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    Ville-sur-Ancre (French pronunciation: [vil syʁ ɑ̃kʁ]; Picard: Ville-su-Inke) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France...
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    German trench line around Ville-sur-Ancre. An understrength company from the 58th Battalion attacked beside the River Ancre across a 770 yards (700 m)...
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  • 6th Brigade) attacked the Germans on either side of the village of Ville-sur-Ancre (an advance of approximately 1,000 yards (910 m)). Despite coming up...
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    English Channel. The main rivers are the Somme and its tributaries (Avre, Ancre and Noye, the Authie) as well as the Bresle. The most populous commune is...
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    Ribemont-sur-Ancre (French pronunciation: [ʁibmɔ̃ syʁ ɑ̃kʁ]; Picard: Ribemont-su-Inke) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern...
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    Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre (French pronunciation: [bokuʁ syʁ lɑ̃kʁ], literally Beaucourt on the Ancre; Picard: Bieucourt-su-l'Inke) is a commune in the Somme...
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    Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême and also Philippe Thirault [fr]. Actor of this dynamic around the BD, the association On a marché sur la bulle [Explorers...
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  • escort and corporal until after he was put under guard. He was taken to Ville-sur-Ancre on 25 September where his court martial was arranged a week later,...
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    South Africa AWM William Ruthven 1918 First World War 22nd Battalion Ville-sur-Ancre, France AWM John Ryan 1918 First World War 55th Battalion Hindenburg...
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    Corbie. It lies in the valley of the river Somme, at the confluence with the Ancre. The town is bisected by the Canal de la Somme. This satellite photograph...
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    Boulogne-sur-Mer and Amiens and between Calais and Paris. Abbeville was the southern terminus of the Réseau des Bains de Mer, the line to Dompierre-sur-Authie...
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    Morlancourt La Neuville-lès-Bray Sailly-Laurette Sailly-le-Sec Suzanne Treux Ville-sur-Ancre Arrondissements of the Somme department Cantons of the Somme department...
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    After being known by various forms of the name of the local river, the Ancre, it was renamed to Albert after it passed to Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes...
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    Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi syʁ sɔm], literally Saint-Valery on Somme; Picard: Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department...
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    National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. "Sur les traces de l'arrière-grand-père d'Emmanuel Macron, entre Amiens et Arras"...
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    provided one brigade – the 15th – to launch a diversionary attack around Ville-sur-Ancre, while elements of the 14th Brigade also provided support with the...
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    Villers-lès-Roye Villers-sous-Ailly Villers-sur-Authie Villers-Tournelle Ville-sur-Ancre Vironchaux Vismes Vitz-sur-Authie Voyennes Vraignes-en-Vermandois...
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    Villers-lès-Roye Villers-sous-Ailly Villers-sur-Authie Villers-Tournelle Ville-sur-Ancre Vironchaux Vismes Vitz-sur-Authie Voyennes Vraignes-en-Vermandois...
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    bay, this railway connects Le Crotoy with Noyelles-sur-Mer, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, and Cayeux-sur-Mer and the sands at Brighton Plage. Main line trains...
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    May the battery supported an attack by 2nd Australian Division on Ville-sur-Ancre by neutralising enemy batteries, and supported a more ambitious surprise...
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    Villers-lès-Roye Villers-sous-Ailly Villers-sur-Authie Villers-Tournelle Ville-sur-Ancre Vironchaux Vismes Vitz-sur-Authie Voyennes Vraignes-en-Vermandois...
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    Villers-lès-Roye Villers-sous-Ailly Villers-sur-Authie Villers-Tournelle Ville-sur-Ancre Vironchaux Vismes Vitz-sur-Authie Voyennes Vraignes-en-Vermandois...
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    Villers-lès-Roye Villers-sous-Ailly Villers-sur-Authie Villers-Tournelle Ville-sur-Ancre Vironchaux Vismes Vitz-sur-Authie Voyennes Vraignes-en-Vermandois...
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    Buire-sur-l'Ancre (French pronunciation: [bɥiʁ syʁ lɑ̃kʁ], literally Buire on the Ancre; Picard: Buire-su-l'Inque) is a commune in the Somme department...
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    3rd Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery in action, Ville-sur-Ancre, Somme, 29 May 1918...
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    Picardie Communauté de communes du Val de Somme Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs (partly) Communauté de communes du Vimeu BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI...
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    and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. Notice géographique et historique sur la commune de Villers-Bretonneux, rédigée par M. Corbin, instituteur, 1899...
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    Cayeux-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kajø syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cayeux on Sea; Picard: Tchéyeu-su-Mér) is a resort town in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France...
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    France William Ruthven 02222nd Battalion, AIF 1918-05-1919 May 1918 Ville-sur-Ancre, France John Ryan 05555th Battalion, AIF 1918-09-3030 September 1918...
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    of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947...
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