Welsh Memorial, Mametz Wood, The Somme, France

The magnificent Welsh Dragon Memorial (to the 38th Welsh Division) overlooks the World War One battleground close to Mametz Wood and the open ground, now called Death Valley. Mametz Wood was the objective of the 38th (Welsh) Division during the First Battle of the Somme. The attack occurred in a northerly direction over a ridge, focussed on the German positions in the wood between 7 July and 12 July 1916.