Festubert (French pronunciation: [fɛstybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on...
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The Battle of Festubert (15–25 May 1915) was an attack by the British army in the Artois region of France on the western front during World War I. The...
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Festubert Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named after Festubert, a village in France...
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The ZEC Festubert is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC), located in the municipality of Senneterre, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or...
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The Defence of Festubert was an engagement on the Western Front early in the First World War when Indian and British battalions of the 7th (Meerut) Division...
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HMCS Festubert was one of twelve Battle-class naval trawlers constructed for and used by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the First World War. Following...
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killed in France by a German sniper on 9 May 1915, during the Battle of Festubert. His grave is maintained by the War Graves Commission in St Vaast Post...
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Africa, is occupied by South African troops. May 15–25 Western Battle of Festubert. May 16 – June 23 Eastern Battle of Konary. May 23 Politics Italy declares...
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suffering its first casualties. After holding a section of the line near Festubert in early May, the battalion became the first in the 47th Division to go...
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whilst conveying the wounded men into safety. He was killed in action at Festubert, France, on 16 May 1915, but his body was never found - he is commemorated...
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