MEMORABLE WAR DATES.
)FFICIAL LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS. (Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. i cc The Minister of Defence has done a' a; service to patriotic organisations which C lesire to celebrate peace by getting his w Department to prepare a list of the dates a :>f the principal engagements in which s ' Diir soldiers participated. Unfortunately d' ;he Gallipoli campaign is summarised in a i> lino, hut there are interesting details of b, the operations in France and Palestine. n fhe dates are given as follow: — a rinllipoli .Campaign.. 25«1i ApriMOth Dec- _; ember, ISHCi. . HoMinsc Line at May-August. I!HG. Armentieres a Ru'ttle of the Komme 15th September - 7th " October, liUfi. h Battle of Arras April. 1017. d Hattle of Jlessines... 7th June. 1017. ■ La Basseville Tap- 151 st July, 1017. n turetl ', Buttle of Pnssehaen- 4tl> and 12th October, dale ldl". German Offensive... XZ. Troops enßaKftd a from 2Cth March, ° 1018. 1 Rattle of Lys llH'h-lCith April. IMS h (N.Z. Units at c . Meteren). , Battle of the Cham- May, IOIS. pasne a Ilossignol Wood Cap- 24th July. c tured p Great British Often- -\".Z. Troops Engaged sh "e 2! S t August till r lltli November-. t Louport Wood, Ore- 24th August villc-ra, ami Reifvilliers Captured c Favreuil Capturwl .. 23th August. B Haupawe Re-captured 30th August. l Kanrourt and Freml- :ioth August. ? court Captured v ■Hapllncourt Captured 2nd September, t rtertlncourt Occupied 3rd September. t EuyaU'ouit Taken... 4th September. q Trcseault Ridge Won 12th September. t Welsh Ridge and La 20th September. Vucquerle Captured Crevecoeur Stormed. Ist October. P Lesdain and ETsnes Bth October. H'aptured Lnngsart Taken Otb October. Brlastre Won 11th October. Selle Crossed 12th October. J'a.x.sage of Escaillon Sard October. f Uiver Forced and . 3eaudlgnles Cantured P Le Quesuoy Captured 4th November '' h NI-7W ZEALAND MOrXTBD RIFLES v B'ltKiAUlC r.\ SINAI AND PALESTINE. d Roman! July, ij>it>. 0 Hit- el Abd , July, jylti. Magriharu December, 1010. Unfa January, 1017. >' Ist Gaza Mart-ii,"lt)l7. li 2nd (iaza April, 1017. Beerslnl>a October. 1017. Ay uu Kara November, 1017. Jaffa Captured November, 1!»17. Jericho Captured February, 1018. Ainmnm 'March. 1018. .lonian Valley Opera- April--Sept., 1018. tioii.s Ainmam Cninured... Sept. 1!>18. Operations In .Mnal).. Sept. 11(18.
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 130, 2 June 1919, Page 8
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