bigal6977
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90th Anniversary Villers
Hey there i was wondering if any 1 is going to go to the 90th Anniversary next year (2008) at Villers Bretonneux it should be good
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7/31/2007, 3:10 pm
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Re: 90th Anniversary Villers
Please God , I shall be there and for the 100th too! I attend on the day (which is not always the day of the ceremonies). Not once have I ever been the only person there at dawn. "MO"
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8/25/2007, 7:51 pm
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Re: 90th Anniversary Villers
It is really the 'Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux' which occurred on 24/25 April 1918.
The first battle of Villers-Bretonneux was the one referred to as 'The Saving of Amiens' and it was fought mainly by the NSW -raised 9th Infantry Brigade on 4th April 1918.
Somehow this has been overshadowed. I have an account of the First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in my previously published "Coal Miner Diggers - Hunter Valley Coal Miners at The Great War."
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8/27/2007, 11:02 pm
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