点评:The Memorial and British Cemetery at Pozieres was one of the many cemeteries and sites we visited as part of a 4 day pilgrimage, following the WWI Western Front Battlefields trail.
All of these places have a sense of the scared about them. There is a hushed, sombre atmosphere. Some people are purposeful, striding straight to a family member’s grave, while others wander through, quietly paying their respects to those who lie buried in named and unnamed graves. Their sacrifices are almost unimaginable. It’s humbling and very moving but it’s also chilling. The stark rows of white gravestones and the sheer number of wasted lives are hard to get your head around and hard to deal with.
2,760 British and Commonwealth soldiers are buried here. Half of them are unnamed.
The information board is worth seeking out and provides a good history of the WWI battles around Pozières and along the Somme.
GETTING HERE:
The cemetery is very easy to get to because it sits right on the main D29 road from Albert. You cannot miss the imposing facade - a typical Lutyens design with a formal archway, flanked by long rows of columns. There is no dedicated carpark. We just pulled up on the roadside.
PLANNING A WWI WESTERN FRONT DRIVING ITINERARY:
For those on a WWI pilgrimage, you can easily combine Pozieres Cemetery with visits to the Lochnagar Crater, the Windmill site, the British Tank Memorial and the Animal war Memorial, which are all within 5 minutes drive. Mouquet Farm, the Thiepval Woods, Ulster Tour and the Thiepval Cemetery are also less than 10 minutes away. There is a lot to see in this small area.
翻译:波济耶尔的纪念馆和英国公墓是我们为期四天的朝圣之旅中参观的众多公墓和遗址之一,我们沿着一战西线战场路线朝圣。
所有这些地方都弥漫着一种恐惧的气息。气氛静谧而阴郁。有些人意志坚定,径直走向家人的坟墓,而另一些人则漫步其中,静静地向那些埋葬在有名有姓和无名坟墓中的人们致敬。他们的牺牲几乎难以想象。这令人谦卑,令人感动,但也令人不寒而栗。一排排光秃秃的白色墓碑和无数逝去的生命,令人难以想象,也令人难以接受。
这里埋葬着2760名英国和英联邦士兵。其中一半没有名字。
信息板值得一看,它详细介绍了波济耶尔周围和索姆河沿岸的一战历史。
到达方式:
公墓位于从阿尔伯特出发的D29主干道旁,交通便利。您一定不会错过雄伟的立面——典型的鲁琴斯式设计,拱门庄严,两侧是长长的立柱。公墓没有专用停车场,我们只是把车停在路边。
规划一战西线战场自驾游行程:
如果您计划一战朝圣之旅,可以轻松地将波济耶尔公墓与洛赫纳加陨石坑、风车遗址、英国坦克纪念碑和动物战争纪念碑结合起来,这些景点都在5分钟车程内。穆凯农场、蒂耶普瓦尔森林、阿尔斯特之旅和蒂耶普瓦尔公墓也在不到10分钟的路程内。在这个小地方,有很多值得参观的地方。