Lochnagar Crater memorial site
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Lochnagar Crater memorial site is a preserved First World War battlefield crater on the Somme in France, maintained as a place of remembrance for those who fought and died in the 1916 offensive.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battlefield site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1 July 1916 British offensive
ⓘ
British Army tunnelling operations ⓘ |
| commemorates |
British soldiers of the First World War
ⓘ
Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War ⓘ French soldiers of the First World War ⓘ German soldiers of the First World War ⓘ soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lochnagar mine explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1 July 1916 ⓘ |
| era | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| event | detonation of a large British mine under German lines ⓘ |
| hasContext | 1916 Somme offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
information panels
ⓘ
large mine crater ⓘ memorial crosses ⓘ paths around the crater rim ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Lochnagar mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
symbol of remembrance and reconciliation
ⓘ
symbol of the scale of destruction on the Somme ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCrater | mine crater ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ La Boisselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedAs |
memorial site
ⓘ
place of remembrance ⓘ |
| near |
Albert, Somme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ovillers-la-Boisselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onBattlefieldOf | Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo | the public ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
battlefield relic
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| subjectOf | First World War remembrance activities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battlefield tourism
ⓘ
commemoration ceremonies ⓘ educational visits ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
battlefield tourists
ⓘ
relatives of fallen soldiers ⓘ school groups ⓘ |
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