THIRD EDITION

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 126, 30 May 1919, Page 8

THIRD EDITION

FIGHTING RECORDS

NEW ZEALAND BATTLES

An interesting little statement has been supplied to the Minister of Defence showing (.he campaigns and engagements in which the Now Zealand Division and the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade have been engaged. As a list of notable dates in New Zealand's war his-, tory it is worthy of remembrance. The events are:—

Campaigns and Battles New Zealand Division Engaged In.

Gallipoli Campaign—2sth. April to 19th December, 1915 Holding Lines at Armentieres—MayAugust, 1916 ;v-,.: Battle of the Somme—lsth September to 7th October, 1916 \ •' Battle of Arras—April, 1917 Battle of Messines—7th June, 1917 La Basseville captured—3lst July, 1917 Battle of Passchendale—4th and 12th

October, 1917 German Offensive:—N.Z. troops engaged from 26th March, 1918 Battle of the Lys—l3th-15fch April, 1918 (N.Z. units at Meteren) Battle of the Champagne—May, 1918 Rossignol Wood captured—24fch July, 1918 ■>.•■•.. J Continuously engaged in Great British Offensive—2lst August-llth November,.l9lß LouparV Wood, Grevillers, and Beifiril.■Hers captured—24th , August, 1918 Pavreuil seized—2sth August, 1918 Bapaume captured—29fch August, '1918 Banconrt and Fremioourt; taken—3oth

August, 1918 Haplincourt captured'—2ml Sept., 1918 Bertincourt occupied—3rd Sept., 1918 Ruyalcourt taken—4th September, 1918 Trescault Ridge won—l2th Sept., 1918 Welsh Ridge and La Va-cquerie captured —29th September, 1918 Crevecoeur stormed—lst October, 1910 Lesdain and Bsnes cap'tured—Bth October, 1918 Longsart taken—9th October, 191U Briastre won—llth October, 1918 Selle crossed—l2th October, 1918 Passage of Escaillon River forced and Beaudignies captured—23rd October, 1918 Le Quesrn.. captured—4th Nov.; 1918 New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade in Sinai and Palestine. Romani—July, 1916 Bir El Abd—July, 1916 Magdliaba—December, 1916 Rafa—January, 1917 First Gaza—March, 1917 Second Gaza—April, 1917 Beersheba—October, 1917 Ayun Kara—November, 1917 Ca.ptnre of Jaffa—November, 1917 Capture of Jericho—February, 1918 Amman—March. 1918 Jordan Valley (Operations)—April-Sep-tember, 1918 Capture of Ammam—September, 1918 Operations in Moab—September, i 913