Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert Parry (Labour), on Monday, 1 July 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 92 members in total.

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

That this House remembers that 1st July was the 80th anniversary of the Battle of The Somme in which there were 60,000 British casualties, of whom 20,000 were killed on the first day of the battle, which became a metaphor for futile and indiscriminate slaughter; notes that it is claimed that there were 650,000 German, 420,000 British and 195,000 French casualties in what became a battle of attrition, which will always be remembered; and hopes that it will never be repeated.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1077 

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Battles

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk