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Contalmaison (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃talmɛzɔ̃]) is a
commune in the
Somme department in Hauts-de-France in
northern France.
Contalmaison is situated...
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Capture of
Contalmaison was a
tactical incident of the
Battle of Albert.
Contalmaison is a
commune in the
Somme department in
Picardy in
northern France...
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Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), when on 6
August 1916 at
Munster Alley,
Contalmaison, France,
during the
Battle of the Somme, the
following deed took place...
- to 4 July and then
fighting to
capture Trônes Wood,
Mametz Wood and
Contalmaison took
place until early on 14 July, when the
Battle of
Bazentin Ridge...
- the 101st and 102nd
Brigades and
advance on a line from Pozières to
Contalmaison.
Advancing at the same time as the main attack, the
brigade started from...
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Hearts war
memorial at Haymarket,
Edinburgh detail of
Contalmaison cairn (1)
detail of
Contalmaison cairn (2) Tom Gracie, one of
those who lost
their lives...
- D 929, to the south-west of
Ovillers at the
junction of the D 104 to
Contalmaison. The
village of La
Boisselle is a
settlement dating back to pre-Roman...
- 4–6
Eastern Battle of Kostiuchnowka. July 7–11
Western British capture Contalmaison during the
Second Battle of Albert. (Details) July 8–14
Western British...
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memorials to mark this period; The McCrae's
Battalion Great War
Memorial in
Contalmaison and the
Heart of
Midlothian War
Memorial in Haymarket,
Edinburgh donated...
- 10 July 1916
while attacking a machine-gun post near the
village of
Contalmaison. He is
buried at
Gordon Dump Cemetery, near Albert. His
Victoria Cross...
