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  • Mannequins dressed in  British Expeditionary Force uniforms of WWI  at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
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  • Mannequins dressed with British Expeditionary Force uniforms of WWI in what appears to be a trench hospital at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
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  • Mannequins dressed in Imperial German Army uniforms wearing gas masks  in a reconstructed WWI German trench at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
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  • Mannequin dressed in Imperial German Army uniform in a reconstructed WWI German trench at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields. s
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  • Exhibits at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
    101109_407.jpg
  • Mannequins dressed with British Expeditionary Force uniforms of WWI  at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
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  • Mannequins dressed with British, American, Moroccan and french uniforms of WWI under the Union Jack at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
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  • Exhibits at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
    101109_411.jpg
  • Mannequin dressed with Imperial German Army uniform in a reconstructed WWI German trench at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
    101109_392.jpg
  • Mannequins dressed with British Expeditionary Force uniforms of WWI  at the the Somme Trench Museum in Albert (‪Musée Somme 1916‬)The museum is in the old crypts under the basilica of Albert and shows scenes of trench life from WWI, original uniforms, war paraphernalia  and other items rescued from the fields.
    101109_368.jpg
  • A sign showing where the front line was on the 1st of July 1916 <br />
The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • A sign showing the front line on the 1st of September 1916 <br />
The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The grave of Private F.C. Butcher of the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry died on the 15th of July 1916 at the age of 26 <br />
Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • ‪Delville Wood South African National Memorial‬ serves as the national memorial to all those of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force who died during World War I. Although the campaigns commemorated include the "East African Campaign" and other campaigns both in Europe and in Africa, the location of the memorial marks the role played by South Africans in the Battle of Delville Wood (14 July – 3 September 1916), part of the Somme Offensive. The Battle of Delville Wood was the first major engagement of South Africans in the western front. The South African 1st Infantry Brigade suffer losses of 80%, yet they manage to hold Delville Wood in a battle described as "...the bloodiest battle hell of 1916."
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  • ‪Delville Wood South African National Memorial‬ serves as the national memorial to all those of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force who died during World War I. Although the campaigns commemorated include the "East African Campaign" and other campaigns both in Europe and in Africa, the location of the memorial marks the role played by South Africans in the Battle of Delville Wood (14 July – 3 September 1916), part of the Somme Offensive. The Battle of Delville Wood was the first major engagement of South Africans in the western front. The South African 1st Infantry Brigade suffer losses of 80%, yet they manage to hold Delville Wood in a battle described as "...the bloodiest battle hell of 1916."
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  • At the base of the Caribou Memorial, three bronze tablets carry the names of 820 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, and the Mercantile Marines who died in the First World War and have no known grave. The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • The road leading to Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. <br />
The 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform poses for a photograph with a tourist  in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. On the back are the three bronze tablets that carry the names of 820 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, and the Mercantile Marines who died in the First World War and have no known grave. The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. On the back are the three bronze tablets that carry the names of 820 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, and the Mercantile Marines who died in the First World War and have no known grave. The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. On the back are the three bronze tablets that carry the names of 820 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, and the Mercantile Marines who died in the First World War and have no known grave. The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.  The 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.  The 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.  The 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.  The 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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  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform poses in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial that 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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.
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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.
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  • The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland graniteand surrounded by native Newfoundland plants. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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.
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  • The memorial to the 29th British Division at the 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 sign at the entrance to Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. The 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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  • A school visit at the Lochnagar Crater, the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • A school visit at the Lochnagar Crater, the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • A school visit at the Lochnagar Crater, the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • A school visit at the  Lochnagar Crater, the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
    101109_032.jpg
  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • Poppy wreaths laid near the Lochnagar Crater. <br />
The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • Poppy wreaths laid near the Lochnagar Crater. <br />
The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The entrance to the Lochnagar Crater.<br />
The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • The Lochnagar Crater is the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
    101108_473.jpg
  • A man dressed with a ‪Canadian Expeditionary Force‬  officers uniform standing in front of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.  The 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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  • At the base of the Caribou Memorial, three bronze tablets carry the names of 820 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, and the Mercantile Marines who died in the First World War and have no known grave. The Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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 Caribou Memorial, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing atop a mound of Newfoundland granite. 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.
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  • A memorial banch in the Lochnagar Crater, the largest manmade crater created in WWI. The mine was laid by the 179th Tunneling Company Royal Engineers and it was exploded two minutes before 7:30 (the zero hour for the british offensive) on the morning of July 1st 1916.  At the time this was the largest man made explosion ever made and there are reports that it was heard in London. In 1978 the area was purchased by Richard Dunning who decided to reserve the place and make a memorial.
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  • Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • A cross at the Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.
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  • Australian flags mark the spot where thousands of Australians were killed and wounded whilst attempting to capture the old windmill that the German army converted to a fortified machine-gun post. Four Australian divisions fought from the 23rd of July to the 5th of September 1916. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The Australian Memorial at Pozieres Mill where four Australian divisions fought from the 23rd of July to the 5th of September 1916. <br />
The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme. <br />
The memorial was sculpted by Ross Bastiaan
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  • The First Australian Division Memorial . The memorial commemorates the men of the First Australian Division who fought in France and Belgium in 1916, 1917 and 1918. On the bronze tablet is a list of battles fought by the 1st Australian Division.  The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The First Australian Division Memorial . The memorial commemorates the men of the First Australian Division who fought in France and Belgium in 1916, 1917 and 1918. On the bronze tablet is a list of battles fought by the 1st Australian Division.  The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The First Australian Division Memorial . The memorial commemorates the men of the First Australian Division who fought in France and Belgium in 1916, 1917 and 1918. On the bronze tablet is a list of battles fought by the 1st Australian Division.  The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • Australian flags mark the spot where thousands of Australians were killed and wounded whilst attempting to capture the old windmill that the German army converted to a fortified machine-gun post. Four Australian divisions fought from the 23rd of July to the 5th of September 1916. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The Australian Memorial at Pozieres Mill where four Australian divisions fought from the 23rd of July to the 5th of September 1916. <br />
The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme. <br />
The memorial was sculpted by Ross Bastiaan
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  • The ‪Tank Memorial at Pozieres‬. It was from this point on the 5th September 1916 that three tanks set off on the first day they were ever used as a weapon of war<br />
The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • Australian flags mark the spot where thousands of Australians were killed and wounded whilst attempting to capture the old windmill that the German army converted to a fortified machine-gun post. Four Australian divisions fought from the 23rd of July to the 5th of September 1916. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • Visitors near the First Australian Division Memorial in Pozières looking at the information panels that explain the sites, on the back under the trees  is the "Gibraltar Blockhouse" and the viewing platform with great views over the WWI battlefields. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • What has remained from the "Gibraltar Blockhouse" at the western end of Pozières village. The original structure was three meters high, but subsequent shelling destroyed most of it. Today what remains to be seen is parts of the basement. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • Detail of the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
    101108_084.jpg
  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Endless crosses at the cemetery outside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Fields near Pozieres, France in a dark November day. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The information panels near First Australian Division Memorial  the that explain the sites, on the back under the trees  is the "Gibraltar Blockhouse"  The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • Fields in Pozieres, France. Almost 100 years later the marks of WWI trenches are still visible. The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • The Battle of ‪Pozières‬ was a two week struggle (23 July – 7 August 1916) by British and Australian divisions for the capture of the village of Pozieres during  the 1916 battle of the Somme.
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  • A school visiting the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
    101108_079.jpg
  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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  • Inside the Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) built in 1932 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died at the battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) During the battle 230.000 man died.  Ossuaire de Verdun, Verdun, ‪Meuse‬, France
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