Attack on Hooge Château commenced on 1 June. Germans counter-attacked and retook the Château itself but British managed to retain the stables.
Major R.S. Hunt wounded in Zouave Wood on the way to the attack on the Château.
Defence of Hooge Château
- 28th May
Marched to from Oxelaere to Erkelsbrugge
Marched from Erkelsbrugge to billets S.W. of Vlamertinge
Whole of Indian Cavalry Division in huts at Vlamertinge
3 officers per squadron accompanied the regiment to the trenches. Major Hunt in charge of B squadron. - 31st May
Ordered to proceed at once to front line and then attack and hold Hooge Château
C.O., squadron leaders and Adjutant went ahead to reconnoitre
Regiment marched at dusk via Ypres to Zouave Wood, S.W. of Hooge
Major Hunt wounded going up in Zouave Wood
Relieved the 3rd Dragoon Guards
Squadrons digging in
Road between Zouave Wood and Hooge shelled by Germans each night - 1st June
B Squadron withdrawn to Zouave Wood
Enemy commenced shelling the Château
Château windows and stables sandbagged and grounds wired - 2nd June
C Squadron occupying the Château and annexe
Severe shelling by Germans with H.E shrapnel and “Minewerfer” on Château and trenches
All men withdrawn to annexe cellars
After further severe shelling only two walls of the Château remained standing
Germans attacked from N. and E.
Other K.D.G. squadrons in the fort attacked and retook the stables.
Germans retake the stables
K.D.G. immediately counter-attacked and retook the stables again
Relieved by the Lincoln Regiment and withdrew to Zouave Wood. Then to Ypres and on to Vlamertinge
The famous Hooge Crater was formed on 19th June by an explosion created by the Royal Engineers.
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