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Old 07-02-2016, 01:16 PM
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http://www.heritage.nf.ca/first-worl...t-hamel-en.php

Before they joined Canada as a Province they took part in the Battle of the Somme.

The attack was a devastating failure. In a single 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.
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