Thiepval Memorial, Anglo-French cemetery
The Thiepval memorial commemorates 72,000 British and South African forces who died in the Battle of the Somme, and have no known grave.
The memorial is the largest Commonwealth war memorial in the world, and was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It was unveiled in August 1932 by Edward, Prince of Wales, who a few years later abdicated his right to inherit the English throne..
The Anglo-French cemetery, adjacent to the monument, contains the graves of 300 soldiers.
Thiepval Memorial, Anglo-French cemetery
The Thiepval memorial commemorates 72,000 British and South African forces who died in the Battle of the Somme, and have no known grave.
The memorial is the largest Commonwealth war memorial in the world, and was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It was unveiled in August 1932 by Edward, Prince of Wales, who a few years later abdicated his right to inherit the English throne..
The Anglo-French cemetery, adjacent to the monument, contains the graves of 300 soldiers.