Star shells being fired at night to illuminate no man's land near Beaumont-Hamel during the Battle of the Somme, 1916. The British had analysed the failings of the first day of attack and had impl ...

The day is a time to remember the hundreds of young soldiers from the Newfoundland Regiment who died on July 1, 1916, during a disastrous battle at Beaumont-Hamel in northern France. A delegation ...

July 1st in Newfoundland and Labrador is a more sombre holiday that commemorates the Battle of Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. Almost an entire regiment of Newfoundlanders were killed that day.