Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial National Historic Site of Canada

Caribou Statue, Beaumont-Hamel, France

History:	On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the Newfoundland Regiment was almost wiped out in the space of 30 minutes. 780 men went forward but only about 110 survived unscathed; only 68 were available for roll call the next day. Here is an article from Veterans Affairs Canada about the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.Here is an article from Wikipedia about the Memorial.
Location:	Beaumont-Hamel, France
GPS:	50.07393755778131, 2.6482760256501865