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Return to the village of Ginchy and continue until you reach a crossroads. Turn left here (should be signposted to Flers). This is the D197 and it is approximately 1.5kms to go. When you get there, very shortly on the right, is a sign to Bulls Road Cemetery - named because it was on a track to Lesboeufs (French for 'bullocks'). It has 755 graves, nearly 300 of which are New Zealand or Australian. When you reach Flers, arriving at the village green on you right is a memorial of a British soldier.
Turning left along the main high street you will be facing the same route that one of the very first tanks, to be used in action in WW1, went along. According to the English newspapers of the time, the tank came up the hight street of Flers, with cheering British troops behind. Turn back, facing the memorial and carry on through the village. After about 1km you come to a crossroads. Turn left and go towards Le Sars, on the D11. Pass trogh the village and continue until you reach the main Albert / Bapaume road. Turn right. Very soon, on your right you will see a wooded mound rising above the surrounding countryside. This is the Butte de Warlencourt. |