Beaumont-Hamel in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

1. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Inscription.

To the glory of God and in perpetual remembrance of those officers and men of the Newfoundland forces who gave their lives by land and sea in the Great War and who have no known graves
"Let them give glory unto the Lord and declare his praise in the islands." Isaiah, 42-12.

Newfoundland Mercantile Marine

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 4.433′ N, 2° 38.905′ E. Memorial is in Beaumont-Hamel, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It can be reached from Route D73 north of Route D50, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Beaumont-Hamel, Hauts-de-France 80300, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Newfoundland War Memorial Park Beaumont Hamel (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Solitary Caribou (about 180 meters away); The Spirit of the Place (about 180 meters away); Beaumont-Hamel, Newfoundlanders and the Great War (about 180 meters away); Parc Mémorial National Terre-Neuvien (about 210 meters away); ‘Y’ Ravine Cemetery (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No 2 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaumont-Hamel.

Also see . . . Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial at CWGC. The Commonwealth Graves Commission's site includes all of the names on this memorial, as well as additional information. (Submitted on July 11, 2024.)

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - Newfoundland Mercantile Marine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

2. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - Newfoundland Mercantile Marine

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

3. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Newfoundland Regiment 200th anniversary tablet from 1995 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

4. Royal Newfoundland Regiment 200th anniversary tablet from 1995

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

5. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

6. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

The memorial looks out towards the location of the German lines during the Newfoundlanders' attack. The site is notable as one of the best-preserved portions of the Somme battlefield.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 11, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.