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High Wood (French: Bois des Fourcaux) is a small forest near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme département of northern France. The Battle of the Somme took place there. The French name for the wood was Bois des Foureaux (now called Bois des Fourcaux) but to the British who fought there, it was known as High Wood.

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  • German defensive lines, Martinpuich, Le Sars and Flers area, Somme 1916
    German defensive lines, High Wood, Somme 1916
  • Deccan Horse, Bazentin Ridge 1916
    Deccan Horse, Bazentin Ridge
  • High Wood cemetery, France
    A red poppy in the CWGC London Cemetery, beside High Wood
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