Image: NLS Haig - War memorial for Newfoundland soldiers
Description: War memorial for Newfoundland soldiers at Beaumont Hamel, France, during World War I. This monument of a caribou at Beaumont Hamel, France, is dedicated to the Newfoundland soldiers who lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme: July 1st, 1916. Below the caribou, which is draped in a Union Jack, stand a group of dignitaries. Included in this group are Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and French General, Marie Fayolle (1852-1928). Speaking is John R. Bennett, Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland. The original caption with the photograph is in French and it reads: "Beaumont Hamel. Le monument élevé à la mémoire des soldats de Terre Neuve. Discours de Mr Benett. À ses côtés : Mr D.Haig, Mr Fayolle. Ph. Ch. Biard Paris." Photographs from the Haig "Official Photographs" series with French Press Stamps or of France and the French.
Title: NLS Haig - War memorial for Newfoundland soldiers
Credit: This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID X234011. You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery
Author: Photograph: Ch. Biard (Paris) Statue: Basil Gotto (1866-1954) Memorial landscape design: R.H.K. Cochius
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