Topic: AAC-Photo Albums
Australian Service Personnel
Photograph Albums
The Battle of Gueudecourt, France, 5 - 14 November 1916, Album Contents
Gueudecourt, 1915.
Gueudecourt, a village on the Somme battlefield in northern France, became the scene of two attacks by Australian troops in November 1916 which were made amid conditions rated as the most difficult ever faced by the AIF. The British offensive of this front in September-during which I Anzac Corps was resting in the Ypres sector after its losses at Pozieres and Mouquet Farm had advanced the line into a valley below the Bapaume heights. Here the onset of Autumn rains turned the ground into a quagmire, and attacks against the German lines by the British Fourth and Fifth Armies during October all failed totally with heavy losses.
This album comprises maps extracted from the various Unit War Diaries. Each map is posted twice, the first post being a full sized document while the second is of smaller size noted with an "s" at the end of the link.
Each item should be read in conjunction with the specific War Diaries which are available here:
AIF War Diaries
Items:
Page 1
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Situation from 2.30pm to 5.30pm, 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Situation from 2.30pm to 5.30pm, 14 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, movements, 14 November 1916 s
Page 2
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Brigade Boundaries, 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Brigade Boundaries, 14
Page 3
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Brigade Boundaries, 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Brigade Boundaries, 14 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Trench Map Segment, 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Trench Map Segment, 14 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Hand Drawn Trench Map, 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Hand Drawn Trench Map, 14 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Situation, 6 November 1916 s
Page 4
The Battle of Gueudecourt, Artillery Map, 14 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, 15 Brigade Activity, 20-30 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, 15 Brigade Activity, 20-30 November 1916 s
The Battle of Gueudecourt, 1st Battalion Activity, 4 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, 1st Battalion Activity, 4 November 1916 s
Further Reading:
Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums
The Battle of Gueudecourt, France, 5 - 14 November 1916
The Battle of Gueudecourt, France, 5 - 14 November 1916, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums, The Battle of Gueudecourt, France, 5 - 14 November 1916, Album Contents
