New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials of the Western FrontThis is a guide book that provides directions for those who wish to visit the graves of their forbears or to examine the places in which so much New Zealand blood was shed, often in horrifying conditions. Brief descriptions of the various battles in which the New Zealanders took part are provided to give the visitor a perspective on the numerous New Zealand battlefields, monuments, and cemeteries. |
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Page 47
... Flers Line . By the end of the day , Flers was in Allied hands— some of the New Zealanders helped mop up resistance after it had been taken by British troops on their right — and the New Zealanders held positions slightly to the north ...
... Flers Line . By the end of the day , Flers was in Allied hands— some of the New Zealanders helped mop up resistance after it had been taken by British troops on their right — and the New Zealanders held positions slightly to the north ...
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... Flers can be seen about three kilometres to the north , and the ground over which the New Zealanders advanced lies to its left . In the other direction lies High Wood . The monument was unveiled by the Attorney - General , Sir Francis ...
... Flers can be seen about three kilometres to the north , and the ground over which the New Zealanders advanced lies to its left . In the other direction lies High Wood . The monument was unveiled by the Attorney - General , Sir Francis ...
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... Flers on the D197 . Nearby lies Bulls Road Cemetery , in which 121 New Zealanders are interred . Their ages range from 18 to 48. Proceeding further along the D197 , you will be following roughly the line of advance of the New Zealand ...
... Flers on the D197 . Nearby lies Bulls Road Cemetery , in which 121 New Zealanders are interred . Their ages range from 18 to 48. Proceeding further along the D197 , you will be following roughly the line of advance of the New Zealand ...
Contents
Visiting the battlefields | 5 |
MessinesLa Basseville | 26 |
ArmentièresLys | 35 |
Copyright | |
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12 October Alexander Turnbull Library Amiens Anzac Corps April Archives New Zealand Armentières Arras artillery Bailleul Bapaume barrage Basseville Battalion Battle Beaudignies Belgium Brigade British Cemetery captured casualties Cathedral Cemetery Ploegsteert Cemetery St Jan commemorated Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cyclist Étaples Farm Cemetery fighting Flers forces France front line German offensive Grévillers Havrincourt headstones Hébuterne Ieper II Anzac Corps July Kemmel kilometres Le Quesnoy Longueval machine-gun Marfaux Menin Gate Menin Road Mesen metres Military Cemetery Missing museum November NZEF Otago Passchendaele Passendale Péronne plaque Ploegsteert Wood Polygon Wood Poperinge proceed Quesnoy recorded the names Rifle Road Cemetery Roeselaarestraat Romeries s-Graventafel sector September Sergeant shell Solesmes Somme three kilometres town trenches tunnellers turn left turn right Tyne-Cot unveiled Vertigneul Victoria Cross village wall Website Western Front World Ypres Zealand battlefield memorial Zealand Division Zealand graves Zealand Memorial Zealand soldiers Zealand troops Zealanders advanced Zillebeke
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