Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI
Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI is a historic site in Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia. Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI is situated nearby to Plaque to the Canadian 116th Battalion (WWI), as well as near the church Église Allemande.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Military installation
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.
The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations that commands all NATO operations worldwide. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is situated 2 km west of Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI.
Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie
Park
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie is a park, which is situated 2 km southeast of Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI.
SHAPE High School
School
SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Education Activity high school for grades 9–12 located at Maisières, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE High School is situated 1½ km west of Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casteau and Maisières.
Casteau
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Casteau originated as a village in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, in the French speaking south of Belgium. Casteau has become a district of the municipality of Soignies, centred around Soignies, and together with the former villages, now districts: Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, and Thieusies.
Maisières
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Maisières is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons. Maisières is situated 3 km southwest of Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI.
Obourg
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Obourg is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. In 1964, Saint-Denis was merged into Obourg. On 1 January 1972, Obourg was merged into Mons. Obourg is situated 3½ km south of Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI.
Memorial to the First Shots Fired by the British In WWI
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.50506° or 50° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
3.9978° or 3° 59′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F25GX4X+24OpenStreetMap ID
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