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The Battlefields of the Somme – Top 5 LocationsIf you live in the southeast of England, you may be visiting the Somme as part of a day-trip or a weekend stay in Amiens or Arras. For these visitors I have highlighted five locations, which I believe are "must-sees" for those with limited time. They are: Scene of some of the most evocative imagery ever shot of men about to enter battle.
Location 4 - Newfoundland Memorial Park Original 1916 trench lines under the gaze of the Caribou Memorial.
Lochnagar Crater - the largest mine ever blown on 1st July 1916 and scene of the decimation of the 34th Division.
Saw nearly two months of bitter fighting, including a heroic defence by the 1st South African Brigade.
Location 18 - The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing Sir Edwin Luyten's monolithic memorial to the British and Commonwealth Missing of the Somme, 90% of whom fell in the 1916 battle.
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