Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918

The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918, with no known grave.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial located in Somme, in France
  • Also known as: “Mémorial Franco-Britannique de Thiepval”, “Thiepval Memorial”, and “Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme”
  • Inscription: “‘HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND MAN OF THE BRITISH ARMIES WHO FELL ON THE SOMME BATTLEFIELDS JULY 1915 FEBRUARY 1918 BUT THO WHOM THE FORTUNE OF WAR DENIED THE KNOWN AND HONOURED BURIAL GIVEN TO THEIR COMRADES IN DEATH”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery and British 18ᵗʰ Division Memorial (WWI).

Cemetery
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Memorial
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is situated 240 metres north of Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 440 metres northeast of Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel and Martinpuich.

Village
is a commune in the department in in northern . During the First World War, was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the largest allied offensives of the war. is situated 4 km northwest of Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of . is situated 6 km east of Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

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is a commune in the department in in northern France. It is located about halfway between and .

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918

Latitude
50.05056° or 50° 3′ 2″ north
Longitude
2.68567° or 2° 41′ 8″ east
Operator
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Open location code
9F243M2P+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142400043
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1861419
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Thiepval Memorial”
  • French: “mémorial de Thiepval”
  • French: “Mémorial de Thiepval”
  • German: “Thiepval-Denkmal”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת טייפוואל לנעדרי הסום”
  • Hungarian: “Thiepval-emlékmű”
  • Italian: “Memoriale di Thiepval”
  • Japanese: “ティプヴァル・メモリアル”
  • Latvian: “Tjepvelas memoriāls”
  • Spanish: “Memorial de Thiepval”
  • Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo de Thiepval”
  • Tamil: “தியெப்வால் நினைவுச்சின்னம்”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Thiepval i Golledigion y Somme”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thiepval Memorial Park and Jardins de la paix.

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