Date from | 05 April 1918 |
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Date to | 05 April 1918 |
Place | Ancre River |
Category | Battle honours |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Alternative Names |
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Ancre, 1918
Description
Awarded to acknowledge participation in the defensive operations mounted in the face of the first of the German "Spring Offensives", in the Picardy sector in April 1918. Specifically acknowledges involvement in the confused fighting along the line of the River Ancre, which helped slow the German advance on Amiens.