The Start of the Somme Offensive Commemorated

Somme marked by uniformed men across UK with #wearehere

Go tell the Spartans, passer by,
That here, obedient to their word, we lie.

Simonides of Ceos

When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For their tomorrow, we gave our today.

John Maxwell Edmonds

Video and Twitter remarks.

Scottish view of commemoration.