Mametz Wood – The Somme, 1916
On 7 July 1916 the 38th (Welsh) Division attacked German positions in Mametz Wood. After 5 days of heavy fighting, much of it hand-to-hand, the Welsh had lost over 4,000 men killed, wounded or missing.
On 7 July 1916 the 38th (Welsh) Division attacked German positions in Mametz Wood. After 5 days of heavy fighting, much of it hand-to-hand, the Welsh had lost over 4,000 men killed, wounded or missing.