The First Battle of Ypres - one of five - the previous October ... targets in German-held territory. The First World War was marked by gruelling artillery battles, and the struggles around Ypres ...

At the outbreak of the Great War on 4 August 1914, the unit was made up of 421 men with 22 officers. During 1914, while the unit saw no active combat, there were still two servicemen who died while in ...