Sally Nicholson’s great great grandfather Ernest fought at the Somme alongside her great great uncle, Sidney Nicholson, a Lance-Corporal in the King’s Royal Rifles. On the 7th October 1916 Sidney was just about to lead his men over the top when he was shot in the head...
A MAJOR piece of art, depicting more than 72,000 servicemen killed in Britain’s bloodiest battle, will form a focal point as the nation commemorates 100 years since the end of the First World War, it was announced today, 10th November. The ‘Shrouds of the Somme’...
