On 21 March 1918 German troops broke through the allied lines and threatened to advance with devastating consequences for the outcome of the war. The New Zealand Division played a significant role in blunting their attack. Here Kiwi soldiers take a breather on the front line at La Signy Farm on 6 April 1918, the day after the major Battle of the Ancre.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association Collection
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Photograph by Henry Armytage Sanders
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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Edward Mohan AABK 18805 W5549
Patricia Pascall (not verified)
17 February 2018
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