Australian 5th Division Memorial, Polygon Wood

The memorial stands on the old rifle buttes and overlooks both the Polygon Wood CWGC Cemetery and the New Zealand National Memorial. On 26 September 1917, in fighting that became known as the Battle of Polygon Wood, the Australian 1st, 2nd and 5th Divisions took part in the attack and the following actions. The 14th Brigade of the 5th took the northern part of the Wood - hence the siting of the memorial

Actions Buttes Cwgc Divisions Hence Ieper Overlooks Polygon Siting Ypres

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