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The Fourth Army was a field army that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February 1916 under the command of General Sir Henry Ra
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General Sir Henry Rawlinson
The British Expeditionary Force was the formation of the British Army on the Western Front during the First World War. In its original form it comprised six divisions, sent by Britain to France in 191
Fourth Army (United Kingdom)
…The Fourth Army was a field army that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February 1916 under the command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson to carry out the main British…
Tommies of the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) resting in the square at Mons 22 August 1914, the day before the Battle of Mons.
Men and horses of the Cavalry Division, British Expeditionary Force, retreat from Mons in August 1914.
A British trench near the Albert-Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
The front line in 1916, British gains during the battle of the Somme are shaded blue.