Beaumont-Hamel, Battle of, Beaumont-Hamel, France, 1916

found: Work cat.: The 1st Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of the Somme, c2006:t.p. (Battle of Beaumont-Hamel; July 1, 1916; first day of the Battle of the Somme near the village of Beaumont-Hamel in northern France)

found: Wikipedia, Oct. 10, 2007(On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme in World War I, 801 soldiers of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment rose from the British trenches and went into battle at Beaumont-Hamel, nine kilometers north of Albert in France. After only 30 minutes the regiment was devastated ... Beaumont-Hamel remains the most significant single military action fought by Newfoundlanders and a turning point in the history and culture of the island. Many Newfoundlanders mark the date of July 1st not as Canada Day, but as Memorial Day, the date of remembrance for the Beaumont-Hamel battle.)

found: Battle of Beaumont Hamel, via canadaonline.about.com Web site, Oct. 10, 2007(The opening day of the Battle of the Somme was a slaughter for the Allies, and the 1st Newfoundland Regiment was virtually annihilated at the Battle of Beaumont Hamel)

found: Newfoundland and the Great War Web site, Oct. 10, 2007(The legacy of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel continues to the present day, with special commemorations taking place every July 1; Battle of the Somme)

found: First World War battle remembered, via CBC News Web site, viewed Oct. 10, 2007(Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in the First World War. More than 700 men from the 1st Newfoundland Regiment were killed or wounded in a matter of minutes as the Somme offensive got underway in France on July 1, 1916)

found: The Canadian encyclopedia, via WWW, Oct. 10, 2007(under Somme, Battle of the: Battle of the Somme, 1 July-late Nov 1916, during World War I, saw British, Imperial, and French troops hammering German defence lines north of the Somme River in one of the most futile and bloody battles in history. The 1st Newfoundland Regiment was virtually wiped out at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the battle; under Monuments, World Wars I and II: a ceremony is held each year on July 1st, the anniversary of the battle at Beaumont Hamel)