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    Bois-Grenier (French pronunciation: [bwa ɡʁənje]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Located south of Armentières and bordering with...
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    Anstaing Armentières Aubers Baisieux La Bassée Bauvin Beaucamps-Ligny Bois-Grenier Bondues Bousbecque Bouvines Capinghem Carnin La Chapelle-d'Armentières...
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    and by the 8th Division at Bois Grenier. Here, where the line was approximately 1,600 yd (1,500 m) south east of Bois Grenier, the aim was to capture 1...
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    SES ALENTOURS). Roubaix, F: La Voix du Nord, S.A.: 4. ISSN 1277-1422. Bois-Grenier, Le Maisnil, Fromelles, Aubers et Radinghem-en-Weppes. Soit 6000 habitants...
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    France, on 3 November 1918. He is buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, which is cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The inscription...
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    French). 73 (349, ROUBAIX & SES ALENTOURS). Roubaix, F: 4. ISSN 1277-1422. Bois-Grenier, Le Maisnil, Fromelles, Aubers et Radinghem-en-Weppes. Soit 6000 habitants...
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    Anstaing Armentières Aubers Baisieux La Bassée Bauvin Beaucamps-Ligny Bois-Grenier Bondues Bousbecque Bouvines Capinghem Carnin La Chapelle-d'Armentières...
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    Anstaing Armentières Aubers Baisieux La Bassée Bauvin Beaucamps-Ligny Bois-Grenier Bondues Bousbecque Bouvines Capinghem Carnin La Chapelle-d'Armentières...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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  • Suffolks of 121 Brigade) that were holding the Fort Rompu-Erquinghem-Lys-Bois Grenier line. Although they broke through the British defences enough troops...
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    University of Lille : "Cité Scientifique" (Science and Technology); and "Pont de Bois" (Social sciences, Humanities, Literature and Arts). Those two campuses count...
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    captain in France in February 1917. In France he served at Armentières, Bois-Grenier, L'Epinette, Ploegsteert Wood, Messines, La Basse Ville, and Warneton...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    sector, where it spent the rest of the year routinely holding the line at Bois-Grenier, with regular trench raids. Colonel Somerset was invalided on 3 September...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    Australian chaplain wearing the "Large Box Respirator" also known as the "Respiratory Tower" during the First World War, Bois Grenier Sector on 5 June 1916....
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    Bassée (59051) Bauvin (59052) Beaucamps-Ligny (59056) Bersée (59071) Bois-Grenier (59088) Bondues (59090) Bourghelles (59096) Bousbecque (59098) Bouvines...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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  • 102nd Bde. It spent the rest of the year routinely holding the line at Bois-Grenier, with regular trench raids. On 26 January 1917 the division was suddenly...
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    Bévillers Bierne Bissezeele Blaringhem Blécourt Boeschepe Boëseghem Bois-Grenier Bollezeele Bondues Borre Bouchain Boulogne-sur-Helpe Bourbourg Bourghelles...
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    the forward trenches of a Prussian infantry regiment, south-east of Bois Grenier (near Armentières). During the assault Jackson captured an enemy soldier...
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    Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment 3 Dec. 1915 Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Pte. Harry E. Hewitt 5th Bn., Northamptonshire Rgt. 17 Jul. 1917 British...
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    supported 16th Infantry Brigade, with 86th (H) Bty coming into action at Bois-Grenier. The German resistance had now hardened, and on 19 October 86th (H) and...
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