... command, reflected the hope of the Army. Upon the battle of the Somme, which he fought himself with tried and with green troops, Sir Douglas llaig's fame will mainly rest. It was the hardest and the longest battle ever recorded. The enemy had to he prized out ...

... and services throughout the Somme and Lys battles make it pqssible to view with confidence whatever further tests the future may bring. There is not space here to recount the various movements in the battles of the Somme and the Lys, of which Sir Douglas ...