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Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association

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The Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association is a Franco/British charitable organisation & 99 year leaseholder, who's aim is to maintain, preserve, intensively study and share our findings of one of the most iconic sites on the Great War Somme Battlefields

21/03/2026

We are devastated to share that our dear Derek “Dickie” Bird passed away this morning.

A fellow Founder Member of the HRCA, instrumental in reinstating the Flagstaff memorial & Ceremony at Beaumont Hamel marking the 51st Highland div actions 13/11/1916. RIP our Dear Friend

More to follow. ….

06/03/2026

Myself, Rick & Jonathan Porter have spent a relentless week in the German archives in Stuttgart. Between us, we’ve taken more that 20,000 photos of German reports, diaries, maps from the battle of the Somme. Many files have never been opened since the War. Non stop 5 straight days of page turning & Clicking .
We now have a treasure trove of information. It’s going to take some kind of effort to translate it all but we are beyond excited to see what we have.
Some of these files are incredible.

07/02/2026

Our Chairman Terry Berry meeting with the Mayor of Beaumont Hamel yesterday along with our French counterparts to discuss and agree some exciting plans for the future.
We will be announcing details of our part in the Somme110 commemorations in the coming weeks.

24/12/2025

Seasons greetings to all of our friends, colleagues and supporters. See you in 2026

16/11/2025

Goodbye until 2026.

13/11/2025

Derek Birds annual ceremony at the flagstaff in Beaumont Hamel this morning commemorating the actions of taking the village. Wonderfully organised by Dickie every year with relatives in attendance. Then off to Hawthorn Crater for our short service.
The mayor and residents of Beaumont Hamel hosted us and all the attendees afterwards in the Marie, thanks to all for a fantastic morning

13/11/2025

Thanks to all who attended

12/11/2025

Ceremony tomorrow 13th Nov in Beaumont Hamel.

Meet at 10.15am at the flagstaff in the village to commemorate the capture by the 51 Highland Division. This will be followed by a short ceremony at the Hawthorn craters.
All invited to attend.

09/11/2025

Officers of RIR119 in a shell hole in Beaumont Hamel posing for a photograph.

08/11/2025

Through the German archives, we have finally managed to put a face to the name. Here is a picture of Lieutenant Georg Muller, the soldier who took the glass home and whose family returned it decades later. The church is in the background.

05/11/2025

Today, a RE sketch showing 252nd Tunnelling Co’s progress of H3, the mine tunnel towards Hawthorn Ridge. You will notice the dog leg which is there because they hit a heavy belt of flint and had to divert course around it. You will also see the tunnel H3.1 to aid spoil removal.

17/10/2025

A very successful evening at Brantwood Football Club in Belfast. Rocky presented on the Caretakers of the Ulster Tower and Jonathan Porter presented on the German research for his new volume of Zero Hour Z Day. Huge thanks go the Neil Black and the lads for putting it all together. @

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