Commemoration of First World War 100 years on
100 years since the start of the Great War
The first British battle of the Great War
The first major battle for the British in World War One was at Mons in Belgium on August 23rd 1914. Involved in the fighting were troops from the Queen's Own Royal West Kents. Derek Johnson travelled to Belgium with the regiment's archivist Chris Jupp and also spoke to Matthew Watson and David Hanmore whose relatives fought on day one.
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