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"FIRST AVENUE" OPERATION - BEAUMONT HAMEL

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PAL COLOUR / B&W / 4 : 3

STEREO ENGLISH  LANGUAGE

Main programme 45 mins

+ 12 mins Bonus Footage   TERMS & CONDITIONS

£5.99 + £1.50 P&P (UK only)

 

In January 2002 a hole opened appeared in a field near to the Newfoundland Regiment Memorial Park at Beaumont Hamel. The site commemorates that regiment, together with others from the 29th Division who are buried on the gentle slopes leading down to the River Ancre.

The opening seemed to lead into a shallow tunnel known as FIRST AVENUE (named after the trench from which it ran).  If the coordinates were accurate, the hole would reveal, not only a series of mortar emplacements dug to support the July 1st 1916 attack, but also a longer tunnel leading out under No Mans Land intended to link directly into the German front line at "Y" Ravine.  This was one of the most heavily fortified German strong points on the Somme battlefield.

In May 2002, after a reconnaissance and much historical research, the Durand Group began its investigative operation.  This DVD-R is a record of events and is accompanied by a video profile of the work of the Durand Group .

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