Sgt David Ross, NZ Canterbury Regiment, 2nd Battalion, KIA 24 August 1918, Age�23 Bapaume France, buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. WIA Nov 1917. The New Zealanders' attack began with a night-time advance on 24 August by the 1st Infantry Brigade to clear the approaches to Bapaume, including Loupart Wood and Gr�villers. Brigadier General Charles Melvill, commanding the brigade, was directed to move onto Bapaume if it were able to do so quickly. However, progress was delayed by heavy machine gun fire and artillery took its toll on the supporting tanks allocated to the brigade. Furthermore, in contrast to the previous three days, the weather was poor. Despite this, Gr�villers fell to the brigade along with 380 prisoners and several field guns. There were over 100 casualties among the attacking New Zealanders, including the commander of 2nd Auckland Battalion and Sgt Ross.