Infobox Military Memorial name ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme body Commonwealth War Graves Commission image Image ThiepvalMemorial to the missing.jpg 250px upright caption The ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme commemorates the dead of the Battles of the Somme of World War ... category ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme Commons category Thiepval Anglo French Cemetery ... Commission s Page detailing the ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme http www.ww1cemeteries.com ... Thiepval names.jpeg thumb upright right Names of the missing The inscription of names on the memorial ... and right, is carved the phrase The Missing ... of the Somme . Also included on this memorial are sixteen ... was taken that to protect the integrity of the memorial as one solely for those who are missing ... of Guillemont Guillemont , Anglo French memorial The ThiepvalMemorial also serves as an Anglo ... and cemeteries Category Works of Edwin Lutyens cy Cofeb Thiepval i Golledigion y Somme de Thiepval Denkmal he nl ThiepvalMemorial ta ... inline,title nearest town Thiepval , northern France designer Sir Edwin Lutyens inscription Here are recorded names of officers and men of the British Armies who fell on the Somme battlefields July 1915 ... of Wales total unknowns commemorated 72,191 by country by war source cwgc cemetery 80800 The ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing in action missing United Kingdom British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 who have no known grave. It is located in France near the village of Thiepval , Picardie . Location The Memorial was built approximately 200 metres to the south east of the former Thiepval Chateau, which was located on lower ground, by the side of Thiepval Wood. The grounds .... Design and inauguration The memorial, which dominates the rural scene surrounding it, has sixteen ... more details
Thiepval may refer to Thiepval village, site of the ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the SommeThiepval Barracks , a major British Army command in Northern Ireland HMCS Thiepval , a sunken Canadian trawler disambig ... more details
village was totally destroyed during World War I . The present Thiepval occupies a location a short distance to the southwest of the former settlement. Image Wiltshire Regiment Thiepval 7 August 1916.jpg thumb left British infantry from The Wiltshire Regiment attacking near Thiepval, 7 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. Places of interest The First World War Franco British Memorial and the ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme This imposing monument of brick and stone ... soldiers that fell during the First Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave. Battle of Thiepval Ridge 1916 ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme a major war memorial to United Kingdom British and South Africa n men who died in the World War I Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave. Ulster Tower Thiepval Schwaben Redoubt Image Thiepval memorial.JPG thumb left The ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme See also Communes of the Somme ... Thiepval is a Communes of France commune in the Somme Departments of France department in Picardie in northern France . Geography Thiepval is located 4.5 miles 7 km north of Albert, Somme Albert ...About Thiepval village Infobox French commune name Thiepval region Image Blason r gion fr Picardie.svg 20px Picardie department Image Blason d partement fr Somme.svg 20px Somme arrondissement Amiens canton Boves INSEE 80753 postal code 80300 mayor Genevi ve Potie term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality ... http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode query&req ThiepvalThiepval on the Quid website Fr http www.todayisfree.com 360 vue panoramique thiepval 1.html 360 Panoramic view Commons category ThiepvalSomme communes Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub br Thiepval ca Thiepval ceb Thiepval cy Thiepval es Thiepval eu Thiepval fr Thiepval it Thiepval mg Thiepval nl Thiepval oc Thiepval pl Thiepval pt Thiepval sk Thiepval sv Thiepval uk vi Thiepval vo Thiepval war Thiepval ... more details
Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in France is sited in the communes of France commune of Bony, Aisne Bony , on a gentle slope typical of the open, rolling Picardy countryside, in northern France . The convert 14.3 acre m2 sing on cemetery contains the graves of 1,844 of the United States military dead from World War I . Most lost their lives while serving in American units attached to the British Army , or in operations near Cantigny . The headstones, set in regular rows, are separated into four plots by paths that intersect at the flagpole near the top of the slope. The longer axis leads to the chapel at the eastern end of the cemetery. A massive bronze door surmounted by an American eagle leads into the chapel, whose outer walls contain sculptured pieces of military equipment. Once inside, light from a cross shaped crystal window above the marble altar bathes the subdued interior with light. The walls bear the names of 333 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December ... Somme American Cemetery and Memorial http www.abmc.gov cemeteries cemeteries so.php American Battle Monuments Commission Somme American Cemetery and Memorial http parrainsdelamemoire.free.fr Association ... cemeteries cemeteries so.php Somme American Cemetery and Memorial , American Battle Monuments Commission coord 49 59 6.18 N 3 12 47.88 E region FR type landmark display title name Somme American ... member is on duty in the Visitor Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites. How to get there Somme American Cemetery is situated mile southwest of the village ... via the A1 autoroute France Paris Lille toll autoroute A 1 to exit 13, Vall e de la Somme, then to Vermand ... N 44 south for 7 miles to Bony. Hotels are available at P ronne, Somme P ronne , Saint Quentin, and Cambrai ... Commission Category Visitor attractions in Aisne fr Cimeti re et m morial am ricain de la Somme ... more details
Malvern Remembers , accessed 28 December 2007 ref The memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw , who also designed the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium, ref name cwgc3 http www.cwgc.org ...Infobox Military Memorial name Cambrai Memorial country Commonwealth War Graves Commission image Image Louverval102.jpg 300px Relief on Cambrai Memorial detail caption commemorates soldiers missing in the area during World War I unveiled 4 August 1930 coordinates coord 50 8 12 N 3 0 55 E type landmark region FR display inline,title nearest town Doignies , France designer H Chalton Bradshaw inscription To the Glory of God and to the enduring memory of 7048 Officers and Men of the forces of the British Empire who fell at the Battle of Cambrai 20 Nov&mdash 3 Dec 1917 but who have no known grave. Their names are here recorded. source cwgc cemetery 79300 The Cambrai Memorial to the Missing sometimes referred to as the Louverval Memorial ref name 14 18 http www.1914 1918.net bat21.htm 1914 1918.net , accessed 28 December 2007 ref is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC memorial for the missing soldiers of World War I who fought in the Battle of Cambrai 1917 Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front World War I Western Front . ref name cwgc1 http www.cwgc.org search cemetery details.aspx?cemetery 79300&mode 1 Commonwealth War Graves Commission , accessed 28 December 2007 ref Foundation The memorial stands at one end of Louverval Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery , which ... War Graves Commission , accessed 28 December 2007 ref in northern France . The memorial lists ... December 2007 ref missing soldiers of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died at the Battle of Cambrai ... on 4 August 1930 by Lieutenant General Sir Louis Ridley Vaughan . Notable names The memorial holds ... Captain Richard William Leslie Wain References reflist External links cwgc cemetery 79300 mil memorial ... Category 1930 sculptures nl Cambrai Memorial ... more details
name ww1cemeteries The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing also known as Hyde Park Corner ref name ... to colloquially as Plug Street is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC memorial for the missing ... War In Flanders Fields accessdate 2011 11 21 ref The memorial lists the 11,367 ref name ww1cemeteries cite web title Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing url http taylorempireairways.com 2011 03 ploegsteert memorial publisher Taylor Empire Airways date 10 March 2011 accessdate 2011 11 21 ref missing ...Infobox Military Memorial name Ploegsteert Memorial country Commonwealth War Graves Commission image Image Berks Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension right hand lion Redvers.jpg 300px caption commemorates soldiers missing in the area during World War I unveiled 7 June 1931 coordinates coord 50 44 17 N 02 52 55.2 E nearest town Ploegsteert, Hainaut province Hainaut , Belgium designer H. Chalton Bradshaw br Gilbert Ledward sculptor inscription To the glory of God and to the memory of 11447 officers and men of the forces of the British Empire, who fell fighting in the years 1914 1918 between the River Douve and the towns of Estaires and Furnes, whose names are here recorded but to whom ... of Belgium during the war. Foundation The memorial stands in the middle of Berks Commonwealth ... of Outtersteene Ridge , 18 August 1918 The memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw , who also designed the Cambrai Memorial in France, ref name cambrai cite web title Cambrai Memorial location ... name fww Notable names The memorial holds the names of three recipients of the Victoria Cross , Sapper ... , who have no known grave. ref name vc cite web title Ploegsteert Memorial url http www.victoriacross.org.uk ... 11 21 ref The Last Post Since 7 June 1999, the Comit du Memorial de Ploegsteert has arranged for the Last Post to be played at the memorial on the first Friday of each month. ref name post cite web ... I memorials in Belgium Category Ypres Salient nl Ploegsteert Memorial ... more details
noreferences date November 2011 File Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn geograph.org.uk 1590410.jpg thumb 250px Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn , County Antrim , is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and its 38th Irish Infantry Brigade United Kingdom 38th Irish Brigade . In August 2008, 19th Light Brigade United Kingdom 19th Light Brigade moved into Thiepval Barracks from Catterick Garrison , North Yorkshire . The barracks is named after the village of Thiepval in Northern France, an important site in the Battle of the Somme 1916 and site of the ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme . The Army s Belfast Regional Command corresponds to the Police Service of Northern Ireland s Belfast Region. On 7 October, 1996 the Provisional Irish Republican Army penetrated the heavily fortified base Thiepval Barracks bombing to detonate two car bombs . The first detonated at 15 35 GMT followed by the second around ten minutes later close to the base s medical facilities where victims were gathering. Warrant Officer James Bradwell 43 was killed and 21 soldiers and 10 civilians were injured. This bombing was the first major attack on a military base since the ending of the IRA s ceasefire on February 9 1996 1996 Docklands bombing when it exploded a device in London s Docklands . Thiepval is one of the 14 military bases remaining in Northern Ireland after the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement . Personnel levels dropped to 5,000 from around 12,000 this from a height of nearly 30,000 during the height of The Troubles . Thiepval Barracks is also home to BFBS radio in Northern Ireland with the community station Lisburn FM transmitting across the city of Lisburn on 100.6FM The Cold War Between 1954 and 1992 Lisburn contained the operational headquarters of No 31 Belfast Group Royal Observer Corps who operated from a protected nuclear bunker on Knox Road within Thiepval ... service of ROC volunteers all over the Province. See also Four minute warning Thiepval barracks ... more details
of the Thiepval Spur was selected to be the location of the Anglo French memorial to the missing of the Somme . The impressive and massive ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme is dedicated ... strength2 casualties1 casualties2 notes Campaignbox Somme 1916 The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first ... of the Somme from 1916 to 1918. The piers of the memorial bear the names of over 72,000 ... World War I Battle of the Somme 1916 Thiepval Ulster Tower Thiepval External links Commons category Battle of Thiepval Ridge http www.firstworldwar.com today thiepval.htm First World War ThiepvalMemorial http www.greatwar.co.uk westfront Somme cemeteries british thiepval.htm Great War ThiepvalMemorial http www.webmatters.net cwgc thiepval memorial.htm Web Matters ThiepvalMemorial http www.historyofwar.org ... of Thiepval Ridge display title Category Battle of the SommeThiepval Ridge Category Battles of World ... of the Western Front World War I Thiepval Ridge Category History of SommeThiepval Ridge Category ...no footnotes date February 2012 FixBunching beg Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Thiepval Ridge partof the Battle of the Somme of World War I image Image Stretcher bearers Battle of Thiepval Ridge September 1916.jpg 275px caption Stretcher bearers recovering wounded during the Battle of Thiepval ... place Thiepval , France & areas in its immediate vicinity territory result Tactically Minor British ... the Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of the Somme and was designed to benefit from British Fourth Army s Battle of Morval by starting 24 hours afterwards. Thiepval itself was a village on a spur dominating ... off of the high ground of the Thiepval Ridge including the heavily fortified Stuff, Zollern and Schwaben Redoubt Schwaben redoubt s. The Thiepval attack was then to be followed up with an attack up both ... of the attack zone. http www.historyofwar.org articles battles thiepval ridge.html The battle ... had built before the July 1st beginning of the battle of the Somme and held throughout the battle ... more details
the town of Thiepval and remained there until July 1916, when the Battle of the Somme would be fought on and around the same ground. That Battle of the Somme was one of the most List of battles ... name Somme native name native name lang fr ISO 639 2 code e.g. fr for French. If more than one, use ... flag alt image shield Blason d partement fr Somme.svg shield alt nickname motto image map Somme Position.svg map alt map caption Location of Somme in France pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin ... parts style para p1 Abbeville br Montdidier, Somme Montdidier br P ronne, Somme P ronne ... of France Arrondissements blank info sec2 arrondissements of the Somme department 4 blank1 name sec2 Cantons in France Cantons blank1 info sec2 cantons of the Somme department 46 blank2 name sec2 Communes in France Communes blank2 info sec2 communes of the Somme department 783 timezone1 Central European ... 2 sup Somme IPA fr s m is a departments of France department of France , located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River Somme river . It is part of the Picardy region Picardy regions of France region of France . The north central area of the Somme d partement was the site of a series ... of the Somme . As a result of this and other battles fought in the area the department is home to many ... countries who died on its battle fields. Battles of the Somme At the beginning of the First World War , during the September 1914 Race to the Sea , the Somme became the site of the Battle of Albert ... front north and south of the Somme River River Somme . The Allies had originally intended the Somme ... the Allies at the Battle of Verdun . As this battle dragged on, the purpose of the Somme campaign which ... German forces away from Verdun and relieving the Allied forces there. By its end the losses on the Somme ... for generations, the Somme would have the same effect on generations of Britons. The battle is best ... on the Western Front were laid by the Somme offensive of 1916. For the first time the home front in Britain ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File HMCS Thiepval MC 10041.jpg 300px Ship caption HMCS Thiepval Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Canada Ship flag shipboxflag Canada naval 1921 Ship name HMCS Thiepval Ship namesake Battle of Thiepval Ridge Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder ... cwt naval gun QF 12 pounder 76 mm gun Ship armour Ship notes HMCS Thiepval was one of twelve Battle ... on Canada s east coast at the end of the First World War , Thiepval was transferred to the west coast, where she spent the remainder of her career. In 1924, Thiepval visited the Soviet Union and Japan as part of the support efforts for a round the world flight attempt. Thiepval struck a rock and sank .... Design and construction Thiepval formed part of the Canadian naval response to Admiralty warnings ... in the war. ref name Tucker Thiepval , named after the 1916 Battle of Thiepval Ridge , was built by the Kingston ... on 24 July 1918. ref name MacBur Early service Thiepval spent the last months of the war in service ... at Esquimalt , British Columbia on 19 March 1920, Thiepval was transferred to the Department of Marine ... Thiepval s duties included taking part in winter time life saving patrols off the west coast of Vancouver ... 20 20HMCS 20Thiepval 20 20The 20Accidental 20Tourist 20Destination.pdf HMCS Thiepval The Accidental ..., sometimes seizing American fishing boats that had entered Canadian waters. Thiepval also carried ... coast, Thiepval struck rocks twice in 1920, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert , and in 1921 ... Thiepval in Petropavlovsk 1924.jpeg thumb left HMCS Thiepval in Petropavlovsk, 1924. Reacquired by the RCN, Thiepval was commissioned in April 1923, and in February 1924 was given the task of helping ... Pacific via the Aleutian Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula , Thiepval arrived in Hakodate , Japan ..., Thiepval became the first Canadian warship to visit the Soviet Union and Japan. ref name McDowall The Canadian government had also given Thiepval the secret assignment of investigating American and Japanese ... more details
Image West Coast Memorial1.jpg thumb West Coast Memorial Image West Coast Memorial2.jpg thumb West Coast Memorial Inscription Image West Coast Memorial3.jpg thumb West Coast Memorial Statue The West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II is a monument dedicated to Missing in action missing soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, and airmen of World War II . It is a curved wall of California granite set in a grove of Monterey pine and cypress and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It bears the name, rank, organization and State of each of the 413 members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives or were buried at sea in the Pacific coastal waters. It is located on high ground overlooking Baker Beach along the Pacific Ocean, at the intersection of Lincoln and Harrison Boulevards, along the western edge of the Presidio of San Francisco Presidio of San Francisco, California San Francisco , California . The architect was Hervey Parke Clark with landscape architecture by Lawrence Halprin . The sculptor was Jean de Marco , who won the 1965 Henry Hering Memorial Award for his work here. References http www.nps.gov archive prsf places ww2memo.htm National Park Service http www.abmc.gov memorials memorials wc.php American Battle Monuments Commission coord 37 47 55 N 122 28 41 W type landmark source kolossus hewiki display title Category Monuments and memorials in California Category World War II memorials in the United States Category History of San Francisco, California Category Golden Gate National Recreation Area Category 1965 sculptures Category Stone sculptures he ... more details
Somme or The Somme may refer to Somme a department of France Somme river , a river in France Canal de la Somme , a canal in France Somme book Somme book , a First World War military history book The Somme From Defeat to Victory , BBC TV documentary Battle of the SommeSomme American Cemetery and MemorialSomme Heritage Centre Battle of the Somme disambiguation for other uses Somme A631 , a French Navy tanker and command ship See also Somma Somma disambiguation Disambig br Somme cv cs Somme cy Somme de Somme Begriffskl rung fr Somme it Somme he lb Somme nl Somme oc Somme omonimia pl Somma pt Somme ru sk Somme sv Somme olika betydelser uk ... more details
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About the 2003 Columbia Pictures film other uses Missing disambiguation Infobox film name The Missing image Missing ver2.jpg caption Theatrical release poster director Ron Howard writer Thomas Eidson br Ken Kaufman starring Tommy Lee Jones br Cate Blanchett br Evan Rachel Wood br Jenna Boyd br Aaron Eckhart br Val Kilmer music James Horner cinematography Salvatore Totino editing Daniel P. Hanley br Mike Hill film editor Mike Hill producer Brian Grazer br Ron Howard br Daniel Ostroff studio Revolution Studios br Imagine Entertainment distributor Columbia Pictures released November 26, 2003 United States USA runtime 137 min. country United States language English language English br Spanish language Spanish br Southern Athabaskan languages Apache budget 65 million gross 38,364,277 The Missing is a 2003 Western genre Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard , based on Thomas Eidson s 1996 novel The Last Ride . This Western genre Western Thriller genre thriller set in 1885 New Mexico Territory is notable for the authentic use of the Southern Athabaskan languages Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it. The film was produced by Revolution Studios and Imagine Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures . Plot Set in the late 19th century New Mexico, Samuel Jones Tommy Lee Jones reappears hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie Gilkeson Cate Blanchett . She is unable to forgive him for abandoning the family and leaving her mother .... The Missing was a box office disappointment, grossing only 38 million worldwide on a 65 million ... title id 0338188 title The Missing rotten tomatoes 1127407 missing The Missing Split film book article intentional Please do not remove this comment Ron Howard Films Brian Grazer DEFAULTSORT Missing ... Films set in the 1880s de The Missing es The Missing fr Les Disparues it The Missing ja 2003 pt Desaparecidas ru fi Kadoksissa sv The Missing ... more details
Infobox French commune name Faverolles region Picardie department Somme arrondissement Montdidier canton Montdidier INSEE 80302 postal code 80500 mayor Jean Michel Hof term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality Communaut de communes du canton de Montdidier Canton of Montdidier latitude 49.6494 longitude 2.6214 elevation m 105 elevation min m 80 elevation max m 109 area km2 6.7 population 160 population date 2006 Faverolles is a Communes of France commune in the Somme Departments of France department in Picardie in northern France . Geography Faverolles is situated on the D930 road, some Convert 20 mi km 0 southeast of Amiens . Places of interest Church of Saint Marie War memorial Population Demography 1962 131 1968 135 1975 133 1982 143 1990 150 1999 139 2006 160 withoutdoublecount 1962 See also Communes of the Somme department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist External links http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode detail&id 31663&req Faverolles Faverolles on the Quid website Fr Somme communes Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub ca Faverolles Somme ceb Faverolles, Somme es Faverolles Somme eu Faverolles Somme fr Faverolles Somme it Faverolles Somme mg Faverolles, Somme nl Faverolles Somme oc Faverolles Somme pcd Favrole Sonme pl Faverolles Somma pt Faverolles Somme sk Faverolles Somme uk vi Faverolles, Somme vo Faverolles Somme war Faverolles, Somme ... more details
Infobox French commune name Ferri res image FERRIERES37.JPG region Picardie department Somme arrondissement Amiens canton Picquigny INSEE 80305 postal code 80470 mayor Jean Claude Billot term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality Communaut de communes l Ouest d Amiens L Ouest d Amiens latitude 49.8928 longitude 2.178 elevation m 110 elevation min m 59 elevation max m 115 area km2 3.47 population 453 population date 2006 Ferri res is a Communes of France commune in the Somme Departments of France department in Picardie in northern France . Geography The commune is situated on the D211 road, some Convert 5 mi km 0 west of Amiens . Population Demography 1962 220 1968 252 1975 307 1982 315 1990 396 1999 426 2006 453 withoutdoublecount 1962 Places of interest Image Ferri res monument aux morts 1.jpg thumb center 220px The war memorial Image Ferri res ch teau 1.jpg thumb left 260px The ch teau clr See also Communes of the Somme department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist External links http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode detail&id 31666&req Ferri res Ferri res on the Quid website Fr Somme communes DEFAULTSORT Ferrieres Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub ca Ferri res Somme ceb Ferri res, Somme es Ferri res Somme eu Ferri res Somme fr Ferri res Somme it Ferri res Somme mg Ferri res, Somme nl Ferri res Somme oc Ferri res Somme pcd Ferri re Sonme pl Ferri res Somma pt Ferri res Somme sk Ferri res Somme uk vi Ferri res, Somme vo Ferri res Somme war Ferri res, Somme ... more details
Infobox French commune name Bougainville region Picardie department Somme arrondissement Amiens canton Molliens Dreuil INSEE 80119 postal code 80540 mayor Jean Luc Consille term 2001&ndash 2007 intercommunality Communaut de communes du Sud Ouest Ami nois Sud Ouest Ami nois latitude 49.8708 longitude 2.0428 elevation m 119 elevation min m 54 elevation max m 128 area km2 10.21 pop 485 date pop 2006 Bougainville is a Communes of France commune in the Somme Departments of France department in Picardie in northern France . Geography Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some Convert 15 mi km 0 west of Amiens . Population Demography 1962 353 1968 358 1975 374 1982 406 1990 413 1999 409 2006 485 withoutdoublecount 1962 Places of interest Church of Saint Arnould 18th century Traces of a Gallo roman villa. See also Communes of the Somme department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist External links http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode query&req Bougainville Bougainville on the Quid site French http perso.orange.fr monum1418somme Images Bougainville 20vue.jpg Photo http perso.orange.fr monum1418somme Textes II 20ERIGER 20UN 20MONUMENT 20 20 20UNE 20ENTREPRISE 20COMPLEXE 1 20mtsinitiative.htm Memorial of the SommeSomme communes Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub ca Bougainville Somme ceb Bougainville es Bougainville Somme eu Bougainville Somme fr Bougainville Somme it Bougainville Francia mg Bougainville, Somme nl Bougainville Somme oc Bougainville Somme pcd Boudjinville Sonme pl Bougainville Somma pt Bougainville Somme sk Bougainville sr uk vi Bougainville, Somme vo Bougainville Somme war Bougainville, Somme ... more details
as a historic monument in 1993. The war memorial. Image Ribeaucourt Monument aux Morts 1.jpg left 240px thumb The war memorial See also Communes of the Somme department References http www.insee.fr ...&req Ribeaucourt Ribeaucourt on the Quid website Fr Somme communes Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub ca Ribeaucourt Somme ceb Ribeaucourt, Somme es Ribeaucourt Somme eu Ribeaucourt Somme fr Ribeaucourt Somme it Ribeaucourt Somme mg Ribeaucourt, Somme nl Ribeaucourt Somme oc Ribeaucourt Somme pt Ribeaucourt Somme sk Ribeaucourt Somme uk vi Ribeaucourt, Somme vo Ribeaucourt Somme war Ribeaucourt, Somme ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 Somme ISBN 0 7181 2254 2 is a World War I First World War military history book by Lyn MacDonald , published in 1983 by Penguin Books . Image Somme battlefield aerial view July 1916.jpg thumb right 250px An aerial view of the Somme battlefield in July, taken from a British balloon aircraft balloon near B court . The battle The Battle of the Somme started at Sunday 1 July, 1916 leading to the biggest losses by Britain in one single day 19,240 dead, 35,493 wounded, 2,152 missing and 585 prisoners for a total loss of 57,470 . The battle ended on Tuesday 21 November, 1916. The main objective of this battle was to relieve the horrific battle at battle of Verdun Verdun . Writer Lyn MacDonald MacDonald has collected testimonies of soldiers involved in the battle of the Somme. Their stories are horrible. In the beginning, their stories show chauvinism, nationalism and patriotism, but later, with soldiers seeing the stalemate, despair of war. Afterwards everybody again agrees war is terrible. DEFAULTSORT Somme Book Category 1983 books Category Military books mil hist stub ... more details
Memorials to the Missing is a radio play from the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play strand on the establishment of the Imperial War Graves Commission , first broadcast early in 2008 and repeated on 30 October 2008. It was written by Stephen Wyatt and directed by Martin Jenkins director Martin Jenkins . It won the 2008 Tinniswood Award for Best Original Radio Drama Script at the Sony Radio Academy Award s. Plot It is centred around a fictional address given by Ware at the opening of the ThiepvalMemorial , with flashbacks to his Red Cross work at the start of the war and his struggles against fierce opposition ever since to have war casualties buried where they fell under uniform headstones with no distinction of faith or rank. It is also interspersed with actuality recordings of present day visitors to CWGC graves and with the voices of the soldiers commemorated haunting Ware telling their own stories. Cast Fabian Ware Anton Lesser Edwin Lutyens , inspired by his wife s theosophy , designer of the ThiepvalMemorial and the altar design for memorials to the missing and Ware s main supporter Michael Maloney Gen Sir Nevil Macready Keith Drinkel Lady Florence Cecil, wife of Lord William Cecil bishop Lord William Cecil Theresa Gallagher Alice nurse Sophie Roberts Soldiers Karl Davies , Alex Wyndham , Ben Crowe Other minor characters included Herbert Baker Lutyens initial opponent, going on to suggest the standard IWGC Cross of Sacrifice to Christianise the cemeteries , Charles Aitken another architect who recommended a memorial institution rather than spending on war graves and William Burdett Coutts MP for Westminster UK Parliament constituency Westminster , whilst offstage characters included Rudyard Kipling . External links http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 arts afternoon play.shtml Category Commonwealth War Graves Commission Category 2008 audio plays Category World War I plays Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Infobox civilian attack title Thiepval barracks bombing partof The Troubles image Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn geograph.org.uk 1590410.jpg image size 260px caption Main entrance to Thiepval barracks map Location map Northern Ireland2 relief yes width 250 lat 54.524086 long 6.051579 marksize 5 caption location Lisburn , Northern Ireland coordinates date 7 October 1996 time 15 35 timezone UTC type Bombing target British Army headquarters in Northern Ireland weapons 2 car bomb s fatalities 1 soldier injuries 21 soldiers, 10 civilians perp Provisional IRA Campaignbox Northern Ireland Troubles state collapsed The Thiepval Barracks bombing was a double car bomb attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army IRA on 7 October 1996. The bombs exploded inside Thiepval Barracks , the British Army headquarters in Northern Ireland . One British soldier was killed and 31 people were injured. This bombing was the first major attack on a military base in Northern Ireland since the ending of the IRA s ceasefire on 9 February 1996, 1996 Docklands bombing when it exploded a large bomb in London s Docklands . Background The Provisional IRA ended its 1994 ceasefire on 9 February 1996, when a massive car bomb went off in the London Docklands area, resulting in two deaths and causing huge damage, especially around the South Quay railway station. ref cite news url http www.nydailynews.com archives news 1996 02 10 1996 02 10 blast shatters london adams.html title Blast shatters London, Adams Presumes IRA s Responsible first Ellen last Tumposky work Daily News New York publisher date 1996 02 10 accessdate 2008 01 29 ref The IRA strategy was to pressure the British government by bombing England , but without rejecting the peace process ref Bartlett, Thomas 2010 Ireland A History . Cambridge University Press, p. 565. ISBN 0 521 19720 1 ref and without returning to full scale operations ... 1996 10 09 world 9610 09 nireland.bomb 1 thiepval barracks bomb attack ira? s PM WORLD Police call ... more details
attack to push back the Germans. Thiepval is now the site of the ThiepvalMemorial to the Missing of the Somme ...Infobox Television Film bgcolour name nowrap begin The Somme wrap From Defeat to Victory nowrap end image BBC Somme DVD Cover.jpg caption BBC DVD Cover format Docudrama creator director Detlef Siebert producer nowrap begin Matthew Barrett television Matthew Barrett wrap David Higginson wrap Detlef Siebert nowrap end writer Detlef Siebert narrator Alisdair Simpson starring nowrap begin Iain McKee wrap Wolf Kahler wrap Benedict Sandiford wrap Erich Redman nowrap end music Alasdair Reid country United ... num episodes The Somme From Defeat to Victory is a BBC documentary film made to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme . Production The film was produced in conjunction with the Open ... an Anglo French diversionary attack is to be launched at the River Somme . German battalion commander ... in an attack on the Thiepval Plateau that sees the death of Mellor. The Ulster division regroup ... the reserves to secure the position and take Thiepval from the north but corps commander Lt. Gen. Sir ..., some 3 miles from the front, follows the failure of the first and second attacks on Thiepval by sticking ... on the spot such as Brig Gen. Herbert Shoubridge who commands the September 26 attack on Thiepval ... held positions. Maxwell had moved forward with his men to set up a command post at the Thiepval ... time it is too late to order a counterattack and Thiepval is lost. The victory allows the British ... 2 DVD by BBC Video on 3 July 2006. ref name bbc1 cite web url http www.bbcshop.com History The Somme From Defeat to Victory DVD invt 123189 title The Somme From Defeat to Victory accessdate 2008 ... http www.open2.net thesomme index.html The Somme From Defeat to Victory at Open University http www.bbc.co.uk history worldwars wwone Battle of the Somme at BBC History imdb title 0827740 nowrap begin The Somme wrap From Defeat to Victory nowrap end DEFAULTSORT Somme From Defeat To Victory, The Category ... more details
of the Somme in World War I . During World War I, the statue of Mary and the infant Jesus designed ... of the Somme 1916 , many of whom passed through Albert, which was situated three miles from the front ... replica of Roze s original design, and a war memorial designed by Roze and featuring an image ... and Niesky . See also Battle of Albert Communes of the Somme department List of twin towns ... page.asp INSEE Reflist External links Commons category Albert Somme Albert, Somme http www.musee somme ... Basilica Somme communes Category Communes of Somme Category 50s establishments Category Populated places established in the 1st century br Albert Somme ca Albert Somme ceb Albert de Albert Somme el es Albert Somme eu Albert Somme fr Albert Somme it Albert Francia mg Albert, Somme nl Albert Somme no Albert Somme oc Albert Somme pcd Inke pl Albert Somma uk vi Albert, Somme vo Albert Somme war Albert, Somme ... more details
Infobox French commune name Somme Tourbe region Champagne Ardenne department Marne d partement Marne arrondissement Arrondissement of Sainte Menehould canton Canton of Sainte Menehould INSEE 51547 postal code 51600 mayor Vincent Petitdidier term intercommunality longitude 4.6694 latitude 49.1019 elevation m 163 elevation min m elevation max m area km2 19.39 population 149 population date 1999 Somme Tourbe is a Communes of France commune in the Marne Departments of France department in north eastern France . See also Communes of the Marne department Marne communes Category Communes of Marne Sommetourbe Marne geo stub ca Somme Tourbe ceb Somme Tourbe es Somme Tourbe eu Somme Tourbe fr Somme Tourbe it Somme Tourbe lb Somme Tourbe mg Somme Tourbe ms Somme Tourbe nl Somme Tourbe oc Somme Tourbe pl Somme Tourbe sk Somme Tourbe uk vi Somme Tourbe vo Somme Tourbe war Somme Tourbe ... more details
Infobox French commune name Beauval image Beauval panorama 1.jpg region Picardie department Somme arrondissement Amiens canton Doullens INSEE 80071 postal code 80630 mayor Pierre Lucas term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality Communaut de communes du Doullennais longitude 2.3303 latitude 50.1064 elevation m 116 elevation min m 67 elevation max m 164 area km2 22.56 population 2155 population date 2006 Image Beauval glise face 1.jpg thumb left The church Beauval is a Communes of France commune in the Somme Departments of France department in Picardie in northern France . Geography Beauval is Convert 20 mi km 0 north of Amiens , towards Doullens , on the national road N25. Population Demography 1962 2173 1968 2192 1975 2206 1982 2274 1990 2286 1999 2243 2006 2155 withoutdoublecount 1962 Places and monuments Magnificent church the interior has been used as the backdrop to some French films. The War Memorial See also Communes of the Somme department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist External links All French language http www.quid.fr communes.html?mode detail&id 31443&req Beauval Beauval sur le site du Quid http www.lion1906.com Pages ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille 800071 Localisation de Beauval sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes http www.mapquest.com maps map.adp?latlongtype decimal&latitude 50.1063888888889&longitude 2.33027777777778&zoom 8 Plan de Beauval sur Mapquest http www.ccdoullennais.fr Beauval sur le site de la Communaut de Communes du Doullennais http portail.les3vals.com Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d Authie, Ni vre et Somme Doullens and the surrounding area. http www.les3vals.com Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d Authie, Ni vre et SommeSomme communes Category Communes of SommeSomme geo stub ca Beauval ceb Beauval es Beauval eu Beauval fr Beauval Somme gl Beauval it Beauval mg Beauval nl Beauval oc Beauval Somme pcd Bieuvo pl Beauval pt Beauval sk Beauval sr uk vi Beauval vo Beauval war Beauval ... more details
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