Swansea to Mametz classic car run, July 2016 …

SWANSEA to MAMETZ (The Somme, France) 5th –  8th  JULY, 2016.

An opportunity to join 100 British classic cars in a journey from Swansea to Mametz, France, to commemorate the Battle of Mametz Woods, a First Word War Battle in the Somme, France.

Between 7th – 12th July 1916,  3500+ Welsh casualties were recorded following the “Battle of Mametz Woods” with over 1000 Welsh soldiers having sacrificed their lives in a prolonged battle to capture the Mametz Woods from the German army.

Full details in the Mametz leaflet.

 

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