Tag: Somme
100 years ago: Heartbreak as luck runs out for teen soldiers from Eccles, Monton, Walkden and Swinton
In 2016, national commemorations of the first day of the Battle of the Somme have now been completed. But 100 years ago, local families in Eccles and Swinton were just...
Somme 100: The poignant letters of Salford Pals butchered on battlefield
As we remember the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, here we reflect on the first wave of casualties from Salford who perished on that terrible day of...
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