Thursday, May 19, 2016

Somme 16th May cont.

more photos added. I am sorry to split these photos however the internet speed for loading pictures is dismal.



Australian Corps Memorial where one of the AIF's swiftest victories was achieved on 4th July 1918.



Remains of German trenches on top of hill at Le Hamel



English War Cemetery at Poziers


Thiepval Memorial, an Anglo-French Cemetery. At the rear are two facing plots, one with 300 French and the other 300 British Empire soldiers. Ten Aussie soldiers, four of them identified are buried here. Here are 72,000 British Solidiers'missing in action'.



South African War Memorial. The cemetery is behind me when I took this photo.

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