- The
Battle of
Broodseinde was
fought on 4
October 1917 near
Ypres in Belgium, at the east end of the
Gheluvelt plateau, by the
British Second and Fifth...
- the
British began the
Battle of
Broodseinde to
complete the
capture of the
Gheluvelt Plateau and
occupy Broodseinde Ridge. By coincidence, the Germans...
-
McGee was
awarded the
Victoria Cross for his
actions in the
Battle of
Broodseinde—part of the P****chendaele offensive—on 4
October 1917. As his platoon...
-
Battle of Vimy
Ridge April 9, 1917 2,414 56,639 4% Australia
Battle of
Broodseinde October 4, 1917 1,282 61,527 2% New
Zealand First Battle of P****chendaele...
- forces. He was
decorated following his
actions during the
Battle of
Broodseinde in
October 1917. Then a
lance corporal in the
Australian Imperial Force...
-
British Army,
attached to A Battalion, Tank
Corps during the
Battle of
Broodseinde when the
following deed took
place for
which he was
awarded a Victoria...
-
Ypres 1915, Frezenberg, Loos,
Arras 1917,
Scarpe 1917,
Ypres 1917,
Broodseinde, Poelcappelle, P****chendaele,
Somme 1918, St Quentin, Avre, Amiens, Hindenburg...
- same day, McGee, who had
earned his
decoration eight days
earlier at
Broodseinde, was
killed charging an
enemy pillbox in the same battle. Also at Tyne...
-
months later, his
battalion was one of the
leading units in the
Battle of
Broodseinde. It
missed the
First Battle of P****chendaele that
followed a few days...
- casualties.
Until 15
November 1917,
multiple attacks at the
Battle of
Broodseinde Ridge and the
Battle of P****chendaele occurred, but,
failed to take their...
