Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Thiepval, France

History:	More than 72,000 British and South African soldiers were killed and have no known grave in the Somme region between 1915 and 1918. They are commemorated on this monument. The monument also honours the Anglo-French alliance during the First World War. Here is an article from Wikipedia about the Memorial. Here is an article from 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia for the First World War, which is based at the Freie Universität Berlin, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut.
Location:	Thiepval, France
GPS:	50.062213894422186, 2.6812911270575572


British and South African graves of unknown soldiers	Cross of Sacrifice	French graves of unknown soldiers