THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE, BELGIUM
L/Cpl Ronald Ingram (Seville), 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, NZEF: Is killed in action in the charge at Bellevue Spur at Passchendaele Ridge. He is 30 years old and as his body was never recovered, he is remembered on the memorial at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. He younger brother Alex had already been killed in action earlier in the year and his brother George was to go on to be awarded the Victoria Cross at Montbrehain the following year.
Pte Robert Jeeves (Montrose), 58th Battalion: Is wounded in action, gunshot wound to neck and right thigh, and is evacuated to hospital in England.
Pte Edward Gray (Seville), 37th Battalion: Is wounded in action, gas poisoning, and is evacuated to hospital in England.