Neuve-Chapelle (West Flemish: Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First...
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The Battle of Neuve Chapelle (10–13 March 1915) took place in the First World War in the Artois region of France. The attack was intended to cause a rupture...
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The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located on the outskirts of the commune of Neuve-Chapelle, in the département...
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Canada in World War I (section Neuve Chapelle)
Expeditionary Force saw their first battle in March 1915 in the French town of Neuve Chapelle. After arriving from Salisbury Plain in England, the Canadian forces...
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La Chapelle-Neuve is the name of several communes in France: La Chapelle-Neuve, in the Côtes-d'Armor department La Chapelle-Neuve, in the Morbihan department...
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais (section Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial- The Battle of Neuve Chapelle March 1915)
Bassée and at Neuve Chapelle. The two armies then continued to move northwards until the Yser and the North Sea coast were reached. Neuve Chapelle was to see...
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"liar" and "a bad comrade". French genuinely hoped for a breakthrough at Neuve Chapelle (10–12 March 1915) and personally briefed the cavalry commanders Allenby...
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12 March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France, which led to his death. For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March, 1915, at Neuve Chapelle. He ran speedily...
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selected to be involved in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, which called for an assault on the German lines at Neuve Chapelle. The 7th Division was to help force...
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Front) (April 17–April 22, 1915), a subsidiary battle to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) (August 21–August 29, 1915), the last...
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It was present during the division's attack on the Moated Grange at Neuve-Chapelle on 18 December. The rest of the brigade refitted at Merris until 22...
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to British and Commonwealth forces. He was killed at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle during the First World War. Noble was born in Bournemouth, then part...
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VC during the First World War, for his actions during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915. He was killed the following year at Thiepval. The exact...
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VC during the First World War for his actions during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915. Anderson was born in Dallas, Moray in Scotland on 28...
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La Chapelle-Neuve (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl nœv]; Breton: Ar Chapel-Nevez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern...
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the battalion was deployed to France and saw action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. As a lance corporal Wilfred was in charge of a small section of bombers...
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First World War. In the latter war, he was killed in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. General Sir John Keir, K.C.B, said of him "I learnt to appreciate his...
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CEP suffered the first German attack on 4 June 1917, made against Neuve-Chapelle sector. The attack was repelled by the 35th Portuguese Infantry Battalion...
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of the most significant battles of the war, including the battles of Neuve-Chapelle, the Somme, Passchendaele and St Quentin. It suffered very heavy casualties...
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should be accompanied by a British offensive at Neuve-Chapelle to be conducted by Haig. At Neuve Chapelle, Haig wanted a quick bombardment and his subordinate...
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La Chapelle-Neuve (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl nœv]; Breton: Ar Chapel-Nevez) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western...
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Darwan Singh Negi at Festubert and Rfn Gabar Singh Negi (posthumous) at Neuve Chapelle. Nk Darwan Singh also had the distinction of being the first Indian...
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British were driven back and the German army occupied La Bassée and Neuve Chapelle. Around 15 October, the British recaptured Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée but...
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The first planned action by the division took place on 18 December at Neuve-Chapelle, and was at the end of a containing action, in conjunction with the...
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he was awarded the VC in 1915 for his actions during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Charles Foss was born on 9 March 1885 in Kobe, Japan. His father, Reverend...
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until March 1915, where he was wounded at Neuve-Chapelle on 10 March 1915, during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in which it was captured, not for the first...
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VC during the First World War for his actions during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915. Jacob Rivers' was born at Bridgegate in Derby, England...
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Battle of Khushab Battle of Laing's Nek Battle of Morval Battle of Neuve Chapelle Battle of Peiwar Kotal Battle of Rorke's Drift Battle of the Ancre Heights...
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British forces on the Continent. He participated with the battle for Neuve-Chapelle, where he was killed in France by a German sniper on 9 May 1915, during...
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(Lahore) Division on 20 February. At the beginning of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 10 March the Ferozepore Brigade was in Army Reserve, but it moved...
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