Beaumont-Hamel (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ amɛl]) is a location on the Netflix series Sex Education. It is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France, which was visited by Moordale Secondary Students during the school trip in episode 3.5.
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During the World War I, Beaumont-Hamel was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme; where British troops suffered over 19,000 fatalities on the first day, making it one of the bloodiest days in Biritsh Army history. The banks of white chalk at Beaumont Hamel led to a sector of British trenches being nicknamed "White City". To the west of the village was Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt, one of the sites of the mines exploded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On 1 July 1916, the 29th Division assaulted the German front line in an attempt to capture the village as part of the Somme Offensive. Included in this Division was the Newfoundland Regiment. Newfoundland commemorates this event as Memorial Day on 1 July each year.[1]
Beaumont-Hamel was also the first place visited by the students on a school trip to France, where they were able to get to know the short story of the place.
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