In France's Somme, bagpipers keep the memory of the Great War alive
- Posted on November 11, 2025
- By Le Monde
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In France's Somme, bagpipers keep the memory of the Great War alive

On the site of the bloodiest battle of World War I, residents of Ovillers-la-Boisselle uphold the tradition of the bagpipers from Scottish, Irish, Canadian and Australian regiments who lost many of their own here in 1916.