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Thiepval Memorial

  Each year on 1 July, the Thiepval Memorial becomes the focus of the beginning of the day’s commemorations to mark the opening of the Battle of the Somme.  Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built between 1928 and 1932, the panels on the … Continue reading

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