War bulletin: King praises Mametz Wood Welsh troops

Name: War bulletin: King praises Mametz Wood Welsh troops
Uploaded: 2016-07-15T11:03:37.000Z
Duration: 4 min 30 s
Description: A century ago, Welsh troops were being praised by the King for their actions in the Mametz Wood battle.

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One hundred years ago, Welsh troops were being praised by the King for their actions in the battle of Mametz Wood during World War One.

About 4,000 men from the 38th (Welsh) Division were killed or injured and some families lost multiple members.

So what might have been in the news of Wales 100 years ago?

Wales

15 July 2016