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Ovillers-La-Boisselle

Tyneside Monument

Ovillers-La-Boisselle

Tyneside Monument

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Tyneside Monument

Name: Tyneside Monument
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Location: Ovillers-La-Boisselle, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Tyneside Monument – Parc Mémorial de Thiepval loop from Albert

23.3km

01:27

190m

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2. Newfoundland Memorial – Cratère de Lochnagar loop from Albert

28.1km

01:49

310m

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3. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval – Connaught Cemetery loop from Albert

37.6km

02:20

310m

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Armand

April 19, 2025

The Tyneside Memorial (a region in northern England, near Newcastle) was erected on the site of the British trenches at the start of the Battle of the Somme. It commemorates two brigades of the 34th British Division (the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish) who lost 60% of their men attacking to the sound of bagpipes at this precise location on July 1, 1916, believing the enemy barbed wire had been destroyed by an artillery barrage. It reads: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
"Here, opposite this monument, on July 1, 1916, the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish engaged the enemy for several hours. The fortunes of the fighting swung in and out, but before nightfall, the two Tyneside Brigades, with the help of other units of the 34th Division, achieved their objective. Do not think that the struggle and their sacrifice were in vain."

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Willem VS

May 10, 2025

The Tyneside Monument commemorates the soldiers of the Tyneside Irish and Tyneside Scottish Brigades who fought in the First World War. The monument was erected in memory of the men who died during the Battle of the Somme.
An interesting anecdote is that the Tyneside Brigades suffered heavy losses on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Many of the soldiers came from the same communities, which had a great impact on their home front.

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Location: Ovillers-La-Boisselle, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

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Tyneside Monument

1. Tyneside Monument – Parc Mémorial de Thiepval loop from Albert

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3. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval – Connaught Cemetery loop from Albert

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