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Newfoundland Memorial Park

The Newfoundland Memorial Park is the biggest battalion memorial on the Western Front and the largest area of the Somme battlefield that has been preserved.
Hawthorn Ridge

April 22nd 2007
One of the most moving experiences of our trip to France and Belgium was the visit to the Newfoundland Memorial Park situated some 10kms north of Albert and opened in 1925. It is a memorial to the armed forces of Newfoundland who were once independent of Canada Along with preserved trench lines there are a number of memorials and cemeteries contained within the park. Always a popular destinati ... read more
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