🎖️ Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

France · Europe · 50.07°N, 2.65°E

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.

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Quick facts

Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.07°N, 2.65°E · view on map

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is located in France, in Europe.

More war memorials in France

51st (Highland) Division War Memorial (Beaumont-Hamel) · Albert Communal Cemetery Extension (War Graves) · American Expeditionary Forces Memorial · Bayonet Trench · Canadian National Vimy Memorial · Capoulet-et-Junac War Memorial · Communards' Wall · Courcelette Memorial · Dury Memorial · Gueudecourt (Newfoundland) Memorial.

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