Memory tablet.
JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
July 1st,
1916
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12th,
1917
22nd,
1917
27th,
1917
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31st,
1917
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4th,
1914
10th,
1917
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12th,
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1917
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16th,
1917
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18th,
1917
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23rd,
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26th,
1914
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1916
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1917
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20th,
1917
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25th,
1917
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1917
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28th,
1916
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28th,
1918
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28th,
1918
July.
FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVE OF THE SOMME BEGINS, 37.
The King visits Messines trenches.
First use by enemy of mustard gas.
Preliminary bombardment for Third Ypres begins, 38.
Germans evacuate first line system on Fifth Army front, 38.
First German liquid fire attack, 260.
BATTLES OF YPRES. THIRD YPRES BEGINS, 38—42
Actions during whole period (Third Ypres), 77, 88, 104107,
120122, 161163, 179, 181183, 230, 236, 260.
Battle of Pilckem (Third Ypres), 38.
Actions during battle, 7576, 8587, 212, 222223, 255.
August.
Battle of Pilckem ends, 39.
WAR IS DECLARED.
Westhoek taken, 39.
First use of shrapnel helmets, 159.
Battle of Langemarck begins, 39.
Langemarck captured, 39.
Actions during battle, 6365, 118
Battle of Langemarck ends, 40.
BATTLE OF MONS. Germans repulsed.
Battle of Le Cateau.
119, 193—194, 259.
September.
BATTLE OF THE MARNE. Defeat of the Germans.
Irish troops capture Guillemont and Ginchy.
Australians and New Zealanders in action at Broodseinde.
Battle of Menin Road begins, 40.
Battle of Menin Road ends, 41.
Capture of Zonnebeke.
British capture the highest ground on the Thiepval spur.
BATTLE OF YPRES, 1918, BEGINS, 49—51.
Action during the battle, 80.
Gheluvelt recaptured by British.
Page numbers refer to accounts of representative action described in
The Battle Book of Ypres.