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Typed narrative of events (5pp) of the service of 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards in the line at Strazeele (April 1918) submitted to regimental headquarters by officer in command, Lieutenant Colonel William Spelman Pilcher, including officer and men casualties, holding of the British line, and a summary of lessons learnt from the action; together with typed annotated drafts of narratives (17pp) of the engagement of 4th Battalion during the German advance of April 1918 collated from various officers by regimental headquarters, field messages and signals (October - November 1918), and a typed list (5pp) of NCO’s and men of the 4th Battalion who were killed in action or died of wounds between 12 and 13 April 1918. Associated with the Grenadier Guards, World War One (1914-1918). From the Regimental Archive of the Grenadier Guards.

German Spring Offensive, 1918 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)