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Village Crucifix, becomes
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Munitions Legacy
With each passing year, tons of munitions are still unearthed by farmers on the Somme, some of which are evident to visitors,
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Village Crucifix, becomes
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Pictures by June and Peter Marsden
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Munitions pick up point, Corner of Bernafay Wood Cemetery |
Munitions pick up point, Alongside Pathway to Railway Hollow Cemetery |
Pictures by June and Peter Marsden
Farmers place these munitions for bomb disposal collection, which is carried out each month. Visitors who wonder from roads and designated pathways are killed and injured each year by these remnants of war. Locals understand from childhood that the woods and fields are dangerous places and walks in the countryside are no longer part of local life.
