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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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Thiepval on the right of the picture, the Memorial to the Missing right of centre and the area of the Liepzig Redoubt in the upper centre. 

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The massive Memorial to the Missing occupies a commanding position on the top of Thiepval Ridge.  It can be seen from miles around.

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