The Battle of the Somme was one of the most devastating battles in history, with over one million casualties in just five ...

Ten of them died together there. A separate blast fatally injured their 51-year-old father, Sabri, and a 21-year-old cousin, Mahmoud, who were caught outside on the street as they tried to check ...

This World War I Bronze Memorial Plaque, commonly known as the Dead Man's Penny, commemorates the death of my great-grandfather, William Collins, who died in November 1916, in a field hospital ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — During construction at Pearson Airfield, an archeologist found what could be unexploded Stokes Mortars ...

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 ...

On the battlefield, most soldiers died alone, anonymous, and without comfort, their families unaware of their fate. Today, our government provides services for surviving veterans and their ...

Casualties refers to dead ... They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station. WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster? documentWW1: Why was the first day of the Somme ...