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Sunday, 30 January 2011 17:11

Gordon Dump Cemetery, La Boiselle

Gordon Dump Cemetery near La Boiselle contains the graves of 1,676 Allied soldiers of whom 1,053 (63%) are unknown.

Published in Ovillers, La Boisselle
Sunday, 30 January 2011 16:26

Memorial to the 34th Division, La Boiselle

The Memorial to the 34th Division is located on the eastern edge of La Boiselle, approached from the road to Contalmaison.

Published in Ovillers, La Boisselle
Sunday, 02 January 2011 19:59

AIF Memorial, Mouquet Farm

Mouquet Farm occupied a highly strategic position between Thiepval and Pozières.  During fierce fighting which raged for months the original farm was completely destroyed.  The farm was rebuilt after the war. 

Published in Courcelette
Saturday, 24 July 2010 20:46

Authuille Church, Thiepval

On the 80th Anniversary of the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, a memorial was erected in the village of Authuille to honour the memory of the 15th, 16th and 17th Battalions of the Highland Light Infantry. 

Published in Thiepval
Sunday, 11 July 2010 12:48

Orange Memorial, Thiepval

The Orange Memorial has been erected in recent years on ground adjacent to the 36th (Ulster) Division Memorial at Thiepval. 

Published in Thiepval

The Memorial to the 18th Division of the British Army is on the north west side of the road from Thiepval to Authuille, on the edge of the village of Thiepval.

Published in Thiepval
Sunday, 11 July 2010 12:12

The Memorial to the Missing, Thiepval

The Memorial to the Missing is the largest British war memorial in the world.

The memorial carries the names of 73,412 soldiers missing after the Battle of the Somme.

Published in Thiepval
Sunday, 02 May 2010 19:23

Thiepval From The South West

The Memorial to the Missing in the foreground and Mouquet Farm in the distance just above the centre of the picture. 

Published in Thiepval
Sunday, 02 May 2010 19:15

Mouquet Farm From The North East

Mouquet Farm is in the foreground with Thiepval upper right and the Memorial to the Missing upper centre. 

Published in Thiepval

Thiepval Wood (known today as Bois d’Authuille) on the upper left and the 36th (Ulster) Division Memorial to its right in a wooded area. 

Published in Thiepval
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