Beaumont-Hamel in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe
The Solitary Caribou
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024
1. The Solitary Caribou Marker
Le père Thomas Nangle, aumônier du Royal Newfoundland Regiment, supervise l'établissement de 16 cimetières et dirige la construction de 5 monuments commémoratifs en France et en Belgique. Le caribou solitaire en bronze du sculpteur anglais Basil Gotto, érigé sur un monticule rocheux, veille sur Gueudecourt, Monchy-le-Preux, Masnières, Courtrai et Beaumont-Hamel. L'emblème du régiment jette son regard dans la direction empruntée par les soldats du 1st Newfoundland Regiment. Un sixième caribou impose sa présence dans le parc Bowring à St. John's.
The Solitary Caribou
Father Thomas Nangle, chaplain of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, supervised the establishment of sixteen cemeteries and five commemorative monuments in France and Belgium. At Gueudecourt, Monchy-le-Preux, Masnières, Courtrai and Beaumont-Hamel, a solitary bronze caribou by the English sculptor Basil Gotto stands atop a stone or cairn. This regimental emblem faces the direction taken by the soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. A sixth caribou stands in Bowring
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Der einsame Karibu
Unter Leitung von Frater Thomas Nangle, dem Militärgeistlichen das Royal Newfoundland Regiment, wurden in Frankreich und Belgien sechzehn Friedhöfe angelegt und fünf Mahnmale errichtet. In Gueudecourt, Monchy-le- Preux, Masnières, Courtrai und Beaumont-Hamel steht jeweils ein von dem englischen Bildhauer Basil Cotto geschaffener Karibu aus Bronze auf einem Steinhaufen. Diese Wahrzeichen des Neufundländer Regiments blicken in die Richtung, die einst das Royal Newfoundland Regiment einschlug. Ein sechster Karibu steht im Bowring Park in St John's.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I.
Location. 50° 4.337′ N, 2° 38.923′ E. Marker is in Beaumont-Hamel, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It can be reached from Route D73 south of Route D73, on the right when traveling north. The marker is just north of the Newfoundland Park visitors centre. Touch for map. Marker 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 of this marker: The Spirit of the Place (here, next to this marker); Beaumont-Hamel, Newfoundlanders and the Great War (within shouting distance of this marker); Newfoundland War Memorial Park Beaumont Hamel
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024
2. The Solitary Caribou Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024
3. The Solitary Caribou
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
