1st King’s Dragoon Guards go into action at Festubert

The 1st King’s Dragoon Guards first action in the front is at Festubert.

  • 8/Jan
    Moved to Lisbourg
  • 9/Jan
    Ordered to do 48 hours in the trenches at Festubert. March to Fontaine-Les-Boulans then busses to Bethune.
    Finally march to Festubert to relieve the 17th Lancers at the front.
    Evacuated 20 sick men of the 17th Lancers
  • 10th Jan
    Water in the trenches up to the men’s arm pits
  • 11/Jan
    Relieved and marched to Bethune then bussed/marched to billets in Lisbourg.

Source: WO 95/1174/2