Battle of Beamont Hamel - 06/30/16
While we celebrate Canada'a birthday tomorrow lets all please remember the sacrifice made by the Newfoundland Regiment at Beamont Hamel.
July 1st, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the debacle considered by some to be the single greatest tragedy in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/first-world-war/articles/beaumont-hamel-en.php
July 1st, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the debacle considered by some to be the single greatest tragedy in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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The attack was a devastating failure. In a single morning, almost 20,000 British troops died, and another 37,000 were wounded. The Newfoundland Regiment had been almost wiped out. When roll call was taken, only 68 men answered their names - 324 were killed, or missing and presumed dead, and 386 were wounded.
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