Newfoundland Memorial Park, Beaumont Hamel, France.
Beaumont-Hamel was attacked and reached on 1 July 1916, but it could not be held. It was attacked again, and this time taken, on 13 November 1916 and the British cemetery (originally titled as 'V Corps Cemetery No.23') was made by units taking part in that and subsequent operations until February 1917. It was increased after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the surrounding.
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
There are many cemeteries nearby and Beaumont-Hamel is the location of the Canadian Memorial to The Royal Newfoundland Regiment which is a must visit, the Canadian students are fabulous guides around this amazingly well-preserved site. Thiepval Memorial to the British dead on the Somme with no known grave is also minutes away and needs to be visited whether you have a personal connection, as.
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The fighting that took place at Beaumont-Hamel on 1st July 1916 was arguably some of the most destructive in World War One.The 1st Newfoundland Regiment is best associated with Beaumont-Hamel and the date is known as Memorial Day in Newfoundland today.
Beaumont-Hamel is Newfoundland's raw wound On July 1, 1916, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment suffered a massive military tragedy—and changed Canada’s newest province By Patricia Treble June 22.
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