Slideshow: Somme remembered in Ballymena

July 1, 1916 was the bloodiest day in British military history with almost 20,000 dead and 40,000 wounded in the course of only a few hours .
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jul 2014, 09:10 BST
Standard bearers lower their standards at last week's Somme Commemoration at the Memorial Gardens. INBT 28-105JCStandard bearers lower their standards at last week's Somme Commemoration at the Memorial Gardens. INBT 28-105JC
Standard bearers lower their standards at last week's Somme Commemoration at the Memorial Gardens. INBT 28-105JC

It was by any standards a day of unequivicol horror which affected towns and villages the length and breadth of Britain.

Ballymena and District suffered severely and the memory of those who fell was honoured last Tuesday evening with a Royal British Legion service in the town’s Memorial Park.

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