Theatres of War - WWI - Mons
Below is some information on the battle of Mons. Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in battle of Mons 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 Mons took place on 23 August 1914 in southern Belgium between Britain and the German Empire. It was the first major action of the First World War, where the British Expeditionary Force tried to hold the front-line along the Mons-Conde canal against the advancing Germans. The British lost 1638 men during the action compared to 5000 Germans and is considered a successful British holding action, although they ultimately retreated to in the face of superior numbers and the collapse of the French Fifth Army which exposed their right flank.
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- Bedfordshire
- Black Watch
- Cheshire
- City of London
- Devonshire
- Dorsetshire
- East Lancashire
- Eastyorkshire
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Gordon Highlanders
- Hampshire
- Highland Light Infantry
- Lincolnshire
- Lothian
- Loyal North Lancashire
- Manchester
- Middlesex
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
- Prince Albert Light Infantry Somersetshire
- Prince of Wales South Staffordshire
- Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- Royal Irish
- Royal Irish Rifles
- Royal Munster Fusiliers
- Royal Scots Fusiliers
- Royal Sussex
- Royal Warwickshire
- Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- Royal West Kent
- Scotch Rifles Cameronians
- Seaforth Highlanders
- South Lancashire
- South Wales Borderers
- Suffolk
- Welsh
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- Duke of Wellington's Halifax
- King's Liverpool
- King's Own Royal Lancaster
- King's Own Scottish Borderers
- King's Own Yorkshire Infantry
- King's Royal Rifle Corps
- King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- Northumberland
- Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade
- Princess Charlotte of Wales's Berkshire
- Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- Queen's Royal West Surrey
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