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New Zealand in 1918

Historical records for New Zealand in 1918, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
10Events
4Named people
7Places
1Categories

Historical records

March

26 March 1918New Zealand Division Moves to Somme during Spring OffensiveAndrew Hamilton Russell

Somme · Warfare / World War, 1st

Russell's division moves rapidly to help stabilise the Allied line during the German spring offensive.

March 1918First Transjordan Raid SupportedEdward Walter Clervaux Chaytor

Amman · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chaytor leads the ANZAC Mounted Division during the first Transjordan operation toward Amman.

August

29 August 1918Bapaume Captured by New Zealand DivisionAndrew Hamilton Russell

Bapaume · Warfare / World War, 1st

Russell's New Zealand Division captures Bapaume during the Allied advance.

31 August 1918Battles of the Somme, 2ndAndrew Russell

Bapaume · Warfare / World War, 1st

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

September

22 September 1918Jisr ed Damieh Crossing CapturedEdward Walter Clervaux Chaytor

Jisr ed Damieh · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chaytor's force captures the important Jordan crossing at Jisr ed Damieh.

23 September 1918Es Salt Captured in Final OffensiveEdward Walter Clervaux Chaytor

Es Salt · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chaytor's force captures Es Salt during the pursuit east of the Jordan.

25 September 1918Amman Captured by Chaytor's ForceEdward Walter Clervaux Chaytor

Amman · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chaytor's force captures Amman and large numbers of Ottoman prisoners.

September 1918Jordan Valley Force CommandedEdward Walter Clervaux Chaytor

Jordan Valley · Warfare / World War, 1st

Chaytor commands a composite force protecting the Jordan Valley during the final Palestine offensive.

November

4 November 1918Le Quesnoy Assault DirectedAndrew Hamilton Russell

Le Quesnoy · Warfare / World War, 1st

Russell directs the New Zealand Division during the capture of Le Quesnoy.

4 November 1918Le Quesnoy Wall ScaledLeslie Cecil Lloyd Averill

Le Quesnoy · Warfare / World War, 1st

Averill leads soldiers up a ladder and over the fortified wall during the capture of Le Quesnoy.

Names involved

Andrew Hamilton RussellAndrew RussellEdward Walter Clervaux ChaytorLeslie Cecil Lloyd Averill

Places involved

AmmanBapaumeEs SaltJisr ed DamiehJordan ValleyLe QuesnoySomme

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.