Tour
Day 1 out of Arras
Private John JONES.
Canadian Infantry. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX IV.
C. 34. (Grave)
BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY; FICHEUX
IV. C. 34. Pas de Calais Number of casualties: 2,036
Lance
Corporal David Griffith EDWARDS.
- POZIERES MEMORIAL Panel 42 and 43.
POZIERES MEMORIAL; It lists
the names of 14,657 British and South African soldiers.
Corporal Evan Owen
DAVIES. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL; to the Missing
of the Somme, a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and
South African servicemen.
Private Joseph
GRIFFITHS. MESNIL
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION III. C. 10. (Grave)
MESNIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION;
Identified Casualties: 240.
Mametz Welsh Memorial.
The battle of Mametz Wood - The 38th (Welsh) Division paved
the way for control of the woodland - nearly a mile wide
and more than a mile deep - in northern France. Its capture
was of key importance in the Battle of the Somme where Allied
forces would fight the Germans on a 15-mile front for five
months. During a bloody five-day battle 3,993 Welsh soldiers
were killed, missing or injured, putting their division
out of action for almost a year.
Midday Meal at Albert.
Private Walter
Charles LITTLE. DOINGT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION I. B. 1 (Grave)
DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION;
Total identified casualties 418.
Private Edward Griffith JAMES. FIFTEEN
RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY. E. 4. (Grave)
FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY;
VILLERS-PLOUICH Total identified casualties 527.
Private Stephen George PEREGRINE.
DELSAUX FARM CEMETERY, BEUGNY III. D. 20. (Grave)
DELSAUX FARM CEMETERY; BEUGNY
Total identified casualties 434
Photos by Eirlys M Thomas.
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