09/05/2023
in 1915 began the Battle of Frezenburg Ridge. This was a German attempt to destroy a salient created by the First Battle of Ypres.
An important hill changed hands numerous times and by the fifth day when 2nd battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment had been withdrawn from the line they'd lost nearly 350 men.
At exactly 15:57 on the same day 1st battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment were ordered over the top at the Battle of Aubers. Over 260 men lost their lives in a matter of minutes in a fruitless frontal charge.
In the space of just a few days the Gloucestershire Regiment had lost many brave souls.