Battle of the Somme to this day has been seen as the worst battle in history. As there where so many lives lost in this battle, it caused an effect on the population. This is seen in the poem 'the battle of the Somme' written by William Noel Hodgson who died in this battle the day after he wrote the poem.
... I, that on my familiar hill
Saw with uncomprehending eyes
A hundred of Thy sunsets spill
Their fresh and sanguine sacrifice,
Ere the sun swings his noonday sword
Must say good-bye to all of this;-
By all delights that I shall miss,
Help me to die, O Lord.
... I, that on my familiar hill
Saw with uncomprehending eyes
A hundred of Thy sunsets spill
Their fresh and sanguine sacrifice,
Ere the sun swings his noonday sword
Must say good-bye to all of this;-
By all delights that I shall miss,
Help me to die, O Lord.