'Where the flower of our Army hurled out the Prussian Guards, Beury Chateau, Festubert', 1915

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1915.

On 15 May 1915 the British launched an offensive against the German positions near Festubert in France. Under the cover of darkness, the attacking divisions made some progress, but the barrage had failed to significantly damage the German lines. Although Festubert was captured, the British and Indian units involved suffered around 16,000 casualties before the offensive ended on 25 May.