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Things to do in Mametz, Hauts-de-France: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Mametz, France including Mametz War Memorial, Devonshire Cemetery, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Gordon Cemetery.
1. Mametz War Memorial
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5.0 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By MalcolmD966 - Crick, United Kingdom
No words can describe what happened in Mametz Wood in 1916. It’s a remote peaceful resting place for the hundreds of Welshman who lost their lives. The Red Dragon memorial is a fitting tribute to the Welsh Regiment.
2. Devonshire Cemetery
3. Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery now contains 2,053 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 518 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 17 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of 71 casualties buried in other cemeteries, whose graves were destroyed by shell fire.
4. Flatiron Copse Cemetery
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
There are now 1,572 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 420 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 36 casualties known or believed to be buried among them, and nine buried in Mametz Wood Cemetery whose graves were destroyed by shell fire.
