We visited many of the key battle sites in and around the Somme. This area is of particular significance to NZ and Australia. This included Passendale , Armien, Yves, Polygon Wood, Menin Gate to name a few.
There are over 1000 memorial sites in the area.
You cannot help but be moved by the sheer scale of destruction and loss of life in this area during both World Wars were around 3 million people were killed in action.
Farmers working the fields still take their own lives in their hands as unexploded shells are still brought to the surface during cultivation. In fact last year a farmer was killed when cultivating and he triggered a shell.
We all hoped this never happens again.
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