Dorsetshire Regiment Monument

Dorsetshire Regiment Monument is a memorial in Authuille, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Dorsetshire Regiment Monument is situated nearby to Lonsdale Cemetery, as well as near the deciduous forest Site of ‘Leipzig Redoubt’ (1915-‘16).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lonsdale Cemetery and Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

Lonsdale Cemetery

Cemetery

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Lonsdale Cemetery is situated 260 metres southwest of Dorsetshire Regiment Monument.

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918

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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. Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918 is situated 1 km north of Dorsetshire Regiment Monument.

Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC)

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Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC) is situated 1½ km south of Dorsetshire Regiment Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albert and Beaumont-Hamel.

Albert

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.

Beaumont-Hamel

Village

Beaumont-Hamel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel 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. Beaumont-Hamel is situated 5 km northwest of Dorsetshire Regiment Monument.

Martinpuich

Village

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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 6 km east of Dorsetshire Regiment Monument.

Dorsetshire Regiment Monument

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “The Dorsetshire Regiment 1944-1919”
Category: historic site
Location: Authuille, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.0412° or 50° 2′ 28″ north

Longitude

2.68473° or 2° 41′ 5″ east

Open location code

9F242MRM+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 941196421

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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In Other Languages

“Dorsetshire Regiment Monument” goes by many names.

French: “Monument au Régiment Dorsetshire”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site of ‘Leipzig Redoubt’ (1915-‘16) and Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery.

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