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Official account for the Somme Battlefields & sites of remembrance in English. Follow all the #WW1 news from the #Somme & the Somme Tourist Board

Somme, Picardie
Joined December 2014
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Courcelette British Cemetery at sunset - taken on this day during the #WW1Centenary. #Somme #WW1 – at Rotherham, England
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Have you visited us yet? Open almost all year round, the Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia’s story of the Western Front during the #FirstWorldWar in the words of those who served. Book now to secure a spot: sjmc.gov.au/book-your-visit/
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Happy New Year! The Sir John Monash Centre reopens today following the annual holiday closure. Normal winter opening hours will resume. The Centre is open 9.30am - 5.00pm, seven days per week (including public holidays). To book your visit, go to: sjmc.gov.au/book-your-visit/
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Planning to visit before Christmas or in the new year? From 17/12/18 - 13/1/19 we have our annual closure. During our closure the Australian National Memorial and cemetery can still be visited, with the exception of the tower. We wish you all a safe and happy festive season.
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I’ve been lucky to be able to take thousands of battlefield photos during the #WW1Centenary, here some of my favourites. Dawn in the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the #Somme, June 2016.
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With a contribution of @EdHutchings about the Somme and the ornithologists that served in the Great War. Welcomed by @SommeTourisme #Somme #Somme100 #GoSomme #LestWeForget #WW1 @SomBattlefields
New issue out today! Free 48-page world travel guide / add Great Grey Shrike to your #My200BirdYear list / musician @fyfedangerfield interviewed / remembering birdwatchers of World War I / Dominic Couzens on Jack Snipe / gear reviews & more! Order online bit.ly/2wMgJ1M
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#Somme Cemetery: Courcelette British Cemetery, under a moody sky. One of my favourite Somme views, and in black and white for a change. #WW1
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Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of #LeHamel battle @Somme. #OnThisDay in 1918, Australian soldiers defeated Germans in their attempt to break through Amiens. They lost 1000 men by doing so. #WW1
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ww1cemeteries.com/fra-newfou… The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I.
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In our first month, we've received thousands of visitors, many from Australia, and also from throughout Europe. If you’re planning a visit to the Sir John Monash Centre, here are a few steps you can take to get the most out of the experience... sjmc.gov.au/preparing-for-yo…
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La cérémonie du Dawn Service pour le centenaire de l’ #AnzacDay2018 va commencer au 🇦🇺🇳🇿 au Centre @sirjohnmonash #VillersBretonneux 🇫🇷 #Australie #Centenaire #LestWeForget – at Somme, Picardie
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At 1:30pm AEST, a Dawn Service will be held at the Australian National Memorial in France, marking the centenary of the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Watch live via our Facebook page: facebook.com/dvaaus/ or on YouTube: youtube.com/DVAAus
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Le #ReseauSBP en eductour dans le #Cambrésis pour une découverte du nouveau musée Cambrai Tank 1917 ! #GoSomme #HautsdeFranceTourisme
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A hundred years ago the town of Albert on the #Somme had fallen to the German forces in the #Kaiserschlacht : this is a German soldier's photo of the Basilica at that time. #WW1
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Toute l'équipe est prête à vous accueillir au Salon Mondial du Tourisme à #Paris ! Un stand Somme magnifique ! #GoSomme #salonsdutourisme
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Retrouvez la destination Somme au Salon Mondial du Tourisme à #Paris du 15 au 18 mars !! #salonsdutourisme #GoSomme #RemembranceisEveryDay #Somme #ww1 #LestWeForget
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Retrospective of the memorial and cemetery of Longueval, Pozières memory site and autumn on the Thiepval French-British site #Remembering1918 #RemembranceisEveryday #Somme @SomBattlefields #ww1 @CWGC @crthdf @Mission1418 #longueval #pozieres #thiepval
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Do you have a story or picture of someone who is commemorated on the @CWGC Thiepval Memorial? We'd love to see it as we work in collaboration with @shroudsofsomme to gather them all. Find out more, here: ow.ly/6Ccq30gu9lV #ShroudsOfTheSomme
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A Rededication ceremony took place yesterday @CWGC Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, #France for 2LT Charles Maxwell Bowden. #WW1
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Thiepval Memorial, poppies & cornflowers @CWGC @SomBattlefields