Memorial marker under the "Last Tree" (surviving since 1916), South African National Memorial, Delville Wood, Somme, France.

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This marks the location of the “Last Tree” surviving from the 1916 battlefield at Delville Wood. The South African Commemorative Museum is on the site of the the South African National Memorial, Delville Wood, Somme, France. The South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme département of France. The museum is built around the centrepiece of the Cross of Consecration. The Cross is located in a courtyard which can be seen through magnificent floor-to-ceiling glass windows etched with battle honours and symbolic images. The museum is dedicated to the memory of the 25,000 South Africans, men and women of all creeds and races, who volunteered to serve their country in times of war during the First and Second World Wars and in Korea.

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Size: 2395px × 3624px
Location: Delville Wood, Somme, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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