Western Front Association Memorial on Riqueval Farm Bridge
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Western Front Association Memorial on Riqueval Farm Bridge
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Author |
Lee, S and Groves, P
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Notes |
Inscription reads 'On September 29 1918 the British 46th (North Midland) Division attacked the powerful defences of the ""Hindenburg Line"" A Company of the 6/North Staffordshire Regiment (137th Brigade) and a detachment of the Royal Engineers seized the Riqueval Farm Bridge, the last one left intact across the St Quentin Canal, an important feature of the German defences. This greatly assisted the forward flow of sappers to complete the successful storming of the ""Siegfried Position"" inaugurating the last chase of the victorious final offensive of the Allies which ended with the Armistice on November 11'.
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Item date |
22nd May 1997
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Creation place |
St Quentin Canal, near Riqueval, France
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Cataloguer |
Jennifer Dunn
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Filename |
CXTPROJPHOistq2.JPG
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Copyright |
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford
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Digital repository | |
Collection ID |
istq2
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Repository name |
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
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Repository address line1 |
13 Banbury Road
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Repository address line2 |
Oxford
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Repository address Zip code |
OX2 6NN
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Repository address country |
UK
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Collection
Citation
“Western Front Association Memorial on Riqueval Farm Bridge,” by Lee, S and Groves, P. The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3952.
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