Monthly Archives: July 2016

Montauban – Bernafay Wood British Cemetery

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Magicfingers

Bernafay Wood British Cemetery is situated alongside the D197 near the north west corner of Bernafay Wood, about half a mile across the fields north east of Montauban.

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A Brief Stop in Montauban – The Liverpool & Manchester Pals Memorial

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Magicfingers

In the centre of Montauban there’s a small memorial which remembers the men of the Liverpool and Manchester Pals who captured the village on 1st July 1916.

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The 8th East Surreys at Montauban – Billie Nevill & Carnoy Military Cemetery

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Magicfingers

One of the most famous incidents of the Battle of the Somme, indeed of the Great War itself, took place here in these fields at the southern end of the British-held sector of the Somme exactly one hundred years ago … Continue reading →

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