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Unrecorded War Bravery Story From Messines Ypres Era
An extract from The Arrow recalls Walter Peeler of Sunshiney as a pioneer who earned the Victoria Cross during the 1917 Messines battle. The report covers Allied tunnelling feats, intense bombardments, and heroic acts by Australian troops including Grieves, Carroll, Bugden, Birks, and Peeler, detailing actions against pill boxes and machine guns, highlighting the brutal trench warfare of the Ypres and Messines campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Peeler
Bulcourt
Messines
Ypres
Sallent
Switzerland
North Sea
Mae
Channel
Porte
Sir Herbert Plumer
Brea
Bomme
Pluuwer
Meseines
Mesadnes
Mesuines
Paul
Mpelibo
Memuine
France
Wong
Robert Grieves Cam
Mon
Grieve
Jack Carroll
Carroll
WiMcaltles
Mersines
An Diay
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Menin Toad
Polygon Wood
Broodseinde
Paxschendsele
Salent
Windenburg
Paddy Bugden
Star Battalion
Irinon
Birks
Alwad
Ainselt
Fate
Wal Peeler
Orier
Peeler
V.C
Paskchendaele
C. &. Jefferies
Bla Hfe
Xald
AJR
Messinex