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#20504 - April 1918

Resource ID
20504
Title/subtitle
April 1918
Author/Creator
Hall, Michael
Format
Journal article
Identifier
Villers-Bretonneux; Grimes, Edward; Grimes, Ted; Hamilton, Colin; Evans, William John - aka Snowy Evans; Elliott, Harold 'Pompey'
Publisher
Canberra & District Historical Society
Physical description
2.5p
Summary
Description of the role of the AIF in saving Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918 and then the recapture of the village on 24/25 April 1918. Includes the gassing of troops on 17 April and witnesses to the death of the Red Baron, Manfred Von Richthofen.
Location
Newsletters ed.416, Apr 2008
Availability
Copies available for purchase
Notes
Includes a description of the fighting on 4 April from Ted Grimes.