First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Pen & Sword Military an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd 47 Church Street Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 2AS Copyright © Paul Oldfield 2014 ISBN 978 1 78303 043 9 eISBN 9781473838390 The right of Paul Oldfield to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. Typeset in Ehrhardt by Mac Style, Bridlington, East Yorkshire Printed and bound in the UK by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CRO 4YY Pen & Sword Books Ltd incorporates the imprints of Pen & Sword Archaeology, Atlas, Aviation, Battleground, Discovery, Family History, History, Maritime, Military, Naval, Politics, Railways, Select, Social History, Transport, True Crime, and Claymore Press, Frontline Books, Leo Cooper, Praetorian Press, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing and Wharncliffe. For a complete list of Pen & Sword titles please contact PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Contents Master Maps Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The Retreat from Mons Battle of Mons (Master Maps 1 and 4) 1. Lt Maurice Dease, 4 Royal Fusiliers, 23 August 1914, Nimy, Mons, Belgium 2. Pte Sidney Godley, 4 Royal Fusiliers, 23 August 1914, Nimy, Mons, Belgium 3. Cpl Charles Garforth, 15 Hussars, 23 August 1914, Harmignies, Belgium 4. Capt Theodore Wright, 57 Field Company RE, 23 August 1914, Mariette, Belgium 5. LCpl Charles Jarvis, 57 Field Company RE, 23 August 1914, Jemappes, Belgium Action of Elouges (Master Map 1) 6. Capt Francis Grenfell, 9 Lancers, 24 August 1914, Audregnies, Belgium 7. Maj Ernest Alexander, 119 Battery RFA, 24 August 1914, Elouges, Belgium Affair of Landrecies (Master Maps 2 and 3) 8. LCpl George Wyatt, 3 Coldstream Guards, 25 August & 1 September 1914, Landrecies & Villers Cotterets, France Battle of Le Cateau (Master Map 2) 9. Capt Douglas Reynolds, 37 (Howitzer) Battery RFA, 26 August & 9 September 1914, Le Cateau and Pisserloup, France 10. Dvr Job Drain, 37 (Howitzer) Battery RFA, 26 August 1914, Le Cateau, France 11. Dvr Frederick Luke, 37 (Howitzer) Battery RFA, 26 August 1914, Le Cateau, France 12. Maj Charles Yate, 2 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 26 August 1914, Le Cateau, France 13. LCpl Frederick Holmes, 2 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 26 August 1914, Le Cateau, France Affair of Néry (Master Map 3) 14. Capt Edward Bradbury, L Battery RHA, 1 September 1914, Néry, France 15. BSM George Dorrell, L Battery RHA, 1 September 1914, Néry, France 16. Sgt David Nelson, L Battery RHA, 1 September 1914, Néry, France Chapter 2: Battle of the Aisne 1914 Capture of the Aisne Heights (Master Map 4) 17. Pte Ross Tollerton, 1 Cameron Highlanders, 14 September 1914, Chivy, France 17. Pte Ross Tollerton, 1 Cameron Highlanders, 14 September 1914, Chivy, France 18. LCpl William C Fuller, 2 Welsh, 14 September 1914, Chivy, France 19. Bdr Ernest Horlock, 113 Battery RFA, 15 September 1914, Vendresse, France 20. Pte George Wilson, 2 Highland Light Infantry, 14 September 1914, Verneuil, France 21. Capt William Johnston, 59 Field Company RE, 14 September 1914, Missy-sur-Aisne, France Actions on the Aisne Heights (Master Map 4) 22. Capt Harry Ranken, RAMC, att’d 1 King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 19-20 September 1914, Bois de la Bouvette, Soupir, France 23. LCpl Frederick Dobson, 2 Coldstream Guards, 28 September 1914, Chavonne, Aisne, France Chapter 3: Operations in Flanders 1914 Battle of Armentieres (Master Maps 5 and 6) 24. Pte Henry May, 1 Cameronians, 22 October 1914, La Boutillerie, France 31. Dmr Spencer Bent, 1 East Lancashire, 1-2 November 1914, Near Le Gheer, Belgium Battle of La Bassee 26. 2Lt James Leach, 2 Manchester, 29 October 1914, La Quinque Rue, near Festubert, France 27. Sgt John Hogan, 2 Manchester, 29 October 1914, La Quinque Rue, near Festubert, France Chapter 4: First Battle of Ypres 1914 (Master Map 6) 25. Dmr William Kenny, 2 Gordon Highlanders, 23 October 1914, Near Kruiseke and Zandvoorde, Belgium 28. Lt James Brooke, 2 Gordon Highlanders, 29 October 1914, Near Gheluvelt, Belgium 29. Lt Arthur Martin-Leake, 5 Field Ambulance RAMC, 29 October – 8 November 1914, Near Zonnebeke, Belgium 30. Sepoy Khudadad Khan, 129 Baluchis, 31 October 1914, Hollebeke, Belgium 32. Capt John Vallentin, 1 South Staffordshire, 7 November 1914, Zillebeke, Belgium 33. Capt Walter Brodie, 2 Highland Light Infantry, 7 November 1914, Near Becelaere, Belgium 34. Lt John Dimmer, 2 King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 12 November 1914, Klein Zillebeke, Belgium 35. Bdsm Thomas Rendle, 1 Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 20 November 1914, Wulverghem, Belgium Chapter 5: Winter Operations 1914-1915 Defence of Festubert (Master Map 5) 36. Naik Darwan Singh Negi, 1/39 Garwhal Rifles, 23-24 November 1914, Festubert, France 37. Lt Frank de Pass, 34 Poona Horse, 24 November 1914, Festubert, France Attack on Wytschaete (Master Map 6) 38. Pte Henry Robson, 2 Royal Scots, 14 December 1914, Near Wytschaete, Belgium Operations in Support of the French (Master Map 5) 39. Lt Philip Neame, 15 Field Company RE, 19 December 1914, Near Neuve Chapelle, France 40. Pte James Mackenzie, 2 Scots Guards, 19 December 1914, Rouges Bancs, France 41. Pte James Smith, 2 Border, 21 December 1914, Rouges Bancs, France 42. Pte Abraham Acton, 2 Border, 21 December 1914, Rouges Bancs, France 43. Lt William Bruce, 59 Scinde Rifles, 19 December 1914, Givenchy, France Affairs of Cuinchy (Master Map 5) 44. LCpl Michael O’Leary, 1 Irish Guards, 1 February 1915, Cuinchy, France Chapter 6: Summer Operations 1915 Battle of Neuve Chapelle (Master Map 7) 45. Rfn Gobar Singh Negi, 2/39 Garwhal Rifles, 10 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 46. Pte William Buckingham, 2 Leicestershire, 10-12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 47. CSM Harry Daniels, 2 Rifle Brigade, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 48. Cpl Cecil Noble, 2 Rifle Brigade, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 49. Pte Jacob Rivers, 1 Sherwood Foresters, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 50. LCpl Wilfred D Fuller, 1 Grenadier Guards, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 51. Pte Edward Barber, 1 Grenadier Guards, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 52. Cpl William Anderson, 2 Green Howards, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France 53. Capt Charles Foss, 2 Bedfordshire, 12 March 1915, Neuve Chapelle, France Spanbroekmolen (Master Map 6) 54. Lt Cyril Martin, 56 Field Company RE, 12 March 1915, Spanbroekmolen, Belgium Messines (Master Map 6) 55. Pte Robert Morrow, 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers, 12 April 1915, Near Messines, Belgium Capture of Hill 60 (Master Map 6) 56. Pte Edward Dwyer, 1 East Surrey, 20-21 April 1915, Hill 60, near Ypres, Belgium 57. Lt George Roupell, 1 East Surrey, 20-21 April 1915, Hill 60, near Ypres, Belgium 58. 2Lt Benjamin Geary, 1 East Surrey, 20-21 April 1915, Hill 60, near Ypres, Belgium 59. 2Lt Geoffrey Woolley, 9 London (Queen Victoria’s Rifles)), 20-21 April 1915, Hill 60, near Ypres, Belgium Biographies Sources Useful Information