Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI)
The Masnières Newfoundland Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First Battle of Cambrai, of World War I.Photo: Whiskymack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: war memorial in France
- Also known as: “Category:Newfoundland Memorial, Masnières”, “Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial”, “Masnières Newfoundland Memorial”, and “Mémorial terre-neuvien de Masnières (1GM)”
- Inscription: “La tête haute et le regard orienté vers le champ de bataille, ce caribou de bronze perché sur un cairn de granit de Terre-Neuve symbolise le courage dont a fait preuve le Royal Newfoundland Regiment lors de la bataille de Cambrai de 1917.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Masnières and Masnieres British Cemetery.
Église Saint-Martin de Masnières
Church
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Masnières is a church, which is situated 740 metres south of Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI).
Masnieres British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masnieres British Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial site for British Empire troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai between September–October 1918. Masnieres British Cemetery is situated 1 km west of Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI).
Église Saint-Nicolas de Rumilly-en-Cambrésis
Church
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Rumilly-en-Cambrésis is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rumilly-en-Cambrésis and Masnières.
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis
Village
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Masnières
Village
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masnières is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Noyelles-sur-Escaut
Village
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noyelles-sur-Escaut is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Noyelles-sur-Escaut is situated 3 km northwest of Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI).
Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI)
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, Arrondissement of Cambrai, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.12341° or 50° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
3.2117° or 3° 12′ 42″ eastInception
1930Height
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9F2546F6+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 799000598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q6783490
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In Other Languages
“Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial (WWI)” goes by many names.
- French: “mémorial terre-neuvien de Masnières”
- French: “Mémorial terre-neuvien de Masnières”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masnières Newfoundland Memorial Park and Salle de musique Bernard Meunier.
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