Pozières British Cemetery & Memorial.
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(Gibraltar site) Monument to the 1st Australian Division. A close look at a German blockhouse.
Australian Memorial, Windmill Bunker site, Pozieres, France
The First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British/Commonwealth army.
This video, in which I make several errors (I have left them in and added sub titles where needed)focuses on the Australian Memorial site close to the German windmill observation bunker.
Paired with the Gibralter observation bunker to the west of Pozieres, this observation point, on a slightly raised plateau, gave the German Army a significant advantage over the advancing Commonwealth soldiers (Australian in this area).
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Pozieres Memorial
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Pozieres British Cemetery, The Somme, France
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WW1 - Pozieres - Le Tommy Restaurant & Museum - Stuart Curry
Le Tommy Restaurant & Museum 1916 located on the main road of Pozieres. Good cental spot around the Somme Battlefields to start from. The Restaurant has plenty of tables inside and room to sit down have a Coffee, Beer or Hot meal. Many Australian Digger photos can be seen framed on the walls. Museum part of his establishment is to see his WW1 built trenches out the back which I have shown part of in this video. This is where the Australian 1st Division attacked from on the 23rd July 1916 with the 2nd & 4th Infantry Battalions. He can also help you with accommodation as well given a bit of notice.
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Australian War Memorial WW1 Unit War Diaries. Gives deep information of individual units using trench map coordinates. Battalions, Brigades, Artillery, Machine Gun Companies can all be looked up from this link
Here are some examples of Trench Maps of Pozieres
1st Australian Infantry Brigade (Unit War Diaries) page 147 Map of Artillery Bombardment, page 163 Machine Gun Positions
3rd Australian Infantry Brigade (Unit War Diaries) page 61-62 Pozieres Trench Map
5th Australian Infantry Brigade (Unit War Diaries) page 13 Pozieres (Hill Points) Trench Map
Australian Memorial, Pozières Windmill - France
This is a short video of the Australian Memorial at Pozières showing the crosses in the field that were placed to mark the Centenary to the battle of the Somme in 1916.
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Pozières British Cemetery & Memorial to the Missing.
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The 1st Australian Division Memorial, Pozieres
The First Australian Division Memorial is located close to the German 'Gibraltar' Bunker which served as a lookout during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
The video shows how this key high point overlooks a massive area in this relatively flat part of the Somme battlefield. Today, the Theipval British Memorial is clearly visable 2 miles away. It was a key stron point and its capture by the Australian soldiers was essential.
The second half of the video looks at the ruins of the German bunker itself, (unfortunately not very well preserved).
Please take a look at Video History Today , the first web site to offer unique collections of re-usable original video clips designed for teachers and students.
Want to travel to this location but do not know how to find it? Battlefields By GPS ( has self-drive tours of the Somme with full GPS packages for Garmin sat nav devices.
WW1 Pozieres - Tank Corps Memorial - Stuart Curry
The first tank battle in history took place here on the 15th September 1916 during the battle of Flers- Courcelette. The British Mark 1 (Male and Female)
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Mémorial Australien de Pozieres (80)
Emplacement : Pozières, Picardie-Pas-de-Calais. Pozières est un village situé à 6 km au nord-est de la ville d’Albert, sur la D929 allant à Bapaume. Le Mémorial de la Première Division australienne se trouve au bord de la D929 à Pozières.
Pozières est le lieu du premier engagement d'envergure des troupes australiennes dans la bataille de la Somme. À quelques pas de Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, le mémorial australien est un hommage à la première division. À quelques kilomètres de là, le mémorial de Thiepval.
Après la guerre, la Première Division construisit son propre mémorial officiel, un obélisque, à l’extrémité ouest de Pozières. Sur son côté est, on lit sur une plaque de bronze la liste officielle des batailles de la Division, dont la première est « Pozières », l’emplacement choisi pour ce monument. Un document historique de la Division nous explique les raisons de ce choix : En tant que théâtre de la première grande opération entreprise par la 1ère Division en France, à cause de son importance stratégique dans la bataille de la Somme en 1916, de l’intensité des combats et du courage démontré par les deux armées pour gagner et conserver le contrôle de ce village, Pozières resta gravé dans la mémoire des hommes de la 1ère Division australienne. C’est pourquoi il fut unanimement choisi pour y ériger le mémorial des morts à la guerre de cette Division.
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GREAT WAR #10 - 1st Australian Division Memorial - Gibraltar bunker - Pozières
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Bony France - Somme American War Cemetery - 1918
On the 4th of July, four companies from the U.S. 33rd Division, interspersed with units from the Australian Corps, helped to seize the village of Hamel, east of Amiens and
near the 6th Engineers battlefield. On 8 August 1918, the British began a series of major offensives that would continue until the Armistice. The U.S. 80th Division took part in these attacks from the 8th to the 18th of August near the village of Serre while farther south, the 131st Infantry drawn from the U.S. 33rd Division cleared the heights and woods
overlooking the Somme River from Chipilly to Braysur-Somme.
The U.S. II Corps with the 27th and 30th Divisions was attached to the British Fourth Army in September and alternately served as a complete corps under the tactical direction of Australian and British corps. Recently arrived from combat with the British
in Flanders, the II Corps was assigned to seize one of the Western Fronts strongest enemy objectives: the St. Quentin tunnel complex of the Hindenburg Line. The Corps objective lay about 40 miles/64 kilometers east of Amiens. The Hingenburg Line consisted of multiple tiers of trenches, strong points, underground
protective bays, barbed wire, and machine gun nests sited on defensively superior ground. In the area
which includes the Somme American Cemetery and the hill to its north known as the knoll, the 27th Divisions 107th Infantry suffered 995 casualties during the first days
attack, the largest one-day American regimental loss for the entire war. The II Corps suffered over 7,500 casualties during their Hindenburg Line assault. The II Corps battles on the Somme cost over 13,500 American casualties.
Australian War Animal Memorial in Pozières FRANCE
This beautiful footage was created by Stephen Kerr from who filmed it the day after the opening.
In 2017 the Australian War Animal Memorial Organisation (AWAMO) established the first Official Australian war animal memorial in the heart of the WW1 Battlefields at the windmill site near the town of Pozieres in FRANCE.
It is the place which Charles C.E Bean described as “ a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth. [Ref: C.E.W. Bean, Anzac to Amiens, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1983, p 264]
It’s estimated more than that 8 Million animals were sacrificed during the Great war, millions more in WWII. Animals continue to serve today, in fact, Australia has more dogs in service than at any time in history.
What began as a modest project by a small charity in Australia manned by volunteers to recognise our war animals has gained momentum and attracted the interest of other countries including New Zealand, UK, France and Canada.
The site is becoming an increasingly popular stopping point for war history tourists. The monument is helping to educate future generations and becoming an important place of reflection and remembrance for all animals of wars past and present.
It's heartening to know that maintenance of the site is carried out year-round by local volunteers some families have been in the area for generations. They do this to ensure the memory of our war animals are never forgotten, and I believe we should not forget our four-legged diggers either.
Lest we forget our four-legged diggers served too.
“It is my wish that next Memorial Day when we think of all our soldiers who gave their lives in war, please pause a thought for the four-legged and winged hero's that fought and died alongside our troops. Hopefully one day we can not only stop sending our sons and daughters to war but our pets too”. Nigel Allsopp, president AWAMO
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POZIERES France July
POZIERES France July 23-August 7 1916, 100 Years Of Anzac. Twin brothers, Grandpa's to my Dad, Horrace J & Phil B Thomas. 100 years ago exactly (to the hour) that Horrie was killed by a shrapnel shell exploding over his head, it just about decapitated him instantly. Horrace gave his helmet to his twin brother Phil while passing each other on the battle field, which ultimately saved Phil's life after a bullet/shrapnel entered the front of the helmet. The helmet our family icon and still in our possession today, reads the words, painted on the helmet, It's Worth It's Weight In Gold The Diggers thought the helmet to heavy and a hindrance. We will remember them, Lest we forget. 100 Years of Anzac, Spirit Lives On. Deception Bay RSL Remembers them today 100 years ago.
War Animal Memorial Pozieres Fundraising Paver video
In 2017 the Australian War Animal Memorial Organisation (AWAMO) established the first Official Australian war animal memorial in the heart of the WW1 Battlefields at the windmill site near the town of Pozieres in FRANCE.
It is the place which Charles C.E Bean described as “ a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth. [Ref: C.E.W. Bean, Anzac to Amiens, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1983, p 264]
It’s estimated more than that 8 Million animals were sacrificed during the Great war, millions more in WWII. Animals continue to serve today, in fact, Australia has more dogs in service than at any time in history.
What began as a modest project by a small charity in Australia manned by volunteers to recognise our war animals has gained momentum and attracted the interest of other countries including New Zealand, UK, France and Canada.
The site is becoming an increasingly popular stopping point for war history tourists. The monument is helping to educate future generations and becoming an important place of reflection and remembrance for all animals of wars past and present.
Now you can be part of this important historical project and help educate future generations of the role and sacrifice of our war animals.
Imagine being able to show your Kids or Grandkids and having future generations see your families name here, your support will be immortalised for generations to come.
you can sponsor a paver here:
It's heartening to know that maintenance of the site is carried out year-round by local volunteers some families have been in the area for generations. They do this to ensure the memory of our war animals are never forgotten, and I believe we should not forget our four-legged diggers either.
Proceeds from sponsor pavers go towards expanding the site to accommodate increasing numbers of visitors.
Lest we forget our four legged diggers served too.
“It is my wish that next Memorial Day when we think of all our soldiers who gave their lives in war, please pause a thought for the four legged and winged hero's that fought and died alongside our troops. Hopefully one day we can not only stop sending our sons and daughters to war but our pets too”. Nigel Allsopp, president AWAMO
In the event, you can’t sponsor a paver perhaps you can wear a purple poppy along-side the tradition red poppy this remembrance day in remembrance of all those who serve.
You can get your purple poppy or newley released Red + Purple Poppy in time for remembrance day here.
Pozieres Trailer
A captivating step back in time, Pozieres explores the small village in Northern France which, during the Great War in 1916, was the setting of one of the bloodiest battles in history, a twentieth century tragedy. The village was stormed and captured by Australians and became key to the success of the Battle for the Somme. But in less than seven weeks they suffered twenty three thousand casualties for this tiny patch of otherwise peaceful earth. Throughout history many have been both touched and haunted in some way by this village. A thoroughly researched and thought-provoking presentation, Pozieres investigates the circumstances and surrounds, the soldiers in the fields and trenches, railway carriages in Egypt and the Australian bush, piecing together the story of a place that is, according to historian Charles Bean, more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth. 2000 Australian Film Commission, Cinemedia Corporation and Elm Films Pty Ltd
Centenary of the Battle of Pozières
The sacrifice made by Australian servicemen during the Battle of Pozières, France, was commemorates on the 100th anniversary – 23 July 2016. Three unknown Australian soldiers were later reinterred.