Ovillers-la-Boisselle is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle is situated 22 kilometres...

of La Boisselle lies Ovillers; by 1916, the village was called Ovillers by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to avoid confusion with La Boisselle, south...

L'îlot de La Boisselle (French: ilôt meaning "small island") is a small, 3.12-hectare (7.7-acre) historic site in the commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle in the...

The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during...

village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle (commonly shortened to "Ovillers") lies to the north of the road. The constituent village of La Boisselle, which had...

Somme. The village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle (commonly shortened to Ovillers) forms part of the small commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, about 22 mi (35 km)...

the Lochnagar Mine—each containing 24 tons of explosives, were blown near La Boiselle, throwing earth 4,000 feet (1,200 m) into the air.[citation needed]...

Somme, at the confluence with the Ancre. The town is bisected by the Canal de la Somme. This satellite photograph shows it in its context. The town is to the...

Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE "Historique de la Somme". Le SPLAF. "Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE. l'Intérieur, Ministère...

would be driven to locations such as Thiepval, Beaumont-Hamel or Ovillers-la-Boisselle to sketch Allied troops or German prisoners and record the devastation...

war, they were moved to the Ypres Salient and took part in the Battle of La Bassée in October 1914. In March 1915, the 7th (Meerut) Division was chosen...

him to carry the machine gun barrel. Cross by Lochnagar Crater at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. List of World War I Memorials and Cemeteries in Alsace List of...

model of the Y Sap, Glory Hole and Lochnagar craters La Boisselle Study Group Ovillers-La-Boisselle photo essay Royal Engineers Museum and Library Corps...

he was wounded in the neck, arm and spine during the attack on Ovillers-la-Boisselle on the first day of the Somme in 1916. He could not be evacuated...

suburbs of La Bouvaque and Thuison are located to the north of the city. The municipal park of La Bouvaque, bordered by the Boulevard de la République...

INSEE Ham, its castle and its prisoners, Charles Gomart, 1864, réédition "La Vague Verte" en 2000. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ham. Ham, Official...

Offignies Offoy Oisemont Oissy Oneux Oresmaux Oust-Marest Outrebois Ovillers-la-Boisselle Pargny Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Pendé Pernois Péronnesubpr Picquigny...

that Livens needed for his large projector. On 25 July 1916 at Ovillers-la-Boisselle during the Battle of the Somme, Z Company used eighty projectors...

Avenue de la paix Parc de la Hotoie [fr] Marais des trois vaches Parc du Château blanc, on the Route de Rouen Bois Bonvallet [fr] Square de la rose des...

Offignies Offoy Oisemont Oissy Oneux Oresmaux Oust-Marest Outrebois Ovillers-la-Boisselle Pargny Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Pendé Pernois Péronnesubpr Picquigny...

Withdrawal to Escaut, St Omer-La Bassée, Wormhoudt, Cassel, Dunkirk 1940, Normandy Landing, Mont Pincon, St. Pierre La Vielle, Gheel, Nederrijn, Aam,...

Rifle Brigade and reached the rank of major. He died of wounds at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France. He was buried at Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert...

Offignies Offoy Oisemont Oissy Oneux Oresmaux Oust-Marest Outrebois Ovillers-la-Boisselle Pargny Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Pendé Pernois Péronnesubpr Picquigny...

north of La Boisselle, along the side of 'Mash Valley', No man's land was much wider, and even less progress was made. Fired upon from La Boisselle and from...

during this battle that he was killed in action on 7 July 1916 at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial...

Offignies Offoy Oisemont Oissy Oneux Oresmaux Oust-Marest Outrebois Ovillers-la-Boisselle Pargny Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Pendé Pernois Péronnesubpr Picquigny...

initial attack. On 15 July 1916, the battalion was in the area of Ovillers-la-Boisselle and attack German position that afternoon, which marked the beginning...

Division. During the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, the battalion captured Ovillers-la-Boisselle on the night of 15/16 July. The prospects for the attack were unpromising:...

relieved on 16 July. On 19 July it went into the line north-east of Ovillers–la-Boisselle and began 'softening' the German strongpoints in front of the Pozières...

Ancre Heights facing Petit Miraumont. 17th RF was in reserve at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. There was little hostile activity, but much effort was expended...