Trones Wood
Trones Wood is a forest in Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Trones Wood is situated nearby to the village Guillemont, as well as near Montauban-de-Picardie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bernafay Wood British Cemetery and High Wood.
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bernafay Wood British Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme and against the German 1918 spring offensive in World War I.
High Wood
Forest
The Attacks on High Wood, near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme département of northern France, took place between the British Fourth Army and the German 1st Army during the Battle of the Somme.
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich.
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.
Trones Wood
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Bois des Troncs”
- Categories: historic site and battlefield
- Location: Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.0125° or 50° 0′ 45″ northLongitude
2.8055° or 2° 48′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9F242R64+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 637513024OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guillemont Road Cemetery and Bernafay Wood.
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