WW1 Talk: Remembering 1st July 1916

WW1 Talk: Remembering 1st July 1916; Thiepval Day in Salford, Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Free, No booking required. The talk will give some background to the conflict, including the recruitment of the Salford Pals and the background they came from. We will discuss the disastrous battle for Thiepval on 1st July 1916 and the way information of the losses arrived in Salford. Many men were killed, wounded or captured, but many were missing. We will look at individual stories of the battle and the men involved.

Website
ww1.salford.gov.uk/events/the-somme-salford-will-remember

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000136?id=EVENT557774