Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

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First World War memorial battlefield memorial war memorial

The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a major First World War commemorative site in France that honors the sacrifices of the Newfoundland Regiment, preserving the battlefield where they suffered devastating losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

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Beaumont-Hamel 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First World War memorial ⓘ
battlefield memorial ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
associatedWith Colony of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form: Dominion of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
category Canadian military memorials ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador military history ⓘ
World War I memorials in France ⓘ
commemorates Battle of the Somme ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

Newfoundland Regiment ⓘ
soldiers from Newfoundland ⓘ
war dead of Newfoundland ⓘ
commemoratesEvent first day of the Battle of the Somme ⓘ
country France ⓘ
hasFeature bronze caribou statue ⓘ
caribou monument ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ
interpretive trails ⓘ
memorial plaques ⓘ
no man’s land ⓘ
preserved First World War battlefield ⓘ
shell craters ⓘ
trenches ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ
hasView former British front line ⓘ
former German front line ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
historic site in France ⓘ
inception 1920s ⓘ
locatedIn Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Beaumont-Hamel

Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somme (department) ⓘ
surface form: Somme department
locatedOn Western Front ⓘ
maintainedBy Veterans Affairs Canada ⓘ
nearbyEventSite attack of the Newfoundland Regiment on 1 July 1916 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Veterans Affairs Canada ⓘ
ownedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
partOf Canadian National Vimy Memorial ⓘ
surface form: Canadian National Vimy and Beaumont-Hamel Historic Sites network
purpose to educate the public about the Battle of the Somme ⓘ
to honor the sacrifices of the Newfoundland Regiment ⓘ
to preserve the battlefield of Beaumont-Hamel ⓘ
symbolOf island of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form: Newfoundland

Newfoundland Regiment ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
unveiledBy Douglas Haig ⓘ
surface form: Field Marshal Douglas Haig

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Somme, France → containsFeature → Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial ⓘ
subject surface form: Somme
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial → locatedIn → Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beaumont-Hamel
Somme River → locatedNear → Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beaumont-Hamel
Battle of the Somme → memorial → Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial ⓘ