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Épehy (Picard: Épy ) is a
commune in the
Somme department in Hauts-de-France in
northern France.
Valentine Fleming died
there in 1917.
Épehy is situated...
- The
Battle of
Épehy was
fought during the
First World War on 18
September 1918,
involving the
British Fourth Army
under the
command of
General Henry Rawlinson...
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approached the
Hindenburg Line
along the St
Quentin Canal,
during the
Battle of
Épehy (18 September). By 2 September, the
Germans had been
forced back
close to...
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Front it
fought in the
final campaign,
including the
desperate Battle of
Épehy,
until the Armistice. It was
disbanded after the war. When war was declared...
- Hazebrouck, Béthune, Amiens, Drocourt-Quéant,
Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt,
Épéhy,
Canal du Nord, St.
Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Courtrai, Selle, Sambre,...
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January 1916.
Fleming was
killed by
German s****fire at
Gillemont Farm, near
Épehy, Somme,
France on 20 May 1917. For his service,
Valentine was posthumously...
- Bailleul, Kemmel, Bethune,
Drocourt Quéant,
Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt,
Epehy,
Canal du Nord, St.
Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Kortrijk, Selle, Valenciennes...
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Front it
fought in the
final campaign,
including the
desperate Battle of
Épehy,
until the Armistice. The
regiment won two
Victoria Crosses during its service...
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graveyard at
Gauche Wood
contains the
casualties who died
during the
Battle of
Épehy when
British troops were deplo****
between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain...
- This
victory encouraged Field Marshal Douglas Haig to
approve an
attack on
Epéhy the
following day,
along with
other operations to
prepare for the ****ault...
