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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20th (Light) Division (section Le Transloy)
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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Roland Haig (section Le Transloy)
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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