” Nam.ac.uk, 2024, collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-01-279-17.