FrankreichHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’26” N 2°38’55” E
10. März 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Hawthorn mine was exploded too early. Signals were crossed with German signals (both used white flairs). 200-300 soldiers still lay in No Man’s Land (70 from Newfoundland). 801 men went over theWeiterlesen
FrankreichHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’29” N 2°38’60” E
10. März 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Danger Tree. Was a plum tree. Artillery ineffective here. Majority of casualties occurred here. 86% casualty rate. 801 men 68 available at roll call next morning. Front line became Wellington trenchWeiterlesen
FrankreichHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’22” N 2°38’52” E
29. Juni 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This is a really nice site to visit. We did a tour with a Canadian guide from Newfoundland. Her Great Uncle was killed during the battle here. The site was full of British teens on school trips andWeiterlesen
FrankreichHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°5’0” N 2°39’1” E
1. Juli 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We attended a private non religious ceremony/reenactment to mark the anniversary of the start of the Battle of The Somme. Numerous WW1 experts were present including Andy Robertshaw from GreatWeiterlesen
FrankreichHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’21” N 2°38’50” E
7. September 2019 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Newfoundlanders
This is a great site. You can literally walk paths through trenches, and it demonstrates just how close the lines were to the enemy's lines
Möglicherweise kennst du auch folgende Namen für diesen Ort:
Beaumont-Hamel, Bieumont-Hamé, 80300, Бомонт Амел, Бомон-Амель, 博蒙阿梅尔
