Media Advisory - Government of Canada to mark 99th anniversary of Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel

OTTAWA, June 30, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - On behalf of the Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Senator David Wells will participate in a commemorative ceremony in Ottawa to mark the 99^th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel.

Location:	National War Memorial Ottawa
Date:	Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Time:	8:30 a.m.

For more information on the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel, and on the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, visit veterans.gc.ca.

 

          

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries: Martin Magnan, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, 613-996-4649; Media Relations, Veterans Affairs Canada, 613-992-7468