Monthly Archives: July 2016

Remembering Mametz and the Somme

At this poignant time of commemorating the Battle of the Somme, a service of commemoration and reconciliation has taken place at the memorial to Welsh soldiers killed during the battle of Mametz Wood in northern France 100 years ago. The 38th (Welsh) Division attacked Mametz Wood between 7 and 14 July 1916, with more than 4,000 of them killed […]