The Western Front Today - Household Cavalry Memorial
Located in Zanvoorde in
Zonnebeke, Belgium, the Household Cavalry Memorial was unveiled on 4 May
1924 by former British Commander-in-Chief
Lord Haig.
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The memorial - an obelisk featuring a Household Brigade roll of honour - marks the site where the Life Guards met a severe fate on 30 October 1914 when, while holding Zandvoorde Hill, they were attacked by German forces and suffered substantial losses.
Film Footage of Household Cavalry Memorial
References:
Before Endeavours Fade, Rose E.B. Coombs, After the Battle 1994
Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide - Somme, Leo Cooper 2000
The Austro-Hungarian declaration of war was the first ever delivered by telegram.
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