Birmingham Museums commemorate the Battle of the Somme centenery with rare new artefact
· A rare new artefact added to Blakesley Hall’s First World War exhibition – a tunic worn by a soldier from Birmingham, Arthur Brooke Turner, on the first day of the Somme · Free screenings of iconic film ‘The Battle of the Somme’ take place at Blakesley Hall with the first showing on Sunday 17thJulyBirmingham Museums is commemorating 100 years since the Battle of the Somme by hosting a series of film screenings of an iconic First World War propaganda film at Blakesley Hall – where a tunic worn by a Birmingham soldier on the first day of the Somme will be added to the site’s longstanding