Monday 14 December 1914 – We Lost 51 To see what additional activity happened today and any previous day in the Great War and who lost their lives 100 years ago on those days visit the website. greatwarliveslost Today’s casualties include: • The husband of the Original Gibson Girl Casualties in the two attacking Regiments listed below include today’s casualty of the day follow: • Captain the ‘Honorable’ Henry Lyndhurst Bruce (Royal Scots) the heir to Henry Campbell the 2nd Baron Aberdare who is killed when he is shot in the head at age 33. His wife is Camille Antoinette Clifford the so-called original ‘Gibson Girl’. Through his mother he is related to the late Lord Lyndhurst and the great painter J S Copley. An attack by the Royal Scots (Lieutenant Colonel Richard Charles Dundas) and Gordon Highlanders (Major Alexander Walter Frederick Baird) of the 8th Brigade 3rd Division at Wytschaete fails with heavy casualties. The Division is instructed to make no special artillery preparations for cutting barbed wire but they are issued wire-cutters and mattresses for climbing over the wire. The Royal Scots get into German trenches at Petit Bois but further advance into the wood is impossible due to German fire. The Gordons attack on Maedelstede Farm fares worse and no real gains are made by the end of the day. Total casualties in the Gordons are seven officers and 248 men killed, wounded and missing while the Royal Scots suffer six officers and 97 men casualties. Lieutenant Colonel Dundas will be killed next September at the Battle of Loos.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:14:04 +0000
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