15 September 1916
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Leads New Zealand Division in its first major Western Front action during the Somme offensive.
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Leads New Zealand Division in its first major Western Front action during the Somme offensive.
Russell's division captures its objectives around the Switch Trench during the Flers-Courcelette attack.
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