Andrew Russell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andrew Russell, based on 3 World History Database records associated with New Zealand.

3 records1916–19183 events3 places

Chronological biography

1916

Battle of Flers-Courcelette15 September 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Major General · Commander of New Zealand Division · Flers

Leads New Zealand Division in its first major Western Front action during the Somme offensive.

1917

Battle of Broodseinde4 October 1917

Warfare / World War, 1st · General · New Zealand Commander · Ypres

New Zealand troops fight on the Ypres ridges.

1918

Battles of the Somme, 2nd31 August 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st · Major General · Commander of New Zealand Division · Bapaume

Leads New Zealand Division in Third Army operations during the Bapaume phase.

Titles and roles

General · New Zealand Commander · Major General · Commander of New Zealand Division

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.