SOMME GALLANTRY RECALLED.—To cement a friendship based on the heroic feat of arms of the Australian forces at Villers Bretonneux (Somme) in 1918, in stopping the German offensive, the French village has been “ adopted ”by Melbourne. The French commemorated the saving of the town on Sunday. The illustration shows a similar function held earlier, the laying of the foundation stone of a school, the gift of the children of Victoria to the children of the village.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20277, 11 April 1934, Page 5
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76SOMME GALLANTRY RECALLED.—To cement a friendship based on the heroic feat of arms of the Australian forces at Villers Bretonneux (Somme) in 1918, in stopping the German offensive, the French village has been “ adopted ”by Melbourne. The French commemorated the saving of the town on Sunday. The illustration shows a similar function held earlier, the laying of the foundation stone of a school, the gift of the children of Victoria to the children of the village. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20277, 11 April 1934, Page 5
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