Boy Soldiers of the Somme 1st July
The aftermath of the first day Boy Soldiers of the Somme 1st July 1916 The 1/6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (part of the 11th Brigade) were due to attack the Heidenkopt (Quadrilateral redoubt) on the morning of the 1st of July 1916. At 07.20 am the Hawthorn ridge mine exploded about 1,500 yards to the… Read More »