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Home Battles & Offensives Arras. Éterpigny. 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment. 1 September 1918.

Arras. Éterpigny. 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment. 1 September 1918.

August 20, 2017Published By John Davies

100 Days.

Arras. Éterpigny, 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1 September 1918.

100 Days

On 1 September the battalion were relieving the 1 Bn Somerset Light Infantry in the line in front of Éterpigny, about 15km west of Arras. The battalion HQ was on Lady Lane – the road running SE from Boiry Notre Dame. During the relief the enemy heavily bombarded the position with gas shells which caused a considerable number of casualties.

Private 266235 Thomas V Roberts, 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). DoW 4 September 1918, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille

GOOGLE MAPS Satellite view centres on Lady Lane – location of battalion HQ on the road running SE from Boiry Notre Dame

1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Arras. Éterpigny, 1 September 1918. (National Archives)

 

References and Sources WAR DIARY King’s Own (Royal Lancs) Regiment  

B&O 1918. 100 Days. Arras. Éterpigny. 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1 September 1918.

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