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This article is about the holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador. For the holiday in the United States, see Memorial Day.


Memorial Day is the name for the national holiday of Canada Day celebrated on the Monday closest to July 1. Memorial Day celebrates the losses of Newfoundlanders in the Battle of Beaumont Hamel during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

On July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in that battle and only 68 answered the roll call the next morning.

A memorial park was established in Beaumont-Hamel in 1925 as a tribute to the fallen soldiers.
Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
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Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada), formerly Dominion Day, is Canada's national holiday, marking the establishment of Canada as a self-governing country on July 1, 1867.
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July 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. The end of this day marks the halfway point of a leap year.
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Beaumont-Hamel is a commune of the Somme département, in northern France. Population: 225.

Postal code: 80 300
Area: 8.31 km²
Altitude: 75 m

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial


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Battle of the Somme, fought in the summer and autumn of 1916, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. With more than one million casualties, it was also one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
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Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.
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