The battle for Bellevue Spur - better known as part of the Passchendaele offensive - was on 12 October 1917. In terms of lives lost in a single day, this remains the blackest day in New Zealand’s post-1840 existence..
Find out more on NZHistory.net.nz:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealanders-in-belgium/passchendaele
The battle for Bellevue Spur
The battle for Bellevue Spur - better known as part of the Passchendaele offensive - was on 12 October 1917. In terms of lives lost in a single day, this remains the blackest day in New Zealand’s post-1840 existence..
Find out more on NZHistory.net.nz:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealanders-in-belgium/passchendaele