Topic: BatzWF - Westn Front
France, 19 May 1918
Ville-sur-Ancre, located about three kilometres west of Dernancourt, was the scene of a successful attack by the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Australian Division at a.m. on 19 May 1918. In a cleverly planned operation which required the river to be bridged, the attackers passed pincer movements around the northern and southern sides of the hamlet before raiding parties were sent through to clear the place. Australian casualties were 418, but German losses included 330 prisoners and 45 machine-guns captured.
Extracted from the book produced by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998, p. 147.
Additional References cited by Chris Coulthard-Clark:
C.E.W. Bean (1937) The Australian Imperial Force in France during the Main German Offensive, 1918, Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
Citation: Ville-sur-Ancre, France, May 19, 1918