What a day that was!

Reveille at 0600 and off to the Somme at 0745.

First visit was to a very busy Newfoundland Park where we learned of the tragic fate of the Newfoundland Regiment decimated in the first few hours of the battle.

At Y Ravine cemetery Murdo Glen paid his respects to his great great Uncle L/Cpl J Milne and the company piper Rory McDonald played a lament at his graveside.

We saw the very impressive 51st Highland Divisional monument and heard the story of how the Black Watch captured Y ravine after months of fighting.

Thiepval Memorial really reinforced the word of the day where over 70 thousand names of the missing of the Somme are listed.

Lochnagar Crater was immense here a huge mine was blown during the Somme battle, unfortunately the Germans got wind of this and withdrew from the area until after the explosion and many lives were lost in the ensuing fighting.

At Brown’s Copse we paid repects to the relations of Alex Brimlow of B company and Donald Sinclair of A Company