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To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the Somme Departmental Council invited both residents and visitors to the Somme to write a short message themed on peace. Click here to dicover these Poems for Peace!
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the Somme Departmental Council invited both residents and visitors to the Somme to write a short message themed on peace. Click here to dicover these Poems for Peace!
A ceremony was held at the South African National Memorial on Sunday 9th July 2017 in remembrance of the men who fought at Longueval in 1916.
Photos of this year's ceremonies commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
The village of Villers-Bretonneux opened a museum on the top floor of the school in the 1970s which has just been entirely renovated.
Inspired by the national flowers of remembrance - the poppy for the British and Commonwealth countries, the cornflower for the French and the forget-me-not for the Germans - the 'Association Picarde des Parcs et Jardins' created the "Rose Somme 2016" for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. In celebration of its first anniversary, the Rose Somme 2016 is now in full bloom at the Elysée Palace.
Dan Tehan, Australian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs was in the Somme for the Anzac Day commemorations. During his time here he visited Vignacourt to learn more about the new interpretation centre that is being built, and the Underground City of Naours, where soldiers left inscriptions during the First World War.