swizz Posted 16 October , 2012 Share Posted 16 October , 2012 I know some Pals here enjoy a mystery, so here is one to ponder - Any ideas where this is? The only information I have is that it was part of a same set of photos as a pic of the Ulster Tower and one of the Scottish memorial in the Newfoundland Park, so I'm assuming its in the same area of the Somme. Presumably it was taken in the first half of the 1920s. I have one idea for where it might be, but can anyone else hazard a guess? Swizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 16 October , 2012 Share Posted 16 October , 2012 Swizz - isn't it Connaught Cemetery, with the new growth of Thiepval Wood in the background? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizz Posted 16 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 16 October , 2012 You're quick off the mark Tom! Yes, that's what I was thinking. The size of the cemetery, layout of the graves and location of the cross seem right for Connaught. Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 16 October , 2012 Share Posted 16 October , 2012 Yes I think it's the cross on that long raised section that 's the distinctive feature. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 16 October , 2012 Share Posted 16 October , 2012 Dang you guys are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 16 October , 2012 Share Posted 16 October , 2012 (edited) A more recent view from roughly the same angle Tom For the benefit of anybody who may not be familiar with the area, should maybe mention that the structure on the horizon between the two small trees right of the War Stone is the Thiepval Memorial. The Ulster Tower is a few hundred yards behind the camera. Edited 17 October , 2012 by Tom Tulloch-Marshall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizz Posted 17 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2012 Thanks Tom, I didn't have a photo from that angle but I think that confirms it. Even the slope of the hill behind looks the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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