British Troops of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at their campsite prior to the big advance in the Battle of the Somme during World War 1. They stand amongst their tents and assemble for supper near a camp fire tended by unit cooks who fill their mess kits with hot soup. View of no man's land with shells bursting in area of Beaumont Hamel. A fresh battalion of reiforcements for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment resting on their way to trenches at the front. Later they are seen march along a dirt road to the front.
The Battle of Somme in France during World War I. French General Joseph Joffre and French President Raymond Poincare with other French officials at the front. French General Paul Pau inspects French troops on front lines. The troops lined up holding flags.