Members of the 1st Battalion outside the house of Madame Bermesch where they are billeted, Nord Pas de Calais, April 1916. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
- The first AIF units and New Zealand Division troops land in France. The green fields and orchards of the French countryside prove a welcome (but short-lived) respite from Egypt’s heat and sand.
- German forces in the Battle of Verdun launch further attacks on Vaux, managing this time to capture the village
Madame Bermesch laughing in the doorway of her house where members of the 1st Battalion are billeted, Nord Pas de Calais, April 1916. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
