Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

The 74-acre site at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, is one of the few places where a visitor can see the trench lines of WWI in a preserved natural state.
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is dedicated to the commemoration of the Newfoundland Regiment that fought in the battle of Somme and WWI in general. Most of the Newfoundland Regiment were dead within 15 to 20 minutes of leaving their trench in the morning of the 1st July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

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The 74-acre site at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, is one of the few places where a visitor can see the trench lines of WWI in a preserved natural state.<br />
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is dedicated to the commemoration of the Newfoundland Regiment that fought in the battle of Somme and WWI in general. Most of the Newfoundland Regiment were dead within 15 to 20 minutes of leaving their trench in the morning of the 1st July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.