On the first day of the battle of the Somme 18 million people were missing, dead, injured or taken prisoner this is on of the worst battle in the world. i know this because Mr kirwan told me.
The First Day on the Somme was created in 1971.
first day 57000 were killed
19,000 British soldiers.
3000 every day
The first day of the Battle of the Somme was horrendous. It is estimated that about 19,240 British soldiers were killed and another 30,000 wounded.
i have no idea how many died but DO NOT get confused and think none died just because it says none at the bottom
58,000 British troops lost on first day...one third of them were killed.
There was no "Somme War". It was the "Battle of the Somme" during World War One. There were two battles; one in 1916 where 20,000 British soldiers were killed on the first day, and one in 1918 after the Germans breached the Allied lines.
The battle of the Somme is remembered today with rememberance day (poppy day)Also with the Somme heritage centre in bangorthey have a website to learn more:www.irishsoldier.orgcheck it out
the following figures are 100% accurate. they are just British soldiers who died on just the 1st day of the battle of the somme. 19 240 killed 35 493 injured 2 152 went missing 585 were captured the british lost, in total, 57 470 soldiers on the first day alone.
not even a day it was only 3 secs
Haig was the man who planned the battle of the somme, which on the first day, over 60,000 british soldiers were killed.