LYCOS RETRIEVER 
1918: April 1918
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The year 1918 was the final phase of fighting on the Western Front, with the German offensives on the Somme in March, in Flanders in April and on the Chemin des Dames in May. This catastrophic period for the Allies nearly saw a German victory, but the German offensives ended with the same stalemate, and huge losses on the German side.
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On the 5th April 1918, when the enemy delivered a very heavy attack against the position occupied by the Battalion near Hbuterne he went through the enemy's intense barrages with communications for Battalion Headquarters. He showed a total disregard for his own safety and seemed obsessed solely with the idea of getting his dispatches through. He is recommended for distinction.
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Lieutenant ROBERT GRAFTON GALE - Killed in action 24th April 1918 - Army Service Corps 24th Division Supply Column. Attached 2/5th Glosters. Aged 26. Son of Harry and Annie Gale, of Oxford. Buried at St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq.
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Winner of the April 1918 fighter competition, the Fokker D.VIII monoplane was delayed by production problems. Only thirty six of them entered service during the last weeks of the war. Equipped with an underpowered engine, the D.VIII was ... an excellent fighter eagerly received by the German air service. Dubbed the "Flying Razor" by Allied pilots, it had the distinction of scoring the last aerial victory of the war.
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