Windmill Memorial Pozieres
Australians entered the battle of the somme on 23 july 1916 at pozières.
Windmill memorial pozieres. In 6 weeks of fighting betwen late july and early september 1916 we had 23 000 casualties of which nearly 7 000 died and 5 000 remain in the soil today. From 27 th september 1914 the german army arrived in bapaume and fought the french army down the main road towards albert during the next few days. The memorial encloses pozieres british cemetery which is a little south west of the village on the north side of the main road d929 from albert to pozieres. Pozieres france being the centenary of the the great war it is a distinct honor to be the sculptor of this historic and first war animals monument for wwi on the western front.
To stand there and ponder whilst viewing the land around is an honour however. The australian memorial the windmill more australians died here than on any other battlefield in france. From 27th september 1914 the german army arrived in bapaume and fought the french army down the main road towards albert during the next few days. The memorial is located on the north side of the d929 albert bapaume road just to the north of the village of pozières.
It was the first experience of war for many of the soldiers. The windmill is such an important part of the story of pozieres and the australian efforts in ww1. The animal memorial right next to it is a travesty. The windmill site above the village of pozieres in the somme region of france is a very special place for australians.
A lovely idea but executed in the style of. The memorial is on the site of a windmill on the northern edge of pozières village. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north east of the town of albert. The windmill site above the village of pozieres in the somme region of france is a very special place for australians.
On the road frontage is an open arcade terminated by small buildings and broken in the middle by the entrance and gates. The memorial encloses pozieres british cemetery which is a little south west of the village on the north side of the main road d929 from albert to pozieres. On the road frontage is an open arcade terminated by small buildings and broken in the middle by the entrance and gates. The windmill site above the village of pozieres in the somme region of france is a very special place for australians.
By the time they arrived the village had been obliterated.