Editing First day on the Somme (section)

==Commemoration==
For Newfoundland, the first day of battle changed the course of the island's history, ending any hope of independence.{{sfn|Brooks|Rumboldt|2007}} After the war the Newfoundland government bought {{cvt|40|acre}} at the site of the battalion's attack and created the [[Newfoundland Memorial Park]] to commemorate the dead, which was opened by Haig on 7 June 1925. Although the rest of Canada celebrates [[Canada Day]] on 1 July, it remains [[Memorial Day (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Memorial Day]] in Newfoundland and Labrador.{{sfn|Nicholson|1964|p=xx}}