47th (London) Division Memorial
47th (London) Division Memorial is a memorial in Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. 47th (London) Division Memorial is situated nearby to the forest High Wood, as well as near London Cemetery and Extension.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Wood and London Cemetery and Extension.
High Wood
Forest
The Attacks on High Wood, near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme département of northern France, took place between the British Fourth Army and the German 1st Army during the Battle of the Somme.
London Cemetery and Extension
Cemetery
Photo: sassf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials. London Cemetery and Extension is situated 360 metres northwest of 47th (London) Division Memorial.
Thistle Dump Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thistle Dump Cemetery is situated 1 km south of 47th (London) Division Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Avesnes-lès-Bapaume.
Martinpuich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of Arras.
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume
Village
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Avesnes-lès-Bapaume is situated 9 km northeast of 47th (London) Division Memorial.
Bapaume
Town
Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Bapaume is situated 9 km northeast of 47th (London) Division Memorial.
47th (London) Division Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.03691° or 50° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
2.78588° or 2° 47′ 9″ eastOpen location code
9F242QPP+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1339189851OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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