Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=848649 The date was July 1, 1916; it was the first day of the Battle of the Somme. It was the Newfoundland Regiment's first major engagement. In about 30 minutes, the regiment was all but wiped out. There were approximately 800 soldiers who went into battle; only 68 answered the roll call the next day, meaning more than 700 were killed, wounded, or missing. At home, people were left with a sense of loss that marked an entire...