Links

French Cemetery

Locations

Villers-Bretonneux  - http://www.villers-bretonneux.com

Information about the town that shares a very unique link with Australia.

The Battle of Hamel - www.chez.com/hamel1418

Information focusing on the town of Hamel and the battle that took place in 1918 of which the Australian Corp made a significant contribution. The author of the site ( Nicolas Goret ) has gratefully allowed me to use some of his pictures on the website to give a better idea of what some of the locations appear like in sunny weather.

Amiens tourist information - http://www.amiens.com/tourisme

Get information about the major town of the Somme valley.

Peronne - http://www.ville-peronne.fr

Peronne tourism - http://www.ot-peronne.fr

Albert - http://www.ville-albert.fr

Museums

Historical de la Grand Guerre - http://www.historial.org

Located in Peronne, not far from the 2nd Division memorial at Mont St Quentin, the museum provides an extensive collection of exhibits and information about the war from the point of view of three majors that fought, France, Germany and Great Britain.

In Flanders Field Museum Ieper - http://www.inflandersfields.be/

Museum located in the town of Ieper ( Ypres ) Belgium focusing on the impact of the First World War.

Military

Australian and New Zealand involvement in the Somme - http://www.anzac.org

Get information about ANZAC activities in the Somme region. You can also find tourist information about visiting the area.

Near Messines

Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs - http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/mainco.htm

Digger History - http://www.diggerhistory.info

An unofficial history of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Services

Australian Military Units of World War 1 - http://www.awm.gov.au/units/ww1.asp

Information from the Australian War Memorial about all serving units of the war. It includes a brief history, battle honours, awards, insignia and more.

Near Messines

Tours and Accommodation

Colin Gillard's Tours - http://www.somme-normandy-tours.com/index.htm

French Travel Connection Somme Tours - http://www.frenchtravel.com.au/

Made Easy Tours - http://www.madeeasytours.com

Belgium B&B Woodside Bruges bed and breakfast near Flanders Fields - http://www.woodside.be/english.html

Ypres Battlefield tours - www.visit-ypres.be

Ypres B&B Accommodation - www.camalou.com