51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel)
The 51st (Highland) Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel is a memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division killed during World War I. The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the 84-acre (340,000 m2) Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial site. This position had been the scene of the Division's first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre, the closing stage of the Battle of the Somme.
51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel)
The 51st (Highland) Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel is a memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division killed during World War I. The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the 84-acre (340,000 m2) Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial site. This position had been the scene of the Division's first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre, the closing stage of the Battle of the Somme.
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The figure atop the 51st Highland Division Memorial
commemorates
The 51st (Highland) Division during the First World War
designer
George Henry Paulin
nearest town
Beaumont-Hamel, France
unveiled
1924-09-28
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The 51st (Highland) Division M ...... ge of the Battle of the Somme.
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51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel)
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