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Photo: Photograph: Ch. Biard (Paris) Statue: Basil Gotto (1866-1954) Memorial landscape design: R.H.K. Cochius · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I.
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
