Beaumont Hamel.

[Gtaivownz]

the 468 men went over the top in 30 minutes it was all over the next day, only 68 men answered the row call

[MrGoldenV]

@Gtaivownz roll call you mean

[TheNightlight1]

just had tour off the somme and beaumont hamel for week iff any guys on tour coach off leger please get in touch from the 26june thx

[will0nater]

R.I.P.

Charles Mesher.

We never forget you

[will0nater]

all newfoundlanders have been affected by beaumant hamel. Including me

[wewillrockyou92]

i went here in july 2008 . . . the experiance totally changed me . if only everyone could understand what happened during ww1. we will never know the horrors of wat it was like to be in such a horrific .

[curtis123451]

R.I.P all soliders who died at Beaumont Hamel.

[shaman989]

R.I.P Lance Corporal Norman Strong, age 20.

[AIDANDPIP]

been there to its amazing there!!! british rule!!!

[samsungremote]

LONG LIVE RNR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aw11928]

Only 68 men stood to anwser the roll call the next mouring. 255 were dead, 386 were wounded, and91 were listeed as missing in action and presumed dead. every officer who went over the top was either wounded or dead.

[plainscreewarrior08]

hey Bigmaf11 i know the general name that sent the first two british waves against the german trench and then the newfoundlanders it was General Douglas Haig i call him an ediot because he made a stupid plan at beaumont hamel he dismissed a a report of the wire not being cut from a three or four day artilliry strike the only place they got the wire cut was the danger tree

[plainscreewarrior08]

and all the newfoundlanders headed over to the danger tree and all the germans had to do was shoot the new maxim Mg08machine gun

[aimdrummer]

It is a shame that the litigation culture has made the keepers of these sites so touchy about where you can and can't go. Same at Vimy. Then go to the South African site at Delville wood, you can walk anywhere (yeah ok so I slipped in some mud and fell on my @rse but that's part of the experience I think).

Don't tell me that the remaining munitions at Vimy are still dangerous when there is no recorded account of any of the resident sheep ever having exploded! It is fear of the lawyers. A pity.

[bigmaf11]

I am a Newfy so i was proud to go there. Its sad how the british generals sent the Newfoundlanders over the top went the first 2 waves never made it to the enemy trenches.

[mralan1969]

I was there last year. I thought it was quite interesting that up until the 1960's there was still shells/kit/rations/weapons etc strewn all over the fields. People were just walking around the field and taking what they wanted.

[macfad2088]

You still can after the fields are plowed.