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    Le Transloy (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɑ̃lwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Le Transloy is situated...
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    The Battle of Le Transloy was the last big attack by the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in France...
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    worst month for casualties for the Germans. The Battle of Le Transloy began in good weather and Le Sars was captured on 7 October. Pauses were made from 8–11...
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    yards (230 m) east of Gueudecourt, facing a low ridge beyond which was Le Transloy. The front line was held by 61st brigade with 60th in support and the...
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    on 1 October 1916 in a concentrated attack of the German lines near Le Transloy. On 3 October, D-Company rejoined the 19th, and were relieved by the...
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    west of Le Transloy. Co-ordinating with a French Sixth Army attack towards Sailly-Saillisel (2.25 miles (3.62 km) south east of Le Transloy) the XIV...
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    Somme (1916) Battle of Flers-Courcelette Battle of Morval Battle of Le Transloy Battle of Arras (1917) First Battle of the Scarpe Second Battle of the...
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    front lines on 22 October. Haig's battalion then fought at the Battle of Le Transloy on 23 October, serving in support of the centre of the brigade's line...
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    attack was to close up to the German defences between Moislains and Le Transloy, near the Péronne–Bapaume road (N 17). The combined attack from the Somme...
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    September 1916. As he was killed several days later during the Battle of Le Transloy, the award was made posthumously. His VC was the second to be awarded...
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  • Bazentin, Delville Wood, Pozières, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, 18, Bapaume 1917, 18, Arras 1917, 18, Vimy...
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    extended from Essarts–Bucquoy–west of Achiet le Petit–Loupart Wood–south of Grévillers–west of Bapaume–le Transloy to Sailly Saillisel. Riegel II Stellun ran...
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  • assembly positions for the next phase of the offensive (the Battle of Le Transloy) and was relieved, then unexpectedly brought forward again to act as...
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    of Lesbœufs Capture of Gueudecourt Capture of Eaucourt l'Abbaye Capture of Le Sars Attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt Capture of Schwaben Redoubt Capture...
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    Le Sars–Le Transloy road, north-east of Flers and north-west of Lesbœufs. Behind Gueudecourt lay open country which had hardly been shelled with Le Barque...
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    between Gueudecourt and Morval, about 30 mi (48 km) north-east of Amiens; Le Transloy lies to the north-west and Bapaume is to the north. French Territorials...
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    September 1916, the Battle of Morval in September 1916 and the Battle of Le Transloy in October 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line...
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    British rearguard actions, By night the Enemy had reached Le Transloy and Combles. North of Le Transloy our troops had hard fighting; the 31st, Guards, 3rd...
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    ending the attack. At 12:30 p.m. the III Battalion dribbled forward from Le Transloy into Gallwitz Riegel and on the right, BIR 5 and BRIR 5 arrived at the...
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    King's Colours: Festubert, 1915 Loos Somme 1916, '18 Flers-Courcelette Le Transloy Bullecourt Messines, 1917 Ypres, 1917 Menin Road Passchendaele Cambrai...
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  • battalion. First World War Somme, 1916 Albert (Beaumont Hamel), 1916 Le Transloy Arras, 1917 Scarpe, 1917 Ypres, 1917, 18 Langemarck, 1917 Poelcappelle...
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    Le Transloy – The British Fourth Army launched its final offensive in the Battle of the Somme with an attack to capture the German-held commune of Le...
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    British Army when he was awarded the VC. On 27 January 1917 south of Le Transloy, France, an attack by Sergeant Mott's company was held up at a strong-point...
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    Converserie, a building on the site of a former leper colony. It encompasses Le Chemin des Juifs and passes Aréna and the Château d'Hardelot (now the Centre...
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  • British Army during the First World War when on 5 November 1916 near Le Transloy France the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The award...
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    commander, wrote to Rawlinson, objecting to the renewal of attacks on Le Transloy, having already lost 5,320 casualties. Rawlinson informed Haig that he...
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  • 60 field guns of the British artillery and the attackers fled towards Le Transloy, throwing away their weapons. No further enemy movement was seen, the...
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    the 5th battalion having only 92 officers and men fit by 19 September. Le Transloy ridge was the next target in the increasingly wet autumn, this involved...
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    Albert 1916, Bazentin, Delville Wood, Pozières, Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917 '18...
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  • Highlanders Name: France and Flanders 1918 Cape Town Highlanders Name: Le Transloy Cape Town Highlanders Name: Kemmel Cape Town Highlanders Name: Messines...
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