Gueudecourt Memorial

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The Gueudecourt Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Le Transloy, a sub-battle of the Battle of the Somme of World War I. Located about 1-kilometre north-east of Gueudecourt village, the memorial marks the spot where in October 1916, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment played a decisive role in the capture and holding of a German strong-point. The site also marks the furthest point of advance from the July 1st starting line of all British units during the Battle of the Somme. ()

Coordinates: 50°3'54"N, 2°51'14"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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

Nearby attractions include: Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Delville Wood South African National Memorial, London Cemetery and Extension, Courcelette Memorial.

3.9 miSW
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
99 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.
3.3 miSW
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
86 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.
3.7 miSW
Cemetery
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
95 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.
4.6 miW
Battlefield, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Courcelette Memorial, Martinpuich
118 min walk • 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.
3.4 miSW
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
87 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.
6.2 miSW
Memorial
McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial
160 min walk • McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial is a World War I memorial cairn located in the village of Contalmaison, France. Designed by the historian, Jack Alexander, it was unveiled in 2004 after being first proposed by survivors of the battalion in 1919. As such, it is the last of the 'original' Great War memorials to be built.
7 miSW
Memorial
Mametz Wood Memorial, Mametz
178 min walk • The Mametz Wood Memorial commemorates an engagement of the 38th Division of the British Army during the First Battle of the Somme in France in 1916.
2.5 miN
Tomb
Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume
65 min walk • The Bapaume Australian Cemetery is a graveyard located in the French commune of Bapaume. The military cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
5.3 miS
Cemetery
Nécropole nationale française de Maurepas
135 min walk • The National Necropolis of Maurepas is a French military cemetery of the First World War located on the territory of the commune of Maurepas, on the edge of the RD 146 north of the RD 938 about ten kilometers northwest of Péronne.
6.6 miSW
Cemetery
Devonshire Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Mametz
170 min walk • Devonshire Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial site for some of the British Empire and Commonwealth troops killed during the Battle of the Somme. It is located near to the village of Mametz.
4.7 miNE
Cemetery
Delsaux Farm Cemetery
119 min walk • Delsaux Farm Cemetery is a cemetery located in the French municipality of Beugny. The military graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.