Albert & Delville Wood 29/05/2025

Albert train station
1 Albert train station
Ceramic panel on the train station
2 Ceramic panel on the train station
Albert Mairie
3 Albert Mairie
Middle School Pierre et Marie Curie
4 Middle School Pierre et Marie Curie
Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières
5 Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières
En route to Delville Wood
6 En route to Delville Wood
South African National Memorial
7 South African National Memorial
Memorial stone, English side
8 Memorial stone, English side
Memorial stone, Afrikaans side
9 Memorial stone, Afrikaans side
Entrance to the Delville Wood museum The walls alongside the walkway are inscribed with names of war dead of the South African forces
10 Entrance to the Delville Wood museum The walls alongside the walkway are inscribed with names of war dead of the South African forces
The memorial looking south
11 The memorial looking south
The memorial looking north
12 The memorial looking north
Junction between Princes Street and Campbell Street in Delville The troops gave familiar street names to the rides in the wood
13 Junction between Princes Street and Campbell Street in Delville The troops gave familiar street names to the rides in the wood
Marker stone for the last tree left standing after the Battle of Delville Wood, 14-19 July 1916 (English)
14 Marker stone for the last tree left standing after the Battle of Delville Wood, 14-19 July 1916 (English)
Marker stone for the last tree left standing after the Battle of Delville Wood, 14-19 July 1916 (Afrikaans)
15 Marker stone for the last tree left standing after the Battle of Delville Wood, 14-19 July 1916 (Afrikaans)
Peom by F.C. Cornell at the last tree
16 Peom by F.C. Cornell at the last tree
The Last Tree This tree is reputed to be the only tree in the wood left standing after the battles fought here in 1916
17 The Last Tree This tree is reputed to be the only tree in the wood left standing after the battles fought here in 1916
Marker for the H.Q. of the SA Forces, Delville Wood
18 Marker for the H.Q. of the SA Forces, Delville Wood
In the hollows of the H.Q. area
19 In the hollows of the H.Q. area
Stone marking the point that the S.A. forces entered and left the wood
20 Stone marking the point that the S.A. forces entered and left the wood