Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is the main memorial to Australian military personnel killed on the Western Front during World War I.Photo: Markus3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial located in Somme, in France
- Also known as: “Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sir John Monash Centre and Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
Sir John Monash Centre
Museum
The Sir John Monash Centre is a museum and interpretive centre that commemorates Australian servicemen and women who served on the Western Front during the First World War.
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Photo: pikerslanefarm, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is situated 100 metres west of Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial.
Église Saint-Mathieu de Fouilloy
Church
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Mathieu de Fouilloy is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villers-Bretonneux and Lamotte-Warfusée.
Villers-Bretonneux
Village
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villers-Bretonneux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Lamotte-Warfusée
Village
Lamotte-Warfusée is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Lamotte-Warfusée is situated 6 km east of Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial.
Cayeux-en-Santerre
Village
Photo: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cayeux-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Cayeux-en-Santerre is situated 10 km southeast of Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial.
Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained memorial, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Fouilloy, Arrondissement of Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.88696° or 49° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
2.51278° or 2° 30′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FX4VGP7+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 121969233OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q2544355
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Villers-Bretonneux Memorial”
- French: “Mémorial australien de Villers-Bretonneux”
- French: “mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux”
- French: “Mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת וייר-ברטונה”
- Japanese: “ヴィレ＝ブルトヌー国立オーストラリア祈念碑”
- Japanese: “オーストラリア国立記念碑”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre d’incendie et de secours Val de Somme and Mairie de Fouilloy.
Nearby Places
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