On Demand Tour: Beaumont Hamel – The Somme – 1st July 1916

Description

The 1^st July 1916 stands alone as the single most deadly day in the modern history of the British Army. On that infamous day over a 15-mile front, approximately 120,000 men launched an assault on the well-entrenched German defences opposite their own positions. Beginning their advance at 7.30am in bright sunshine, many were met by a deadly combination of unbroken barbed wire and withering machine-gun fire. By the end of that day almost 50% of the attackers had become casualties, over 19,000 of whom would make the ultimate sacrifice.

This Virtual Tour will transport you to the battlefields of the Somme and the outskirts of Beaumont Hamel to follow the fortunes of just one of those the Battalions – the 1^st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.