Battle or Action:

The Battle of Armentieres

Detail :

13 October - 2 November 1914.The battle of Armentieres was one of a series of battles that in 1914 constituted the so called 'Race to the Sea', a series of outflanking moves where the Germans and the British/French Armies sought to turn the flank of the other as the moved towards the English Channel. As the momentum slowed, the contacts evolved into trench warfare.It was closely linked with the Battles of Messines and La Bassee. Following the capture of Armentieres on 17th October 1914 the British were forced on the defensive.

Rank	Initials	Surname	Died	Lodge
C.S.M.	W.E.	WATERING	12-10-1914	Lodge of Unity, Peace, and Concord No. 316
Capt.	C.A.C.	BENTLEY	23-10-1914	Royal Connaught No. 3266
Capt.	H.H.	KELLY	24-10-1914	Aldershot Army and Navy No. 1971 Khartoum No. 2877
Lt.	H.S.F.	COSENS	27-10-1914	Marquis of Dalhousie No. 1159
Capt.	O.C.S.	GILLIAT	30-10-1914	Foxhunters No. 3094

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