Ovillers-la-Boisselle in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

RAF Mountain Rescue Association Veterans Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

1. RAF Mountain Rescue Association Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This rock from Lochnagar Mountain in Scotland has been brought here by the RAF Mountain Rescue Association in remembrance of combatants of all nations who made the ultimate sacrifice during WW1.
1st July 2015

Français
Ce rocher de Lochnagar Mountain en Ecosse a ete offert par Association de Sauvetage en Montagne de la RAF à la memoire des combattants de toutes les nations qui ont fait le sacrifice de leur vie pendant la ler Guerre Mondiale
1st Juillet 2015

Deutsch
Dieser Stein vom Lochnagar Berg in Schottland wurde von der RAF Mountain Rescue Association gestiftet in Erinnerung an die Soldaten aller Nationen, die ihr Leben im Ersten Weltkrieg geopfert haben
1 Juli 2015

Erected 2015 by RAF Mountain Rescue Association.

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

Location. 50° 0.928′ N, 2° 41.795′ E. Memorial is in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It is on Route de la Grande

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Mine south of Route D20, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6 Rte de la Grande Mine, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 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: Attack: An account by Pte. Tom Easton, 2nd Battalion Tyneside Scottish (a few steps from this marker); The Bretons at La Boisselle (a few steps from this marker); Roy Bealing and his best friend Pte. Alfred Moxham (within shouting distance of this marker); A German defender's experience (within shouting distance of this marker); Women of the Great War (within shouting distance of this marker); Pte. 1216 Charles R. Frankish (within shouting distance of this marker); Pilgrimage: Tom Easton's visits to his friends at Bécourt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sacrifice of All Nations (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ovillers-la-Boisselle.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

2. RAF Mountain Rescue Association Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.