Masnières Newfoundland Memorial

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The Masnières Newfoundland Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First Battle of Cambrai, of World War I. Located at the north end of the town of Masnières, France, the memorial commemorates the participation of the Newfoundlanders in the taking and defense of the town during the First Battle of Cambrai between 20 November and 2 December 1917. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°7'24"N, 3°12'42"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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Masnières Newfoundland Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cambrai Cathedral, Bourlon Wood Memorial, Canal de Saint-Quentin, Old Cambrai Cathedral.

3.5 miN
Church, Baroque architecture
Cambrai Cathedral, Cambrai
90 min walk • Cambrai Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Cambrai, Nord, France, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Cambrai. The cathedral was registered as a monument historique on 9 August 1906.
5.4 miNW
Memorial
Bourlon Wood Memorial
137 min walk • The Bourlon Wood Memorial, near Bourlon, France, is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during the final months of the First World War; a period also known as Canada's Hundred Days, part of the Hundred Days Offensive.
3.7 miN
Canal
Canal de Saint-Quentin, Cambrai
95 min walk • The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised river Escaut in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny.
3.7 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
Old Cambrai Cathedral, Cambrai
95 min walk • Old Cambrai Cathedral was the Gothic cathedral of the diocese of Cambrai in France, sited on what is now Place Fénelon in Cambrai but now entirely lost.
0.5 miW
Cemetery
Masnieres British Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
14 min walk • Masnieres British Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial site for British Empire troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai between September–October 1918.
3.5 miN
50°10'24"N • 3°13'47"E
Musée Municipal des Beaux-Arts, Cambrai
91 min walk • Museum
3.8 miN
Church
Église Saint-Géry, Cambrai
97 min walk • The Saint-Géry church is a church built from 1648 to 1745, located in the city of Cambrai in the Nord department.
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Selles, Cambrai
106 min walk • The castle of Selles is an ancient castle of the eleventh century located in Cambrai in the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles
Château d'Esnes
121 min walk • The castle of Esnes is a castle located in Esnes, in the Nord department, in the center of the village. It is the subject of a classification and registration as a historical monument since October 1971.
2.6 miN
Locality
Proville
68 min walk • Proville is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
3.8 miNW
Locality
Fontaine-Notre-Dame
97 min walk • Fontaine-Notre-Dame is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.