This Day in History: 1914-11-21
The 2nd Battalion, defending the village of Festubert, noted that ‘both our machine guns became useless, the water in their jackets having frozen….frostbite proved to be a new and unpleasant foe’.
The 2nd Battalion, defending the village of Festubert, noted that ‘both our machine guns became useless, the water in their jackets having frozen….frostbite proved to be a new and unpleasant foe’.
Copyright: 2nd King Edward VII's Own Goorkhas - The Sirmoor Rifles Regimental Association.