RanskaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’26” N 2°38’55” E
10. maaliskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 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 theLue lisää
RanskaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’29” N 2°38’60” E
10. maaliskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 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 trenchLue lisää
RanskaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’22” N 2°38’52” E
29. kesäkuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLue lisää
RanskaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°5’0” N 2°39’1” E
1. heinäkuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 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 GreatLue lisää
RanskaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’21” N 2°38’50” E
7. syyskuuta 2019, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 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
Saatat myös tuntea tämän kohteen näillä nimillä:
Beaumont-Hamel, Bieumont-Hamé, 80300, Бомонт Амел, Бомон-Амель, 博蒙阿梅尔
