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British Defences near Somme river 1916

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Maricourt South and Fargny Mill Trench Map
The meandering river Somme was patrolled using punts
Overlooking Somme near Vaux
AWM A00925 View of River Somme and Vaux 1918
Approaching Royal Dragon’s Wood from Suzanne
Royal Dragon’s Wood
Overlooking former German positions in Curlu from Vaux Wood
Vaux Wood
Escarpment overlooking the river and German defences with road from Vaux to Fargny
Shallow valley up hill to Peronne Road above Fargny
Fargny Mill – the eastern extreme of British Positions on the Western Front – 1916
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The sluice at Fargny
View of Curlu from ‘Trafford Park’ an area patrolled by British Troops
View of Frise Church from Trafford Park. The village was taken by German Troops on 28th Jan 1916 – the Kaiser’s Birthday
Frise Lock
Frise Church 2013
Ruins of Frise Church 1918
Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension. The resting place for many British defenders of the Somme sector.
Vaux
Curlu and Somme beyond
Vaux Church
Rainbow at Fargny
Vaux
WAR CEMETERIES ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918 (Q 78623) War graves in the churchyard at Eclusier-Vaux, 8 November 1917. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205323383

Frise Church

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Arthur Bell and the 17th Manchesters approached Frise during a patrol in the Spring of 1916.  The village had been taken by the Germans from the French army on 28th January – the Kaiser’s Birthday.  On this day, a number of the Battalion’s men were killed or wounded, including the wounding of the OC of Arthur’s A Company, Captain Edward Lloyd.  Photo needed of Frise Church today…