Mémorial de Thiepval de la CWGC

80300 THIEPVAL

France

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for families

The Anglo-French Memorial at Thiepval is truly impressive. On it are carved the names of the more than 72,000 British and South African troops who were killed or reported missing in action between July 1915 and March 1918 and who have no known grave. Stand in the middle and look up at the 45m which makes this the largest British War memorial in the world. It'll make you dizzy! There are 16 pillars all bearing the names of the missing with, here and there, a poppy to symbolise eternal Remembrance

for friends

The climax of Commonwealth Remembrance in the heart of the remembrance trail and a reminder of Franco-British friendship. Beyond this immense triumphal arch lie the brothers-in-arms of both nations. Standing between the pillars of the world’s most majestic British memorial which bears the names of 72 000 missing “Tommies”, you won’t really be alone looking out over the peaceful panorama of the Ancre Valley.

for a romantic break

Even with two of you, you will feel very small when you stand looking at this memorial, shaped like a triumphal arch, with the names of 72,000 soldiers carved on its pillars. Nearly 90% of them were killed during the Battle of the Somme and over 10 million bricks were needed to build the memorial! Truly impressive! You can also visit a beautifully tended cemetery, just to one side, where 600 soldiers lie buried.

About this equipment

The Memorial at Thiepval, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), is the largest Commonwealth war memorial in the world. Standing 45 metres high, this monument bears the names of the more than 72,000 British and South African soldiers, killed on Somme battlefields before March 1918, who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and inaugurated on 1st August 1932 in the presence of the Prince of Wales (future King Edward 8th) and the French President, Albert Lebrun. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission honours the 1,700,000 men and women of Commonwealth forces who died in two World Wars, taking care of their graves and the memorials dedicated to them in 23,000 different places in more than 150 countries. In the Somme department over 150,000 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in 250 military cemeteries and 150 civilian cemeteries. For more information see our website: www.cwgc.org.

Animaux Acceptés: no

Closed on public holidays: no

Open

From 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021

Comment: The second phase of a major restoration project will be starting in March 2020 at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, France, and continuing through to 2021.