Courcelette Memorial, Martinpuich

Name: Courcelette Memorial
Address: Nord Route Nationale, Martinpuich, 80300, France

#1 among attractions in Martinpuich

Top attraction, Battlefield, Monuments and statues, Memorial

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The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the final two and a half months of the infamous four-and-a-half-month-long Somme Offensive of the First World War. The Canadians participated at the Somme from early September to the British offensives end in mid-November 1916, engaging in several of the battles-within-the-battle of the Somme, including actions at: Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval Ridge, the Ancre Heights, the Ancre as well as a small role in providing relief to the First Australian Imperial Force in the final days of the Battle of Pozières. The battles on the Somme were the first in which all four Canadian divisions participated in the same battle, although not together in a cohesive formation. The Canadian divisions suffered over 24,000 casualties. ()

Coordinates: 50°3'15"N, 2°45'6"E

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Nord Route NationaleMartinpuich 80300 France

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Courcelette Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Connaught Cemetery, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Ancre British Cemetery.

2.9 miW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
75 min walk • The Thiepval Memorial, towering above the rolling countryside of the Somme in Authuille, France, stands as a poignant tribute to the missing of the Somme, commemorating more than 72,000 soldiers of the British and South African forces who died during the First World...
3.2 miW
Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval
81 min walk • The Connaught Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
2.7 miSE
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
68 min walk • Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont.
3.9 miW
Cemetery
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
99 min walk • The Ancre British Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
3.9 miW
Cemetery
Authuile Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Authuille
100 min walk • The Authuile Military Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the First World War. The cemetery contains soldiers who died on a variety of dates in several battles near the French village of Authuile.
2.1 miSW
Memorial
Pozières Memorial, Pozières
55 min walk • The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme department of France, and unveiled in August 1930.
3.4 miSE
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
87 min walk • The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France.
3.8 miSW
Cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery
97 min walk • Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army.
3.2 miW
Tower, Memorial
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
82 min walk • The Ulster Tower, located in Thiepval, France, is Northern Ireland's National War Memorial. It was one of the first memorials to be erected on the Western Front and commemorates the men of the 36th Division and all those from Ulster who served in the First World War.
1.7 miSE
Cemetery
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
44 min walk • The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials.
3.4 miSE
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
88 min walk • Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.