Festubert

Hugh was killed in action at Festubert, on the western front, while Tom, though wounded in the face, returned home safely to marry and raise a family.

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Ridge, which, running west to east, looks down upon the flat ground, stretching uninterruptedly northwards through Festubert, Neuve Chapelle and Laventie towards Armentieres.

The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 S. J. Wilson

On the right, to the north of Festubert, our advance met with considerable opposition and was not pressed.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various

Shortly before 6 o'clock our infantry advanced along our front between the Bois Grenier and Festubert.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various

Regiment, the 99th Infantry Brigade taking over a sector of the front at Festubert from the 37th Infantry Brigade.

The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 Fred W. Ward

In the battle of Festubert above described the enemy was driven from a position which was strongly entrenched and fortified, and ground was won on a front of four miles to an average depth of 600 yards.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

Battle of Festubert, and Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Plumer for his fine defence of Ypres throughout the arduous and difficult operations during the latter part of April and the month of May.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

Since the fighting at Festubert in 1915 comparative peace had reigned along this front and we were content to allow it to remain so after our noisy experiences at Ypres and Nieuport.

The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 S. J. Wilson

Army, for the valuable and efficient support received throughout the battle of Festubert from three groups of French 75 centimetre guns.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

In other words, Givenchy was an important tactical point and the fiercest efforts of the Boche in 1914 had failed to move British troops from it, although at the end of the fighting it lay in a very sharp salient, which was only straightened out after Festubert in 1915.

The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 S. J. Wilson