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Article : 178 wordsThe line of the British attack starts roughly on the outskirts of Arras, and the French battle front on the Allies' right wing extends possibly beyond Roye. The ...
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The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Mon 3 Jul 1916, Page 5
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