Ulster Tower
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Ulster Tower is a Northern Irish war memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought and died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Tower Memorial | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
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tower ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | replica of Helen’s Tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of the Somme
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British military memorials and cemeteries
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Buildings and structures in Somme department ⓘ World War I memorials in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
36th (Ulster) Division
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soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who died in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
all those from Ulster who served in World War I
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men of the 36th (Ulster) Division ⓘ |
| hasCafé | yes ⓘ |
| hasChapel | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
internal staircase
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stone tower ⓘ view over the Somme battlefield ⓘ |
| hasFlag |
Ulster Banner
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Union Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGardenOfRemembrance | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Northern Irish ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorative plaques to the 36th (Ulster) Division ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 70 feet ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
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Somme department NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiepval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thiepval Memorial
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Thiepval Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Somme battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialEvent | Battle of the Somme (1916) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialType | battlefield memorial ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Helen’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeledAfterLocatedIn | Clandeboye Estate, County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first permanent memorials erected on the Somme battlefield ⓘ |
| opened | 1921 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 19 November 1921 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Somme Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Somme Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance |
Northern Ireland
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Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Ulster Tower Memorial