• Richebourg-l'Avoué is a village and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was merged with Richebourg-Saint-Vaast to form the commune...
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  • in the Pas-de-Calais department Richebourg, Yvelines, in the Yvelines department Richebourg-l'Avoué and Richebourg-Saint-Vaast, former communes of the...
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    by the War Graves Commission in St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué, France. "A Life of Concealment". Time. 27 September 1954. Archived...
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    France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué. In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's...
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    The Battle of the Boar's Head was an attack on 30 June 1916 at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France, during the First World War. Troops of the 39th Division, XI...
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    Edmund Blunden recalled reading Good Friday in a frontline dugout in Richebourg-l'Avoué just as their sentry was killed by a sniper. As to the success he...
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  • Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France. 1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former...
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    was later re-interred at the Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery in Richebourg-l'Avoué, Pas-de-Calais, France. He had been dating, and was rumored to be...
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    Royal Sussex Regiment took part in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué. The day subsequently became known as The Day Sussex Died. Within...
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    Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the former commune of Richebourg-l'Avoué, in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The memorial lists 13,389...
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    was awarded the VC for his actions on 30 June 1916 at Boar's Head, Richebourg l'Avoue, France: For most conspicuous bravery. During an attack he was in...
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    in Belgium, 1916) C.S.M. Nelson Victor Carter – (posthumously for Richebourg-l'Avoué in France, 1916) Lieut. Col. D.G.Johnson – (Crossing the Sambre Canal...
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  • Expedition Jidballi Nelson Victor Carter British Army 1916 First World War Richebourg-l'Avoué Bernard Matthew Cassidy British Army 1918 First World War Arras George...
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  • fought at the Battle of La Bassée and was wounded in the face at Richebourg-l'Avoué near Bethune towards the end of October. The wound was severe enough...
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    The Portuguese Military Cemetery in Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais, France, is the burial site of 1,831 casualties of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in...
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  • many units at Houplines, Bois-Grenier, Fromelles, Neuve-Chapelle and Richebourg-l'Avoué. The small village of Frelinghien is situated on the Franco-Belgian...
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  • Memorial Italian military cemetery: Bligny Portuguese military cemetery: Richebourg-l’Avoué Roumanian military cemetery: Soultzmatt Russian military cemetery...
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    John Smyth 15th Ludhiana Sikhs For most conspicuous bravery near Richebourg L'Avoue on 18 May 1915. With a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily undertook...
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    Royal Sussex Regiment took part in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué. Over a period of less than five hours 17 officers and 349 men were...
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    earlier. The 2nd Ox and Bucks were involved in heavy fighting at Richebourg l'Avoue on 15–16 May. The 2nd Ox and Bucks and other battalions of the regiment...
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    published in the London Gazette read: For most conspicuous bravery near Richebourg L'Avoue on 18 May 1915. With a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily undertook...
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  • grenade at Richebourg-Saint-Vaast on the Western Front on 21 July 1915. Bayne was buried in St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué. Litster...
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  • to France as an adjutant in 11th Sussex Regiment. In July 1916 at Richebourg-l'Avoué he was severely wounded, leaving him with permanent, serious joint...
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    Extension Romeries, France 703 Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery Richebourg-l'Avoué, France 243 St. Aubert British Cemetery Avesnes-les-Aubert, France...
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    launched a diversionary against the Germans at the French village Richebourg-l'Avoué prior to the Somme offensive. German submarine SM U-10 struck a mine...
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  • Battle of Frezenberg Ridge Battle of Loos 116th Brigade Battle of Richebourg l'Avoue Battle of the Somme Battle of Thiepval Ridge Battle of the Ancre Heights...
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    by Gérard-Maurice Eugène Huyghe Personal details Born (1910-01-12)12 January 1910 Richebourg-l'Avoué, France Died 1 January 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 104) Arras, France Nationality...
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  • Alexander Crawford Nottinghamshire [145] 10 May 1916 24 Laventie, Richebourg-l'Avoué, France [146] Eustace Crawley Cambridge University [147] 2 November...
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  • Cowlishaw Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien Le Touret Memorial CWGC France Richebourg-l'Avoué 50°33′36.16″N 02°43′22.01″E / 50.5600444°N 2.7227806°E / 50.5600444;...
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    Lorgies - Fromelles, and 1st Division's 3rd Brigade was in the line at Richebourg L'Avoue, southwest of Neuve Chapelle. The Gloster's 1st Battalion was assigned...
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