AWM H05799. Private Joseph Walden of the 18th Battalion, aged 22, was killed in action on 22 August 1915 in the attack on Hill 60. Like many members of the battalion who were killed that day, Walden had been on Gallipoli for just a few days. Private Walden is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial to the missing AWM H05799.. Hill 60 was a low rise south-east of Ypres made from the soil removed in digging a cutting for the Ypres to Comines railway. It had excellent views over both Ypres and Zillibeke, and was captured by the Germans during the first Battle of Ypres in November 1914. On 17 April 1915, in one of the first tunnelling operations by the British Army, six.
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The Battle of Hill 60 in World War 1. Published: Jun 5, 2023 · Modified: Oct 29, 2023 by Russell Yost · This post may contain affiliate links · The Battle of Hill 60 in World War 1 was led by Anzac commander William Birdwood and was intended to support General Henry de Beauvoir de Lisle's more significant attack on Scimitar Hill on the same day.. Battle of Messines (1917) / 50.76250°N 2.89528°E / 50.76250; 2.89528. The Battle of Messines (7-14 June 1917) was an attack by the British Second Army ( General Sir Herbert Plumer ), on the Western Front, near the village of Messines (now Mesen) in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War.
