Armentières
Nord, France
Mentioned: 1918
Other Fronts (news only) A French town on the Lys river, near the Belgian border and close to Ypres and Lille. Named April 10, 1918, in rumours of the German push during the Battle of the Lys: "some talk of Armentieres." A distant news reference, never visited.
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1918
- 10 April 1918… Skipper & I were over to V Sqdn this eve. & found them packed up. – It seems he has Messines back & some talk or Armentieres. – He dropped a few in the vicinity but not so much as yesterday. – A big chunk in the ca …