Caribou Monument, Beaumont-Hamel, France, 1989
In Newfoundland the first of July is commemorated as Beaumont Hamel Day.
The Battle of the Somme commenced on July 1, 1916, and on that day gallant
Newfoundland soldiers suffered over 700 casualties including 233 dead. The
memorial is at the site of the Newfoudlanders' participation in the battle,
near Albert in northern France.