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Region marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme

Services are taking place across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to mark 100 years since the Battle of the Somme. Thousands of men in the Pals battalions lost their lives in what became the deadliest battle in the First World War.

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Royal Armouries Museum to commemorate Battle of the Somme

The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds is planning to commemorate the one hundred anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which saw almost half a million British soldiers lose their lives.

Yorkshire suffered more casualties than any other region in the country.

The museum is using re-enactors to bring the conditions and recollections of soldiers to life.

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