Danger Tree Installation in France Marks 'Futility of Loss' for Newfoundland Regiment
A sturdier fibreglass replica will replace the long-standing stand-in as dignitaries mark 110 years since the Battle of the Somme.
- On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, a fibreglass replica of the Danger Tree was unveiled at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France, replacing the decaying original that marked the battle site.
- About 800 members of the Newfoundland Regiment charged over trenches on July 1, 1916, where the regiment was nearly wiped out by German fire in 30 minutes, transforming the site into a symbol of loss.
- Memorial University and Veterans Affairs Canada collaborated on the replica using archival images; historian Frank Gogos, chair of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment regimental advisory council, calls it a "tragic marker" of the "futility of loss."
- Marking the battle's 110th anniversary, dignitaries including Princess Anne, the regiment's colonel-in-chief, will attend ceremonies featuring a UNESCO world heritage plaque unveiling and a wreath-laying for Inuk soldier John Shiwak on July 2.
- The site's preservation ensures the memorial remains a significant historical marker honouring a dark day in Newfoundland and Labrador history, where the battle took place more than a century ago on the Somme battlefield.
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Danger tree installation in France marks ‘futility of loss’ for Newfoundland Regiment
ST. JOHN'S - A monument honouring a dark day in Newfoundland and Labrador history will be installed today at the site of a devastating First World War battle in northern
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