In Part One of our Anniversary Somme series we explore the fighting at Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval on 1 July 1916, examining the battle, casualties and battlefield, ending with a virtual walk.
In the first of a three-part series marking the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, we explore the fighting in the northern sector of the battlefield on 1 July 1916. This episode examines the attacks at Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval, where some of the most dramatic and costly actions of the opening day unfolded. We look at the ground over which the soldiers advanced, the plans behind the attacks, the units involved, and how the battle developed.
