HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE ANCRE
NEW ZEALANDERS BEAT OFF
ALL ATTACKS.
(Received September 22, 11:20 a.m.)
LONDON, September 21. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— ! Heavy rain continues. ; ; The Germans made many strong counter-attacks south ward of [Ancre, but the New Zealanders beat off all attacks, inflicting severo losses, a large number of dead remaining in ■front . of; our . .lines. ■ Same prisoners were taken despite this heavy fighting.
We advanced our front in this neighbourhood, and earned out several successful .minor enterprises at other points. •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3561, 22 September 1916, Page 5
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83HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE ANCRE Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3561, 22 September 1916, Page 5
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