The first genuinely large scale British offensive action but once again only in a supporting role to a large French attack in the third Battle of Artois. British appeals that the ground over which they were being called upon to advance was wholly unsuitable were rejected. The battle is first historically noteworthy for the British use of poison gas.
Created by: , Desmond1478
Born 1893
Died 1918
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment