Delville Wood South African National Memorial
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.Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial located in Somme, in France
- Also known as: “Delville Wood South African Memorial”
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 320 metres south of Delville Wood South African National Memorial.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Longueval
Church
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Longueval is a church, which is situated 500 metres west of Delville Wood South African National Memorial.
Longueval Road Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Longueval Road Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Delville Wood South African National Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longueval and Martinpuich.
Longueval
Village
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 4½ km northwest of Delville Wood South African National 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 north of Delville Wood South African National Memorial.
Delville Wood South African National Memorial
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.0266° or 50° 1′ 36″ northLongitude
2.81259° or 2° 48′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F242RG7+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 142056452OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q2374137
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Delville Wood South African National Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Delville Wood South African National Memorial”
- French: “mémorial national sud-africain du Bois Delville”
- French: “Mémorial national sud-africain du bois Delville”
- Japanese: “デルビルウッド南アフリカ国立記念碑”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Delville Wood South African Memorial and Delville Wood.
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