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16th at Bullecourt, wounded and returned
16th at Bullecourt, wounded and returned
On the 11th of April 1917, Australian forces attacked a sector of the Hindenberg Line between Bullecourt and Queant. The 16th Battalion A.I.F. was one of four Battalions of the 4th Brigade involved in the attack. The initial advance was successful with the Brigade taking it's 1st and 2nd objectives into the 2nd line German trenches albeit with many casualties. However the hold was tenuous, enfilading machine gun fire made resupply impossible and the attackers soon began to run out of ammunition. A succession of fierce counterattacks eventually drove the Australians back to their own lines, by this time 75% of the 16th were either wounded or dead. The 16th went into the fight with 20 officers and 797 other ranks, the battalion lost in this one day's fighting 17 officers and 623 other ranks, dead, wounded and prisoners of war. This community contains those men I manged to identify that were wounded in the attack and made it back to allied lines for treatment.
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Born 1893
Australian Imperial Force W244042
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 13th Reinforcements
Australian Imperial Force Captain 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1889
Died 1917
Australian Imperial Force 806A Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1894
Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 10th Reinforcements
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Born 1889
Australian Imperial Force 161 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "A" Company
Australian Imperial Force 161 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Australian Imperial Force 161 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1874
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Australian Imperial Force 6579 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements
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Born 1891
Died 1917
Australian Imperial Force 1383 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Reinforcements
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Born 1893
Australian Imperial Force 2087 Private 12 Depot
Australian Imperial Force 2087 Corporal 24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Australian Imperial Force 2087 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1877
Australian Imperial Force 6563 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements
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Born 1886
Died 1917
Australian Imperial Force 6582 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements
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Australian Imperial Force 6582 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1891
Died 1917
Australian Imperial Force 6544 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements
Australian Imperial Force 6544 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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Born 1890
Australian Imperial Force 6521 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements
Australian Imperial Force 6521 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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