The Footballers‘ Battalions
The Footballers‘ Battalions is a memorial in Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. The Footballers‘ Battalions is situated nearby to the museum South African War Memorial Visitor’s Centre, as well as near Delville Wood Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delville Wood Cemetery and Église Saint-Nicolas de Longueval.
Delville Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hydeblake, Public domain.
Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area. Delville Wood Cemetery is situated 280 metres east of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Longueval
Church
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Longueval is a church, which is situated 320 metres northwest of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
Delville Wood South African National Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France. Delville Wood South African National Memorial is situated 370 metres northeast of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Suzanne.
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. Martinpuich is situated 4 km northwest of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
Suzanne
Village
Photo: Markus3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suzanne is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Suzanne is situated 9 km south of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
Feuillères
Village
Photo: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Feuillères is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Feuillères is situated 9 km south of The Footballers‘ Battalions.
The Footballers‘ Battalions
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.02424° or 50° 1′ 27″ northLongitude
2.80899° or 2° 48′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F242RF5+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6017808449OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South African War Memorial Visitor’s Centre and Delville Wood South African Memorial.
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