Theatres of War - WWI - Festubert (1915)
Below is some information on the battle of Festubert. Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in battle of Festubert with some suggested websites that may be of interest in researching your ancestors or genealogy in general.
Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF
Description: The battle of Festubert was fought between the German empire and an alliance of Britain (including Indian forces) and Canada in May 1915. It took place south of Neuve-Chapelle in the Artois region of France. The battle was part of the French Artois offensive and designed to hold up German reserves preventing them from joining the troops fighting the French at nearby Arras. The artillery bombardment was largely unsuccessful but the first infantry advances were promising. However, subsequent advances resulted in heavy loss and the British eventually dug in at the new front line. The net result was a 1km gain for 16,000 casualties.
Infantry regiments involved:
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (91st & 93rd Highlanders)
- Bedfordshire (16th)
- Border (55th)
- City of London (7th)
- Devonshire (11th)
- Dorsetshire (39th & 54th)
- Gordon Highlanders (75th & 92nd)
- Highland Light Infantry (71st & 74th)
- King's Liverpool (8th)
- Lothian (Royal Scots) (1st)
- Manchester (63rd & 96th)
- Middlesex (57th & 77th)
- Ox and Bucks Light Infantry (43rd & 52nd)
- Prince of Wales South Staffordshire (64th & 98th)
- Princess Charlotte of Wales's Berkshire (49th & 66th)
- Princess of Wales's North Yorkshire (19th)
- Queen's Own Cameron Higlanders (79th)
- Queen's Royal West Surrey (2nd)
- Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (27th & 108th)
- Royal Irish (18th)
- Royal Scots Fusiliers (21st)
- Royal Warwickshire (6th)
- Royal Welsh Fusiliers (23rd)
- Scotch Rifles (Cameronians) (28th & 90th)
- Wiltshire (62nd & 99th)
- Worcestershire (29th & 36th )
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