29th Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel
Of the five memorials established in France and Belgium in memory of major actions fought by the 1st Battalion of the Newfoundland Regiment, the largest is the thirty hectare site at Beaumont-Hamel, nine kilometres north of the town of Albert. This site commemorates all Newfoundlanders who fought in the Great War, particularly those who have no known grave. The site was officially opened by Field Marshal Earl Haig on June 7, 1925. The monument to the 29th Division is situated at the entrance to the Newfoundland Beaumont-Hamel Memorial Park. For the 29th Division the Somme Offensive was to be their first major campaign on the Western Front, having already fought in Gallipoli.
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