was repaired with metal banding. The site attracts about a year and there is an annual memorial service on 1 July, to commemorate the detonation of the mine and the British, French and German war dead, when poppy petals are scattered into the crater. Richard Dunning, the owner of the crater, was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to First World War remembrance. Gallery See also List of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions The Battle of the Crater from the American Civil War Notes Footnotes Bibliography Books Websites External links Simon Jones, The Lochnagar Mine Lochnagar Crater - The Official Site Aerial view with front lines Aerial view of Ovillers-La-Boisselle; the crater of the Lochnagar mine is visible near the bottom Surface model of the Y Sap, Glory Hole and Lochnagar craters 360° Panoramic View La Boisselle Study Group Ovillers-La-Boisselle photo essay Grimsby Roll of Honour, 1914–1919 Reid, P. Lochnagar Crater, La Boisselle Son of a bus mechanic preserves hallowed crater from WWI Battle of the Somme Tunnel warfare in World War I World War I sites in France Explosions in 1916 Conflicts in 1916 1916 in France Battles of the Western Front (World War I) Battles of World War I involving France Battles of World War I involving Germany Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom Monuments and memorials in Somme (department) World War I memorials