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Vivian Hopkins
Lieutenant Vivian Phelps Hopkins, whose brother Hereward had been killed at Gallipoli in May 1915, was killed in action on 21 March 1918. ...
2.
Passchendaele
A number of spurs ran down from the Passchendaele Ridge. .... Despite this failure and the appalling casualty rate, serious consideration was given by ...
3.
Papanui to Passchendaele Home Page
In the case of the men from Papanui, evidence from memorials suggests that it is possible that this district suffered an even greater percentage of deaths ...
4.
The Nature of Trench Warfare
New Zealand forces had encountered a version of trench warfare in Gallipoli. However, the New Zealand trenches were often on precipitous slopes (such as the ...
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The Nature of Trench Warfare
New Zealand forces had encountered a version of trench warfare in Gallipoli. ... The structure of the actual trench is evident in the diagram below. ...
6.
Albert Clarke
Private Albert Clarke was the first of two brothers from this large family to die fighting in this war. Albert's father George leased land from the Anglican ...
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Assaulting a Trench Line
One of the first attempts to assault a trench line was at the battle of Neuve Chappelle in 1915. The British achieved intial success as a result of an ...
8.
Passchendaele
The initial objective of the attack on Broodseinde, the section of the ridge ... From the perspective of the New Zealand Division, Broodseinde was a ...
9.
Otto Wright
Company Sergeant Major Otto Garfield Wright was rising star in the Canterbury Infantry Regiment before his death in September 1918. ...
10.
Pre-War Papanui
The establishment of the first tram line up Papanui Road, ... A 1914 photograph showing the junction of Papanui Road, Harewood Road leading off to the left ...
