posted on 2024-02-23, 14:42authored byGreat War Archive Project Team
Report of an operation conducted by Capt Cranston 1916.
Editor's Comment:
Operations carried out by 'B' and 'C' Companies, 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, 18th-20th August 1916, in the Battle of Guillemont, part of the Battle of the Somme.
Second Lieutenant (acting Lieutenant Colonel) William James Cranston DSO, Royal Scots Fusiliers and Staff, served additionally in the North Staffordshire Regiment and commanded the 13th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment and 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps.
History
Identifier
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Creator
Cranston, William James
Date
August 1916
Date Created
18/08/1916
Temporal Coverage
20/08/1916
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Type
Official document
Contributor
Richard Marshall | Peter Shipley | Mrs Fiona Shipley
Rights
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor