Complete Despatches of Lord French 1914-1916 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781474540827)

This extensive core reference contains the eight despatches written by French between September 1914 (Mons, the Retreat and Le Cateau) and October 1915 (Loos). Usefully they contain lists of those Mentioned in Despatches.

The eight despatches are as follows. The first, dated 7th Sep covers the arrival of the BEF in France, the Battle of Mons and the retreat to 28th Aug. The second takes the story on to 10th Sep describing the Battle of the Marne and the advance to the Aisne. The next despatch deals with the Battle of the Aisne and, of especial interest to medallists, is accompanied by the complete list, by regiments, of all Mentioned in Despatches since the beginning of the war. Subsequent despatches cover 1st Ypres, the Winter Campaign, Neuve Chapelle, 2nd Ypres (German gas attack) and Loos with three more lists of MiD awards totalling some 360 pages.