australian war memorial
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A very beautiful site, as are all of the cemetaries in this region. A climb to the top of the tower also gives you a panoramic view of the Picardy countryside. A recommended stop if you are doing the circuit of World War 1 battlesites and monuments
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Beautiful memorial. I visited with a group of Australians, one of the group read a poem, another recited "Lest We Forget" another sang Waltzing Matilda. A very moving experience. They were all so young.
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This is the 2nd time I have visited this memorial and it is still a sobering experience.The cemetery is clean and well maintained, has some class. A new car park makes it safer for entering from the road.Looking at the names and dates, seeing some died days apart.In town we saw homes with Australian flags. It seems they still remember.Go if you want to be reminded. Go to see how many young and not so young died.A sobering experience
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We visited the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, with its Australian War Memorial, last week. It was the same but different. The weather was wild and windy, with strange light at times ... different to our first sunny/windy visit, a couple of years ago. There has been much improvement at the site and it is not quite finished yet. There was awkward parking two years ago but now the road in front of the site has been diverted further from it and a car park has been created off to one side. There are several blocks of steps that lead you up to a new grassed area in front of the site and there is wheel-chair access direct from the car parking area too. All this has really improved the site and enhanced any visit, as a result.
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A visit to this beautifully maintained memorial is a humbling yet strangely uplifting experience. It affords one an opportunity to reflect on the enormous sacrifice made here and at the same time, to recognize the heartfelt appreciation of a grateful French nation.The view from the top of the memorial, looking across the now peaceful battlefields, is a most striking and moving feature.
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I wish I had all day to spend here and look at every name. This place is beautiful kept. They have done an outstanding job looking after it. The view from the tower is spectacular. This is well worth the visit. I will be coming back again when I can.
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As always in these very sad places the grounds were very beautifully kept. It was nice to see a lot of Australians have visited a few had left their own relatives stories
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Something every Australian must try and see in their lifetime. A very humbling experience as you reflect on the sacrifices which were made during WW1. Amazing to see after all this time how the French remain genuinely grateful in this beautiful part of France without all the usual commercialisation.Make sure you also visit nearby memorials such as that on the outskirts of La Hamel where Australian forces fought a decisive battle. The area was also the site where the Red Baron was brought down.
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We have been trying to do this for years, and finally managed to do a day trip from Paris. Really glad we did it. It is a very well maintained cemetery / memorial, and quite emotional to a pair of Aussies. We walked out from B-V (took about 20 minutes, we're slow walkers), after catching a local train from Amiens. Biggest problem with this is the limited train timetable, so check first to see if it suits you.
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In the middle of fields in Villers-Bretonnex is the Australian War Memorial which honours those who gave their lives during this important battle. The cemetery is well maintained. Take time to walk to the top of the tower and then wander through reading the headstones. You can record your visit in the visitor register kept on site. For Australians travelling independently to the area I would suggest you stay at Peronne (recommend Som Home) and travel to the various areas from there. The tourist information in Peronne gave us an excellent brochure and map of Villers-Bretonnex which detailed all the key sites in the town which we would not have found without it. As our visit was on a Sunday, the Franco-Australian museum was closed (as was everything else in the small town) We also went to the Adelaide cemetery where the unknown solider was exhumed and repatriated to Australian War Memorial in 1993. Other sites included Crucifix corner cemetery, French War memorial, Villiers-Bretonneux cross and the Tank Monument (very small on the side of the road and easy to miss). Lest we forget.