It may be a joyous Canada Day for some but others recall the tremendous sacrifices made by the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. Heritage Canada has a lengthy post that recognizes the first day of the Battle of the Somme, when most of the regiment was killed. The attack was a huge failure. That morning, almost 20,000 British troops died, and another 37,000 were wounded. The Newfoundland Regiment had been almost wiped out. When roll call was taken, only 68 men answered their names – 324 were killed, or missing and presumed dead, and 386 were wounded.
