The First Battle of Dernancourt was fought on 28 March 1918 near Dernancourt in northern France during World War I. It involved a force of the German 2nd Army attacking elements of the VII Corps, whic
VII Corps dispositions before the battle
Sergeant Stanley McDougall was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the battle.
Aerial view of the Dernancourt battlefield, showing the Albert–Amiens railway line
The railway bridge northeast of Dernancourt
The 47th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 for service during the First World War. The battalion then took part in the fighting in the trench
A Bren gunner covers a patrol from the 47th Battalion on Bougainville, January 1945