July 1916
Troops of the Leicestershire Regiment with wounded German prisoner near Contalmaison.
Note the wire cutter attached to rifle.
📸 IWM (Q 809)
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Troops of the Leicestershire Regiment with wounded German prisoner near Contalmaison.
Note the wire cutter attached to rifle.
📸 IWM (Q 809)
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
July 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
July 1916
Troops of the Leicestershire Regiment with wounded German prisoner near Contalmaison.
Note the wire cutter attached to rifle.
📸 IWM (Q 809)
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Troops of the Leicestershire Regiment with wounded German prisoner near Contalmaison.
Note the wire cutter attached to rifle.
📸 IWM (Q 809)
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Sep 2 1917 Near Contalmaison and Delville Wood, France, British official war photographer Ernest Brooks takes these photos of Burmese workers dismantling old dug-outs in Delville Wood to salvage their components bsky.app/profile/this...
September 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Sep 2 1917 Near Contalmaison and Delville Wood, France, British official war photographer Ernest Brooks takes these photos of Burmese workers dismantling old dug-outs in Delville Wood to salvage their components bsky.app/profile/this...
We can also confirm we raised over £6.5k at our Remembrance Sunday lunch this year. This helps us maintain the Contalmaison Cairn, take injured veterans and school children to the Somme, as well as funding other educational Remembrance activities. Many thanks to everyone who participates 😍
November 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM
We can also confirm we raised over £6.5k at our Remembrance Sunday lunch this year. This helps us maintain the Contalmaison Cairn, take injured veterans and school children to the Somme, as well as funding other educational Remembrance activities. Many thanks to everyone who participates 😍
We were privileged to spend the morning near Contalmaison with the Archaeoligists and veterans of the Rising Sons AIF in WW1 project. Fascinating ro watch them excavate trenches and gun pits.
July 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
We were privileged to spend the morning near Contalmaison with the Archaeoligists and veterans of the Rising Sons AIF in WW1 project. Fascinating ro watch them excavate trenches and gun pits.
"Unusual" wreath seen today at the McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial in Contalmaison.
August 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Unusual" wreath seen today at the McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial in Contalmaison.
That’s an excellent photograph. Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery was also on the black list, with the land owner reluctant to hand over the land. Obviously the issue was resolved!
November 16, 2024 at 12:33 PM
That’s an excellent photograph. Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery was also on the black list, with the land owner reluctant to hand over the land. Obviously the issue was resolved!
Soldiers of the 8th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), part of 9th (Scottish) Division, resting by the roadside near Contalmaison Wood during the Battle of Le Transloy (1-18 October 1916).
October 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Soldiers of the 8th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), part of 9th (Scottish) Division, resting by the roadside near Contalmaison Wood during the Battle of Le Transloy (1-18 October 1916).
July 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A poignant reminder of the first day of The Somme - Lieutenant Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance.
He was wounded in the leg early on, the 11/Suffolk had the heaviest 34th Division casualties and didn’t reach Contalmaison.
Remembering them all today.
#Somme110
He was wounded in the leg early on, the 11/Suffolk had the heaviest 34th Division casualties and didn’t reach Contalmaison.
Remembering them all today.
#Somme110
July 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
A poignant reminder of the first day of The Somme - Lieutenant Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance.
He was wounded in the leg early on, the 11/Suffolk had the heaviest 34th Division casualties and didn’t reach Contalmaison.
Remembering them all today.
#Somme110
He was wounded in the leg early on, the 11/Suffolk had the heaviest 34th Division casualties and didn’t reach Contalmaison.
Remembering them all today.
#Somme110
The ruins of Contalmaison, photographed following its capture by the 8th and 9th Green Howards on 10 July 1916.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The ruins of Contalmaison, photographed following its capture by the 8th and 9th Green Howards on 10 July 1916.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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Good morning everyone
British troops in a sunken road between La Boisselle and Contalmaison during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
British troops in a sunken road between La Boisselle and Contalmaison during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Good morning everyone
British troops in a sunken road between La Boisselle and Contalmaison during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
British troops in a sunken road between La Boisselle and Contalmaison during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
A poignant reminder of the first day of the Battle of The Somme - Lt Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance, up Sausage Valley, of the ‘Cambs Suffolks’ (marked ‘D Coy’ on the map), to Contalmaison.
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
July 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A poignant reminder of the first day of the Battle of The Somme - Lt Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance, up Sausage Valley, of the ‘Cambs Suffolks’ (marked ‘D Coy’ on the map), to Contalmaison.
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
Usually, I only post images of cards I actually own, but in this case, I purchased the card and the seller couldn't find it, so I don't have it in hand.
The writer was Germaine Magnier Barbon, who had just returned to Contalmaison in 1922 (she wasn't there in the 1921 census).
The writer was Germaine Magnier Barbon, who had just returned to Contalmaison in 1922 (she wasn't there in the 1921 census).
April 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Usually, I only post images of cards I actually own, but in this case, I purchased the card and the seller couldn't find it, so I don't have it in hand.
The writer was Germaine Magnier Barbon, who had just returned to Contalmaison in 1922 (she wasn't there in the 1921 census).
The writer was Germaine Magnier Barbon, who had just returned to Contalmaison in 1922 (she wasn't there in the 1921 census).
McCrae's Memorial to the 16th Bn Royal Scots ("Edinburgh's Own") Contalmaison, today. Designed by Jack Alexander & unveiled in 2004. Reputedly first proposed by members of the battalion in 1919 & therefore the last of the 'original' Great War memorials to be built.
October 25, 2024 at 8:13 PM
McCrae's Memorial to the 16th Bn Royal Scots ("Edinburgh's Own") Contalmaison, today. Designed by Jack Alexander & unveiled in 2004. Reputedly first proposed by members of the battalion in 1919 & therefore the last of the 'original' Great War memorials to be built.
Commemoration of the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #McCraesBattalion
Full video available - t.co/2opSJXTysk, and of course, we will also provide some coverage of the events happening today in Contalmaison 🖤
Full video available - t.co/2opSJXTysk, and of course, we will also provide some coverage of the events happening today in Contalmaison 🖤
July 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Commemoration of the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #McCraesBattalion
Full video available - t.co/2opSJXTysk, and of course, we will also provide some coverage of the events happening today in Contalmaison 🖤
Full video available - t.co/2opSJXTysk, and of course, we will also provide some coverage of the events happening today in Contalmaison 🖤
And thats a wrap!An amazing last day. Stops at #Mametz, #Contalmaison, then #Bertrancourt & the #LinfieldFC memorial. The day finished at #Etaples @commonwealthwargraves for packed lunch with the boys & to visit a great uncle. A fantastic 3 days with fantastic people. #WW1
June 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
And thats a wrap!An amazing last day. Stops at #Mametz, #Contalmaison, then #Bertrancourt & the #LinfieldFC memorial. The day finished at #Etaples @commonwealthwargraves for packed lunch with the boys & to visit a great uncle. A fantastic 3 days with fantastic people. #WW1
A final good morning #LaBoisselle for this tour! A beautiful morning for a nice 5 1/2 mile stroll to #Contalmaison and back before breakfast. Now to head to the #YpresSalient to visit a few key sites before heading home. #LetsRoll
May 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A final good morning #LaBoisselle for this tour! A beautiful morning for a nice 5 1/2 mile stroll to #Contalmaison and back before breakfast. Now to head to the #YpresSalient to visit a few key sites before heading home. #LetsRoll
William Burns was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches the great bulk of them for Worcestershire.
In WW1 William enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment.
7 july 1916 he was KIA at Contalmaison at the Battle of the Somme
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
In WW1 William enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment.
7 july 1916 he was KIA at Contalmaison at the Battle of the Somme
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
July 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
William Burns was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches the great bulk of them for Worcestershire.
In WW1 William enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment.
7 july 1916 he was KIA at Contalmaison at the Battle of the Somme
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
In WW1 William enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment.
7 july 1916 he was KIA at Contalmaison at the Battle of the Somme
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
I do not know why Contalmaison is such an outlier. By 1936, it was up to 19.4% foreign nationals, which is much more in line with its near neighbors. I don't know why it lagged.
November 14, 2023 at 5:00 PM
I do not know why Contalmaison is such an outlier. By 1936, it was up to 19.4% foreign nationals, which is much more in line with its near neighbors. I don't know why it lagged.
Contalmaison is a weird little outlier in 1931 — a much lower percentage of foreign-born residents than its neighbors in the devastated heart of the battlefield. But it caught up by 1936, when it was 19.4% foreign-born, which would make it green on this map.
September 3, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Contalmaison is a weird little outlier in 1931 — a much lower percentage of foreign-born residents than its neighbors in the devastated heart of the battlefield. But it caught up by 1936, when it was 19.4% foreign-born, which would make it green on this map.
Germaine was born in Contalmaison. It sounds like she probably evacuated to Montargis (south of Paris) during the war.
In 1926, she lived in Contalmaison with her Italian husband, brother-in-law, and 2 kids (Maxime recovered from his illness). She was working in a shop owned by her mother, Stella.
In 1926, she lived in Contalmaison with her Italian husband, brother-in-law, and 2 kids (Maxime recovered from his illness). She was working in a shop owned by her mother, Stella.
April 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Germaine was born in Contalmaison. It sounds like she probably evacuated to Montargis (south of Paris) during the war.
In 1926, she lived in Contalmaison with her Italian husband, brother-in-law, and 2 kids (Maxime recovered from his illness). She was working in a shop owned by her mother, Stella.
In 1926, she lived in Contalmaison with her Italian husband, brother-in-law, and 2 kids (Maxime recovered from his illness). She was working in a shop owned by her mother, Stella.
I'm not sure whether this postcard is from a civilian living in Fricourt. I'm still looking for the person who wrote it (a son writing to his parents in May 1921). He could have been a local civilian, a laborer doing reconstruction work, or a visitor.
April 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I'm not sure whether this postcard is from a civilian living in Fricourt. I'm still looking for the person who wrote it (a son writing to his parents in May 1921). He could have been a local civilian, a laborer doing reconstruction work, or a visitor.