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The new Australian Memorial Park at le Hamel was opened in July 1998. The site is significant to Australian as it was here that under AIF direction (General Monash is pictured on the right panel) the battle was fought and won in July 1918. Hamel marked the end of the mainly defensive attitude along the British front. The AIF's Order of Battle is represented here with each unit patch shown on the top of the white walls. In addition to the memorial over twenty waterproof infomationa panels are located on a trail highlight the AIF's exploits in the area. Information is also displayed about the Red Baron who was shot down near here (Corbie). Capt Brown of the Canadian Air Force pursued and fired on the German Ace, the Red Baron then flew over Australian ground forces who shot at the aircraft as it flew overhead. They saw it crash, recovered the body and buried Baron von Richthofen. |
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Mark Abercromby
November 2003