The Somme tourist board

Thiepval has the great Memorial to the Missing, (the name of men who died in the fighting in this area and whose bodies have never been identified). The vast Memorial with its arched pillars , designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in July 1932, stands on the highest point of the ridge obove the River Ancre. It is visible from many miles around ; wreath or private tributes are laid here by visitors from all over the world and a ceremony is held here on 1 July each year, to commemorate the opening of the Battle of the Somme.

The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a focal point for more British visitors to the battlefields, particularly educational groups.