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    Miraumont (French pronunciation: [miʁomɔ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Current agricultural products...
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    north from Baillescourt Farm towards Puisieux, to gain observation over Miraumont and form a defensive flank on the left, back to the existing front line...
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    forming a defensive flank along West Miraumont road. They were fired on from South Miraumont Trench, behind west Miraumont road, on the left flank, forcing...
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    hand-grenades to the ground. The British artillery lifted towards Baum Mulde and Miraumont and the 8th Division troops saw waves of Canadian infantry advancing,...
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    on the northern flank of the Somme battlefield of 1916. The Action of Miraumont (17–18 February), Capture of the Thilloys (25 February – 2 March) and...
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    Ginchy, and Guillemont. The final two roundels are for 'Bapaume' and 'Miraumont', most likely referring to battles or actions on the Somme front in 1917...
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    pronunciation: [ɑ̃kʁ] ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie....
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    north from Baillescourt Farm towards Puisieux, to gain observation over Miraumont and form a defensive flank on the left, back to the existing front line...
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    Mézerolles Mézières-en-Santerre Miannay Millencourt Millencourt-en-Ponthieu Miraumont Mirvaux Moislains Molliens-au-Bois Molliens-Dreuil Monchy-Lagache Mons-Boubert...
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    day, but British attacks on the First Army – particularly the action of Miraumont (also known as the Battle of Boom Ravine, 17–18 February) – caused Rupprecht...
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    attack began on 17 February, to capture Hill 130 and gain observation over Miraumont and the German artillery positions behind Serre. Three divisions attacked...
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  • and Sutherland Highlanders and is buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont. List of Scotland national football team captains "[SFL player] Thomas...
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    direction Arras–St Pol, left wing on Miraumont (7 km (4+1⁄2 mi) west of Bapaume). 2nd Army will take Miraumont–Lihons (near Chaulnes) as direction of...
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    Somme in July 1916. Major Francis Ashford Lupton was reported missing at Miraumont on the night of 19 February 1917 when he went out with one man on reconnaissance...
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    Mézerolles Mézières-en-Santerre Miannay Millencourt Millencourt-en-Ponthieu Miraumont Mirvaux Moislains Molliens-au-Bois Molliens-Dreuil Monchy-Lagache Mons-Boubert...
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    attacking northwards from Thiepval Ridge towards Loupart Wood–Irles–Miraumont and eastwards on the north bank of the Ancre, by attacking towards Puisieux...
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    attacked a Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c belonging to No. 4 Squadron RFC near Miraumont, France. A burst of machine gun fire through his fuel tank sent Imelmann...
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    63rd, 18th and 2nd Divisions, and by 1 ANZAC Corps. Fifth Army occupied Miraumont, Serre and Pys. Brigadier-General Cumming later (in 1922) recalled Gough's...
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    Vélu–Épehy–Marcoing area. Four German aircraft were shot down and the stations at Miraumont and Havrincourt Wood bombed without loss. Trenchard reported that 14 German...
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    1917 he became the adjutant of the battalion. Following attacks near Miraumont and then Oppy in April, the battalion, badly understrength, remained in...
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  • ground for the dead of World War I located near the French villages of Miraumont, Pys and Courcelette and contains 3,187 interments, 1483 of whom are identified...
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    Mézerolles Mézières-en-Santerre Miannay Millencourt Millencourt-en-Ponthieu Miraumont Mirvaux Moislains Molliens-au-Bois Molliens-Dreuil Monchy-Lagache Mons-Boubert...
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    Squadron between 4:12 a.m. and dusk, from Longueval to Cléry and Douchy to Miraumont. for a loss of two aircraft and one damaged but prevented attacks on the...
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  • Graves of Davis & Marie Davies in Miraumont...
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    objective was captured from Twenty Road, westwards to the east end of Miraumont Road and held against two counter-attacks during the night. The 1st Canadian...
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  • Miraumont-sur-Ancre (March 1917), taken in the British advance of 25 Feb. 1917. The Official History mentions "a daring and resourceful reconnaissance...
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    taking over a line of individual posts on the Ancre Heights facing Petit Miraumont. 17th RF was in reserve at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. There was little hostile...
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    still firing on South Miraumont Trench until the end of the month, when the whole of 10th HAG concentrated on Boom Ravine, Miraumont Brickworks and the trenches...
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    Corps in the Third Army from 21 August 1918 and attacked and advanced Miraumont, across the River Ancre, Pys, Warlencourt during the Second Battle of...
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    hours Albatros Nieuport 17 serial number A281 from 60 Squadron Shot down Miraumont, France Captain George Alec Parker missing in action 2 27 November 1916...
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