Category Archives: The Somme

Travels on the Somme Part Thirteen – La Boisselle: The Glory Hole

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Magicfingers

At the south western edge of La Boisselle, a right fork off the main road leads us on to the road to Contalmaison, a very short distance up which, on the right side of the road, and easily missed, actually, … Continue reading →

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Travels on the Somme Part Twelve – La Boisselle

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Magicfingers

La Boisselle, 2015.  It’s difficult to imagine the carnage here a hundred years ago.  But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.  Let’s backtrack a couple of minutes.

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Travels on the Somme Part Eleven – Bapaume Post Military Cemetery

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Magicfingers

Bapaume Post Military Cemetery is sited about a mile north east of Albert, immediately alongside the main road to Bapaume, some eleven miles away.

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Travels on the Somme Part Ten – Albert

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Magicfingers

The rolling plains of Picardy.

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Travels on the Somme Part Eighteen – The Butte de Warlencourt

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Magicfingers

The Butte de Warlencourt from the Albert-Bapaume road.

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Travels on the Somme Part Nine – Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump)

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Magicfingers

Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump) is another cemetery situated in the valley of the River Ancre, a little way south of Ancre British Cemetery and the village of Hamel.

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Travels on the Somme Part Eight – Hamel Village & Ancre British Cemetery

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Magicfingers

Our next stop takes us to the valley of the River Ancre and Ancre British Cemetery, where more than 2500 British soldiers are buried.

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