FrançaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’26” N 2°38’55” E
10 de março de 2018, França ⋅ 🌧 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 theLeia mais
FrançaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’29” N 2°38’60” E
10 de março de 2018, França ⋅ ☁️ 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 trenchLeia mais
FrançaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’22” N 2°38’52” E
29 de junho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLeia mais
FrançaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°5’0” N 2°39’1” E
1 de julho de 2018, França ⋅ ☀️ 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 GreatLeia mais
FrançaHauts-de-FranceBeaumont-Hamel50°4’21” N 2°38’50” E
7 de setembro de 2019, França ⋅ ⛅ 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
Você também pode conhecer este local seguindo os nomes:
Beaumont-Hamel, Bieumont-Hamé, 80300, Бомонт Амел, Бомон-Амель, 博蒙阿梅尔
