51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel)
| 51st Highland Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel | |
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| United Kingdom | |
The figure atop the 51st Highland Division Memorial |
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| For The 51st (Highland) Division during the First World War | |
| Unveiled | 28 September 1924 |
| Location | Coordinates: 50°4′25″N 2°38′53″E / 50.07361°N 2.64806°E / 50.07361; 2.64806 near Beaumont-Hamel, France |
| Designed by | George Henry Paulin |
| La a'Blair s'math n Cairdean | |
The 51st (Highland) Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel is a memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division killed during World War I. The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the 84-acre (340,000 m2) Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial site. This position had been the scene of the Division's first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre, the closing stage of the Battle of the Somme.
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