Volume 16 , Issue 28

100 Years Ago, Tuesday, 25 August 1914

It was Tuesday, 25 August 1914, and the Battle of Mons was the British Expeditionary Force first battle. The first reports of the Army's first major encounter in the Daily Telegraph on that day, one hundred years ago, stated that the British troops in Belgium took an active and meritorious part in the great battle which began on that Saturday and was still continuing.

Despite facing a force superior in numbers they held their ground and inflicted heavy casualties whilst not suffering heavily themselves. The only casualties listed that day were two wounded, although how it was not stated, including the Earl of Leven (24 years), and a Royal Engineer Captain injured after falling off his horse. The positive sounding news helped offset the fall of Namur, which even the Daily Telegraph reporter, Granville Fortescue had to acknowledge was a serious reverse.

No. 9, Sergt. Major D. S. Jillings, Royal Flying Corps. Wounded August 22, 1914, and was progressing favorably.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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