Today, 100 years ago, Arthur George Thomas Few, Corporal of Horse in the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), was posted missing believed killed, during the First Ypres, during the Battle of Gheluvelt. Arthur Few was the son of my great grandmother Martha Jennings first marriage, so he was my half-great uncle. He joined the Blues in 1910 & was promoted to Corporal of Horse (Sergeant) in August 1914. He arrived in France on 1st October. The Blues, with 1st and 2nd Life Guards formed the 7th Cavalry Brigade, part of 3rd Cavalry Division. The troopers fought as infantry and on the 30th October 1914 were in trenches in front of Zandvoorde on which the greater part of the German 260 heavy guns seems to have been concentrated. An overwhelming infantry attack followed and a retirement to the second line was ordered but the greater part of two squadrons of the Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards machine guns were cut off and destroyed. No trace of Arthur was found and his name is inscribed on the Menin Gate in Ypres. Rest in peace Arthur. The first photo is of Arthur in his Blues dress uniform. The second is of Arthur with his mother (my great grand mother) Martha, taken two weeks before he left for France. The final is Arthurs name on the Menin Gate.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:29:56 +0000
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