In what what year did the battle in which Ernest Thurtle was badly wounded occur?
Battle of Cambrai (1917) The Battle of Cambrai (called the Battle of Cambrai, 1917 by the Battlefield Nomenclature Committee; also sometimes referred to as the First Battle of Cambrai) was a British attack followed by the biggest German counter-stroke against the BEF since 1914, in the First World War. Cambrai, in the département of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, was an important supply point for the German "Siegfriedstellung" (known to the British as the Hindenburg Line) and capture of the town and the nearby Bourlon Ridge would threaten the rear of the German line to the north. Major General Henry Tudor, Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA) of the 9th (Scottish) Division, advocated the use of new artillery-infantry techniques on his sector of the front. During preparations, J. F. C. Fuller, a staff officer with the Tank Corps, looked for places to use tanks for raids. General Julian Byng, commander of the British Third Army, decided to combine both plans.
Action of 4 May 1917 The Action of 4 May 1917 was a naval and air engagement of the First World War in the North Sea. The action took place between the German Zeppelin LZ 92 (tactical name: "L.43"), several German submarines and a naval force led by the Australian light cruiser HMAS "Sydney" . The action was inconclusive with no casualties on either side, concluding when the Zeppelin had dropped all of its bombs and the cruisers had expended all of their anti-aircraft ammunition.