On 1 July 1916 19,240 British Empire servicemen were killed on the first day of the battle of The Somme. By the end of the battle on 18 November 1916 – one hundred years ago today – 127,751 were dead in one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

The Shrouds of the Somme display, outside Bristol Cathedral, consists of 19,240 hand-stitched shrouded figures by artist Rob Heard to represent those killed on that first day. http://www.thesomme19240.co.uk.