The crucial first battle for the French village of Villers-Bretonneux

By Mike Scanlon
April 13 2018 - 10:00pm
Lest we forget: World War I Diggers file in ghostly silhouette. Photos: Australian War Memorial
Lest we forget: World War I Diggers file in ghostly silhouette. Photos: Australian War Memorial

APRIL 25 each year means only one thing to most Australians – Anzac Day and the Gallipoli disaster in World War I. Many people, however, are apparently oblivious to the horrific but decisive Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux on April 25, 1918, in which Australians troops helped end World War I.

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