McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial

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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. It commemorates the dead of the 16th Royal Scots volunteer battalion formed by Sir George McCrae, known as 'The Sporting Battalion', who participated in the First Battle of the Somme, July 1916. ()

Coordinates: 50°1'21"N, 2°43'47"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Connaught Cemetery, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Authuile Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

2.8 miNW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
71 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...
3.3 miNW
Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval
85 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.
2.8 miE
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
71 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.
3.1 miNW
Cemetery
Authuile Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Authuille
80 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.
3.7 miSW
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery Extension, Albert
95 min walk • The Albert Communal Cemetery Extension is a war cemetery with dead from both World War I and World War II located in the French Commune of Albert in the Somme Region.
1 miNW
Memorial
Pozières Memorial, Pozières
27 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.
3.7 miE
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
94 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.
3.4 miNW
Cemetery
Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Authuille
88 min walk • The Aveluy Wood 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.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery
36 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.
3.5 miNW
Tower, Memorial
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
89 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.
2.5 miNE
Cemetery
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
65 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.