Meet your guide and small group at Arras train station, where this tour starts. Travel by air-conditioned vehicle to the first stop of the day, the Sir John Monash Centre, where you'll learn more about the Australian soldiers who fought on the Western Front in World War I—the focus of today's tour. Next, visit the Franco-Australian Museum and the Australian Corps Memorial, two important WWI sites devoted to the Australian service men and women, and pass the 3rd Australian Division Memorial. Continue following the path of the Battle of the Somme, stopping at key sites, including Lochnagar Crater, the 1st Australian Division Memorial, Mouquet Farm, and the Windmill Memorial, as your guide provides insight into the bloody battles and WWI timeline. Finally, visit the poignant British Memorial to the Missing in Thiepval and walk through the WWI trenches at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial before returning to Arras, where your tour ends.
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