0:00:10 > 0:00:12Good morning, I'm Ayshah.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16First - a two-minute silence has been held to mark the moment one
0:00:16 > 0:00:18of the deadliest battles of World War I started
0:00:18 > 0:00:25exactly 100 years ago.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27More than a million soldiers were killed or wounded
0:00:27 > 0:00:30in the Battle of the Somme in northern France.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31People stood still just before half-past seven
0:00:31 > 0:00:33across the UK to remember them.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34A big ceremony is taking place in Somme for the anniversary
0:00:35 > 0:00:39and Martin sent us this report from there earlier.
0:00:39 > 0:00:48Hello from the Somme in northern France.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50At the moment, I am near Theipval Memorial, but today,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53a huge event will take place marking 100 years since the start
0:00:53 > 0:00:55of the Battle of the Somme.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I have some students with me who have a job to do at the event.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Abigail, what have you been doing to learn about World War I?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04We went around the cemeteries around France and obviously the soldiers'
0:01:04 > 0:01:07graves and things like that and I put a cross down on one
0:01:07 > 0:01:09of the soldiers' graves and it was really emotional
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and I have got to be honest, I did cry at it, because
0:01:12 > 0:01:14it was very, very moving.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17That's OK, because I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be the only one.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18It is pretty emotional.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Nathan, what are you doing today?
0:01:19 > 0:01:23I don't want to ruin a big surprise but let's just say I am honoured
0:01:23 > 0:01:24to represent my school in a beautiful ceremony.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Good on you.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26A surprise, eh?
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Fantastic.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Janatal, do you think young people your age should be learning
0:01:30 > 0:01:32more about what happened in world War I?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34more about what happened in World War I?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Yes, I do, because our ancestors and their ancestors before them took
0:01:37 > 0:01:39part in this war and it is good to commemorate that,
0:01:39 > 0:01:40learning about our past.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Very passionate, good stuff.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Now, it's not just British kids that have got a job to do here.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48We have got some French students with us as well.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50What have you been doing today?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51I saw cemetery.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52The cemetery?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Was it good?
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Yes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And, young man, how do you feel about being part
0:01:56 > 0:01:57of such a big event?
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Scared but happy.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Scared but happy, brilliant stuff.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Thank you very much, guys and good luck.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Well, these students aren't the only ones to be
0:02:04 > 0:02:05learning about World War I.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Earlier, I managed to catch up with some schoolkids who retraced
0:02:08 > 0:02:08the journeys of their own local heroes who fought in World War I.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Private William Henry Roberts of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Lance Corporal John Abbott King
0:02:17 > 0:02:18of the Kings Liverpool Regiment.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Private Harry Ingham of the Royal Fusiliers.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25These guys have come here from all over the UK
0:02:25 > 0:02:26to the battlefields where
0:02:26 > 0:02:30the local heroes fought during World War I.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32So, usually people come here
0:02:32 > 0:02:35to look at the graves of people they've known or have been related
0:02:35 > 0:02:39to in some way or another, but today I'm here because we were researching
0:02:39 > 0:02:43soldiers and one of them we found was actually from my hometown.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45We came here to look back on the lives
0:02:45 > 0:02:47of the soldiers and see what they went through, really.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I'm here because there is a soldier I've been
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I'm here because there is a soldier I've been researching.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56He was actually living on the same street as my school.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57I've come here because I'm researching a
0:02:57 > 0:02:59soldier who was, he actually lived on my road.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01He actually lived six houses away from me.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04So, what did you find out about the soldier?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06He was actually a former England rugby
0:03:06 > 0:03:08football international player.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11He was actually killed in action in France here.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I found out he was a miller's clerk.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And that he was a private in the Army.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17What is next for you, guys?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20What are you going to do now to help out with your research?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24We are going to go find out where and how they died and see
0:03:24 > 0:03:29if we can find where they were buried.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30All three men fought in the
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Battle of the Somme, one of the deadliest
0:03:34 > 0:03:36events of the First World War.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Like millions of other soldiers who lost their lives in the fight.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50So I'm looking for the soldier I researched, who is Harry Ingham.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54And he should be on 8C, which is here.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59I was looking for Henry Roberts.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I was looking for William Henry Roberts.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Should be on this one somewhere.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04He is right at the top so I will put it here.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10He was from my road as well,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12he lived a few houses away from me.
0:04:12 > 0:04:21It is weird to see his name on there.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25It really brings it into reality,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27seeing the names on this wall.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31It is an actual person.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33For Marie, Nimal and Cara, tracing the journey of the
0:04:33 > 0:04:37soldiers from their home towns to where they fought and died has made
0:04:37 > 0:04:38a lasting impression.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Every soldier named on these monuments has their own story.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44And you can be sure to find someone remembered here who
0:04:44 > 0:04:47grew up in a place you live now.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Thanks, guys.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54It's a massive night for Wales in Euro 2016 -
0:04:54 > 0:04:57they take on Belgium in the quarter-finals
0:04:57 > 0:05:02at 8pm tonight.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Jenny's in France for the match.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Strong, determined, passionate and a brilliant team spirit,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08just some words used to describe Wales in this tournament.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Here in Lille tonight, they will play probably
0:05:10 > 0:05:13the biggest game in their country's footballing history.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Opponents Belgium are ranked second-best team in the world
0:05:16 > 0:05:19at the moment and have a lot of star players in their squad.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22They will go into this the favourites but did you know that
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Wales are actually unbeaten against Belgium
0:05:23 > 0:05:25for the last three games?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Wales, of course, have two star players themselves
0:05:27 > 0:05:30in Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33If they play well tonight, then Wales could be in with a real
0:05:33 > 0:05:34chance of winning it.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37I've been following Wales from their first group game
0:05:37 > 0:05:39in Bordeaux and one thing is for sure, they will definitely
0:05:39 > 0:05:43have the support of their fans in the stadium tonight.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45They have been singing
0:05:45 > 0:05:47"Please don't take me home" all tournament.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Well, their Euro 2016 journey may not be coming to an end just yet.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54That's all from me and the team this morning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Newsround's back at 4:20 this afternoon.