On Saturday we took in the actions of Polderhoek Chateau an #NZEF attack on the chateau which was fortified by the Germans. William Halsey lost his life during the attack & today is resting in peace within Hooge Crater Cemetery.

The memorial entry within the #Otago Witness stated

"He did is duty."

A Christmas card that belonged to Pte Alfred John Aghan, Auckland Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; printed message inside reads 'With the Compliments of the Commanding Officer and Officers of the Auckland Mounted Rifles', with a faded signature (Source: Auckland Museum, BY CC 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

An Auckland Mounted Rifles Christmas card 1918-1919 that belonged to Pte Alfred John Aghan, #Auckland Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force (see ALT for details and credit)
#WW1 #Christmas #ChristmasCard #Egypt #Gallipoli #Sinai #Palestine #Syria #NZEF

Today we followed Henry Symes's personal diary. Serving with the #NZEF, containing a fair amount regarding Armentieres & Nieppe we covered these areas. By chance we were able to actually get inside the Chateau in Nieppe, we were so busy talking that we were unable to take photos of the interior...