Project Team Post Somme Battle of the Somme – did you know? The ‘Somme’ became a byword for futile and indiscriminate slaughter. There were over 1 million casualties – 420,000 British, 195,000 French and 650,000 Germans. The youngest soldier was 14 and the oldest was 67. Share this on: June 8, 2016 0 0 Somme World War