Beaumont-Hamel

Statement - Ministers of Veterans Affairs and National Defence mark 105th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Battle of the Somme, Military history by country, In France, World War I, Military operations, Beaumont-Hamel, Hamel, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Beaumont, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Near the village of Beaumont-Hamel in northern France, the Newfoundland Regiment went into action in an attack that would turn out to be catastrophic.

Key Points: 
  • Near the village of Beaumont-Hamel in northern France, the Newfoundland Regiment went into action in an attack that would turn out to be catastrophic.
  • The Canadian Corps would also see heavy fighting later in the Battle of the Somme.
  • Today, we remember their courage, and the ultimate sacrifice so many made at the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel.
  • We honour their unfaltering commitment to our values, which secured for us the peace and freedom that we have today."